[Texas]Gov. Perry Sets Special Election in Congressional District 23

Office of the Governor ^ | Nov. 21, 2006

[SwinneySwitch]

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today canvassed the results of the election for Congressional District 23 and set the special runoff election date for Tuesday, Dec. 12. Early voting will begin Dec. 4.

The Texas Election Code requires that a special election be called because no candidate received a majority of the votes cast in the Nov. 7 general election. The special election will be between U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla, who received 48.6 percent of the votes, and Ciro D. Rodriguez, who received 19.87 percent of the votes cast.

Dec. 12 is the earliest the special election can be called under Texas law.

[SwinneySwitch]

Bonilla(R)ran against 5 (D)s and an (I) in the special election for the redrawn Dist 23.

[bruinbirdman]

Someone got 48.6% and someone got 19.87%. That leaves 31.53%. Who got that, none of the above?

yitbos

[bruinbirdman]

Someone got 48.6% and someone got 19.87%. That leaves 31.53%. Who got that, none of the above?

yitbos

[SwinneySwitch]

TX-23 Ping!

[SwinneySwitch]

U. S. Representative District 23


August G. "Augie" Beltran DEM 2.14%

Rick Bolanos DEM 2.07%

Henry Bonilla - Incumbent REP 48.60%

Adrian DeLeon DEM 1.78%

Lukin Gilliland DEM 11.09%

Ciro D. Rodriguez DEM 19.87%

Craig T. Stephens IND 2.70%

Albert Uresti DEM 11.74%

[bruinbirdman]

I see that there was a Republican and about six democrats and an independent on the ballot. No dem primary? And this district went to the Supreme Court? I only have seen three House districts on the tube to be settled. I don't think Texas 23 was mentioned.

yitbos

[AVNevis]

Could be an interesting race. The Republican is 1.4% from where he needs to be. Shouldn't be too hard, but then again most of the other candidates were Dems.

This is where Nancy Pelosi's early mishaps could matter, especially if she picks Hastings for the intelligence chairmanship.

[bruinbirdman]

"The Republican is 1.4% from where he needs to be."

I think, perhaps, dems will not have much of an incentive to return to the polls.

Dist 23 needs to make sure Republican get out the vote.

yitbos

[MassachusettsGOP]

Having 6 Democrats in the general election means it is likely that there was at least one Conservative Democrat in the race who would take votes from Bonilla. Now that it is just the Super-Liberal Ciro Rodriquez vs. Bonilla, its likely that those Conservative Democrats and Independents will return to Bonilla. Id say Bonilla wins 55%-45%.

[deport]

Bonilla should win........

U. S. Representative District 23

...	August G. "Augie"	Rick	Henry	Adrian	Lukin	Ciro D.	Craig T.	Albert	...	...	...
County	Beltran	Bolanos	Bonilla (Incumbent)	DeLeon	Gilliland	Rodriguez	Stephens	Uresti	Total	Precincts	Total
...	DEM	DEM	REP	DEM	DEM	DEM	IND	DEM	Votes	Reported	Precincts
ALL COUNTIES	2,650	2,563	60,147	2,198	13,725	24,593	3,344	14,529	123,749	326	326
Early	1,185	1,028	30,063	843	6,180	11,752	1,486	5,907	58,444	...	...
BEXAR	1,984	1,625	37,416	1,117	7,815	17,879	2,255	10,094	80,185	151	151
Early	938	653	19,021	461	3,821	8,739	1,001	4,076	38,710	...	...
BREWSTER	78	43	1,277	42	340	194	126	312	2,412	9	9
Early	32	16	742	16	201	92	67	163	1,329	...	...
CROCKETT	12	10	713	7	34	103	23	115	1,017	5	5
Early	4	3	421	3	17	37	10	47	542	...	...
CULBERSON	15	10	247	9	21	46	9	56	413	6	6
Early	3	1	74	3	2	19	6	14	122	...	...
DIMMIT	10	8	506	403	176	316	18	153	1,590	8	8
Early	1	2	168	105	50	93	7	26	452	...	...
EDWARDS	7	16	546	6	37	58	17	19	706	6	6
Early	3	9	304	3	13	28	7	11	378	...	...
EL PASO	51	314	697	77	289	409	73	50	1,960	7	7
Early	18	107	237	33	45	112	22	21	595	...	...
HUDSPETH	22	11	306	14	28	25	29	29	464	5	5
Early	2	0	112	3	5	4	11	13	150	...	...
JEFF DAVIS	9	26	635	14	118	53	62	87	1,004	6	6
Early	3	12	352	6	48	20	37	39	517	...	...
KINNEY	44	21	623	12	115	71	23	110	1,019	5	5
Early	16	10	300	4	46	30	12	52	470	...	...
MAVERICK	62	46	1,051	54	385	1,357	27	590	3,572	15	15
Early	10	10	363	19	106	391	10	216	1,125	...	...
MEDINA	138	141	6,021	65	1,049	1,155	304	612	9,485	24	24
Early	54	52	2,795	28	445	477	121	212	4,184	...	...
PECOS	21	35	1,735	44	278	265	69	513	2,960	10	10
Early	14	25	964	15	167	156	31	229	1,601	...	...
PRESIDIO	16	21	313	76	72	95	26	181	800	8	8
Early	2	8	177	26	38	40	10	76	377	...	...
REEVES	29	45	1,004	45	185	170	33	365	1,876	12	12
Early	15	28	514	26	85	97	17	182	964	...	...
SUTTON	24	6	374	14	23	90	16	50	597	4	4
Early	13	4	199	7	11	54	5	18	311	...	...
TERRELL	6	6	289	3	63	56	10	78	511	5	5
Early	4	5	220	2	1	46	6	57	341	...	...
UVALDE	60	32	2,858	31	1,049	564	96	489	5,179	15	15
Early	19	14	1,236	8	339	228	45	164	2,053	...	...
VAL VERDE	48	123	3,098	65	1,495	1,239	119	503	6,690	18	18
Early	23	66	1,679	35	695	880	60	267	3,705	...	...
ZAVALA	14	24	438	100	153	448	9	123	1,309	7	7
Early	11	3	185	40	45	209	1	24	518	...	...

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[geo40xyz]

Oh my, the Texas DemocRAT party ran out of dead, 'Stuck on Stupid' DemocRATS and failed to turn out enough illegal Mexican votes to elect their favorite conservative democRAT

[ol' hoghead]

The RATS forced a redrawing of the district boundary's after the primary. The district still goes from El Paso to San Antonio to Laredo, but the surrounding four districts gained or lost area in the deal.

Henry carried Kinney county with 61%.