KBH isn’t up for re-election this year...but she has said she is retiring one way or the other. We shall see.
Here is the results posted by the SOS for the largest 15 Counties in Texas. My guess is that the GOP may top the turnout of previous gov primaries which has never been above 700,000 votes. It was just over 650,000 in 2006.
Early Voting Totals - Feb. 26, 2010
March 2, 2010
Early Voting
Cumulative Totals
Thru Close of Business
February 26, 2010
CountyReg Voters Party # In Person On 2/26/2010 Cumulative In-Person Voters Cumulative % In-Person Cumulative By Mail Voters Cumulative In-Person And Mail Voters Cumulative Percent Early Voting Harris 1,889,378 Republican 13,929 50,247 2.66% 12,399 62,646 3.32% Harris 1,889,378 Democratic 9,857 33,771 1.79% 6,250 40,021 2.12% Dallas 1,129,814 Republican 7,156 31,278 2.77% 3,104 34,382 3.04% Dallas 1,129,814 Democratic 4,707 19,204 1.70% 2,272 21,476 1.90% Tarrant 924,682 Republican 9,942 38,935 4.21% 3,256 42,191 4.56% Tarrant 924,682 Democratic 1,911 7,418 0.80% 1,152 8,570 0.93% Bexar 891,082 Republican 6,730 30,786 3.45% 2,219 33,005 3.70% Bexar 891,082 Democratic 4,541 20,743 2.33% 2,010 22,753 2.55% Travis 586,882 Republican 1,535 16,033 2.73% 849 16,882 2.88% Travis 586,882 Democratic 2,003 13,193 2.25% 566 13,759 2.34% Collin 413,772 Republican 6,642 27,078 6.54% 990 28,068 6.78% Collin 413,772 Democratic 589 2,658 0.64% 41 2,699 0.65% El Paso 375,128 Republican 1,778 7,528 2.01% 224 7,752 2.07% El Paso 375,128 Democratic 3,939 18,085 4.82% 295 18,380 4.90% Denton 355,340 Republican 4,192 17,268 4.86% 1,172 18,440 5.19% Denton 355,340 Democratic 506 1,945 0.55% 51 1,996 0.56% Fort Bend 300,777 Republican 3,366 11,403 3.79% 2,317 13,720 4.56% Fort Bend 300,777 Democratic 1,573 5,111 1.70% 87 5,198 1.73% Hidalgo 290,097 Republican 688 2,804 0.97% 41 2,845 0.98% Hidalgo 290,097 Democratic 4,493 27,395 9.44% 576 27,971 9.64% Montgomery 243,027 Republican 4,049 16,113 6.63% 759 16,872 6.94% Montgomery 243,027 Democratic 395 1,551 0.64% 58 1,609 0.66% Williamson 230,122 Republican 3,309 13,831 6.01% 632 14,463 6.28% Williamson 230,122 Democratic 618 2,916 1.27% 27 2,943 1.28% Nueces 188,165 Republican 1,445 6,154 3.27% 139 6,293 3.34% Nueces 188,165 Democratic 1,031 4,766 2.53% 189 4,955 2.63% Galveston 179,928 Republican 1,937 6,701 3.72% 135 6,836 3.80% Galveston 179,928 Democratic 872 3,526 1.96% 580 4,106 2.28% Cameron 171,024 Republican 360 2,003 1.17% 24 2,027 1.19% Cameron 171,024 Democratic 1,300 8,045 4.70% 213 8,258 4.83% Total 8,169,218 105,393 448,489 5.49% 42,627 491,116 6.01%