The next thing I did with the canvass data was to sort it all by State Rep district and sum up how the statewide and countywide campaigns did in each of them. Note that there were Democratic State Rep candidates in only 21 of the 25 districts - nobody is running in HDs 128, 130, 132, and 136 - so there was no easy way for me to single them out. Instead, I aggregated them; they show up as "Others" in the totals below.

I've got all the data beneath the fold, as it won't fit on the main index page screen with the sidebar present. I'll give some thoughts on the data here, then you can click on to peruse it yourself.

Reading the data left to right, the columns in the first (statewide) group are: State Rep District, Obama votes (in that district), Clinton votes (HRC), Obama percent, Clinton percent, Noriega votes (RJN), other Senate candidates' votes, Noriega percent, share of the Presidential vote (Pres %), Sam Houston votes, Baltasar Cruz votes, Houston percent, Pres %, Linda Yanez votes, Susan Criss votes, Yanez percent, Pres %.

In the second (countywide) group, the first five columns are the same, then we have: Mincberg votes, Hassan votes, Mincberg percent, Pres %, Adrian Garcia votes, other Sheriff candidates' votes, Garcia percent, Pres %, Diane Trautman votes, John Webb votes, Trautman percent, Pres %.

Some thoughts:

- Rick Noriega won a majority in 16 of the 21 state rep districts, as well as in the four undifferentiated districts. He fell short of 50% in three Republican districts (HDs 126, 127, and 150) and had his worst showing in two African-American districts, HDs 139 and 141; he did carry the other African-American districts - 131, 142, 146, and 147, garnering almost 63% in the latter. I feel pretty confident that if I were to look at the 2006 primary results, Gene Kelly would have had his best showing in the same places as he did here. I agree with Greg - people aren't mistakenly voting for "the dead dancer" - ironically enough, I'd say it was Barbara Radnofsky who put that meme into play - they're voting for a guy who's run for Senate the last four times it was up for election. As we saw in 2002 when there were three serious candidates with money and/or name recognition, Kelly gets no votes. The less information, the more likely people are to say "oh, I know that guy" and push the button for him. I think it's just that simple. And I think that in 2010 if KBH steps down, or 2012 whether she does or she doesn't, there'll be enough interest from enough Democrats with money and/or name recognition to render Kelly moot, if he's still drawing breath and paying filing fees by then.

To get back to Noriega, he unsurprisingly ran strongest in his home district 145, collecting a whopping 84% of the vote there. He topped 70% in HDs 134, 143, and 148, and 60% in 138, 140, and 147. All in all, not too bad.

- Sam Houston beat Baltasar Cruz everywhere except in the four districts that will have Hispanic representatives - HDs 140, 143, 145, and 148, where Houston got a respectable 46%. Linda Yanez, on the other hand, beat Susan Criss everywhere except HD 134, where she got 48%. I confess, I'm amazed at how thoroughly Yanez dominated Criss. I really would have thought that Criss' proximity to Harris County would have been an asset for her - and indeed, if you reverse Criss and Yanez's vote totals for Harris County, Susan Criss would be the nominee today - but it just wasn't. Maybe the Chron's endorsement carried some weight, maybe Criss wasn't so well-known here, maybe something else. I don't know the answer to that.

- If you'd asked me before the primary where I thought David Mincberg would do the best, I'd have guessed his home district, HD 134. Close, but not quite - though he got 80.47% in 134, he got 81.45% in HD 143. He also topped 80% in HDs 140 and 144, and only dipped below 72% once (71.97% in HD141). For a first-time candidate, even one as strong as Mincberg, that's an impressive showing.

- I feel confident that Adrian Garcia had the best name recognition of any candidate on the countywide ballot. He likely needed it to survive the three-way primary under these extreme turnout conditions. Garcia did well across the board, gaining a majority in every State Rep district except for 127 and 141, where he got 48 and 49%, respectively. And he cleaned up in the Hispanic districts, which overlap or are next to his City Council district - HDs 140, 143, 145, and 148. He also broke 60% in HDs 137, 138, and 134, which was a strong district for many of the primary winners.

- I thought Diane Trautman would do well in her home turf of HD127, and I was right - she got 71.90% of the vote there. But that was only her third best performance, as both HDs 134 (79.33) and 148 (74.17) came out more strongly for her. I'm thinking those two districts are going to play a key role in GOTV strategies for the fall.

That's all I've got. Click on to see the data in all its glory, and let me know if you have any questions. Oh, and to answer the question I got before, this data all came from the County Clerk's office. It will be available, though not in such friendly form, on HarrisVotes, if it's not already.

       Obama   HRC   O Pct  H Pct   RJN   Oth  RJN % Pres %   Hou  Cruz  Hou % Pres %   Yan   Crs Yan %  Pres %
HD126   8841  5794  60.41% 39.59%  5738  5815 49.67% 78.94%  6102  4038 60.18% 69.29%  5627  4543 55.33% 69.49%
HD127   8995  7741  53.75% 46.25%  6140  6639 48.05% 76.36%  6916  4205 62.19% 66.45%  5707  5434 51.23% 66.57%
HD129   7808  8125  49.01% 50.99%  7194  5065 58.68% 76.94%  6367  3915 61.92% 64.53%  5005  5408 48.06% 65.35%
HD131  16756  5476  75.37% 24.63%  9307  8580 52.03% 80.46%  9974  5967 62.57% 71.70%  9320  6654 58.34% 71.85%
HD133   7154  5617  56.02% 43.98%  5385  4501 54.47% 77.41%  5081  3424 59.74% 66.60%  4835  3672 56.84% 66.61%
HD134  14233 12937  52.38% 47.62% 14471  5835 71.26% 74.74% 10965  5255 67.60% 59.70%  7802  8245 48.62% 59.06%
HD135   6925  6437  51.83% 48.17%  5405  5133 51.29% 78.87%  5088  4013 55.91% 68.11%  5332  3776 58.54% 68.16%
HD137   3563  3299  51.92% 48.08%  3047  2208 57.98% 76.58%  2481  2031 54.99% 65.75%  2742  1793 60.46% 66.09%
HD138   5229  6836  43.34% 56.66%  5979  3719 61.65% 80.38%  4765  3488 57.74% 68.40%  4809  3472 58.07% 68.64%
HD139  16111  4813  77.00% 23.00%  7836  8679 47.45% 78.93%  9462  5138 64.81% 69.78%  8552  6066 58.50% 69.86%
HD140   2971  6575  31.12% 68.88%  4828  3013 61.57% 82.14%  2764  4182 39.79% 72.76%  5310  1720 75.53% 73.64%
HD141  14566  4722  75.52% 24.48%  6359  7944 44.46% 74.15%  7928  4531 63.63% 64.59%  6910  5602 55.23% 64.87%
HD142  15198  5937  71.91% 28.09%  8279  8138 50.43% 77.68%  8830  5500 61.62% 67.80%  8155  6236 56.67% 68.09%
HD143   1919  7237  20.96% 79.04%  5370  2201 70.93% 82.69%  2184  4398 33.18% 71.89%  5212  1457 78.15% 72.84%
HD144   4312  7860  35.43% 64.57%  5994  4213 58.72% 83.86%  4723  4251 52.63% 73.73%  5474  3592 60.38% 74.48%
HD145   2546  8344  23.38% 76.62%  8180  1535 84.20% 89.21%  2461  5634 30.40% 74.33%  6685  1465 82.02% 74.84%
HD146  19482  7569  72.02% 27.98% 11728  9329 55.70% 77.84% 11926  6097 66.17% 66.63%  9815  8130 54.69% 66.34%
HD147  16541  6781  70.92% 29.08% 11656  6875 62.90% 79.46%  9638  6143 61.07% 67.67%  8989  6770 57.04% 67.57%
HD148   6272  9888  38.81% 61.19%  9913  3374 74.61% 82.22%  5127  5966 46.22% 68.64%  7439  3729 66.61% 69.11%
HD149   8991  6954  56.39% 43.61%  6290  5836 51.87% 76.05%  6120  4437 57.97% 66.21%  6322  4223 59.95% 66.13%
HD150   8427  7062  54.41% 45.59%  6141  6264 49.50% 80.09%  6549  4428 59.66% 70.87%  5976  5011 54.39% 70.93%
Others 31373 30039  51.09% 48.91% 24063 23026 51.10% 76.68% 24433 16120 60.25% 66.03% 21695 18826 53.54% 65.98%

       Obama   HRC  O Pct  H Pct   Min  Has  Min % Pres %   Gar   Oth Gar %  Pres %  Tman  Webb Tman % Pres %
HD126   8841  5794 60.41% 39.59%  6464 2419 72.77% 60.70%  4941  4587 51.86% 65.10%  6298  2836 68.95% 62.41%
HD127   8995  7741 53.75% 46.25%  7529 2133 77.92% 57.73%  4972  5394 47.96% 61.94%  7511  2936 71.90% 62.42%
HD129   7808  8125 49.01% 50.99%  6802 2428 73.69% 57.93%  5008  4494 52.70% 59.64%  6315  2947 68.18% 58.13%
HD131  16756  5476 75.37% 24.63%  9912 4070 70.89% 62.89%  8048  7158 52.93% 68.40%  9678  4690 67.36% 64.63%
HD133   7154  5617 56.02% 43.98%  5390 2040 72.54% 58.18%  4207  3534 54.35% 60.61%  5230  2158 70.79% 57.85%
HD134  14233 12937 52.38% 47.62% 12899 3130 80.47% 59.00%  9679  5286 64.68% 55.08% 11570  3015 79.33% 53.68%
HD135   6925  6437 51.83% 48.17%  5843 2034 74.18% 58.95%  4727  3805 55.40% 63.85%  5476  2553 68.20% 60.09%
HD137   3563  3299 51.92% 48.08%  2856 1069 72.76% 57.20%  2539  1682 60.15% 61.51%  2702  1189 69.44% 56.70%
HD138   5229  6836 43.34% 56.66%  5808 1471 79.79% 60.33%  5086  2910 63.61% 66.27%  5217  2077 71.52% 60.46%
HD139  16111  4813 77.00% 23.00%  9320 3413 73.20% 60.85%  8208  6246 56.79% 69.08%  8614  4757 64.42% 63.90%
HD140   2971  6575 31.12% 68.88%  4564 1121 80.28% 59.55%  5727  1614 78.01% 76.90%  3937  2044 65.83% 62.65%
HD141  14566  4722 75.52% 24.48%  7465 2907 71.97% 53.77%  5745  5969 49.04% 60.73%  7158  3842 65.07% 57.03%
HD142  15198  5937 71.91% 28.09%  8828 3297 72.81% 57.37%  8031  5783 58.14% 65.36%  7973  4655 63.14% 59.75%
HD143   1919  7237 20.96% 79.04%  4184  953 81.45% 56.11%  5439  1365 79.94% 74.31%  3571  1781 66.72% 58.45%
HD144   4312  7860 35.43% 64.57%  6219 1554 80.01% 63.86%  5130  3466 59.68% 70.62%  5159  2819 64.67% 65.54%
HD145   2546  8344 23.38% 76.62%  5288 1325 79.96% 60.73%  7235  1290 84.87% 78.28%  4622  2086 68.90% 61.60%
HD146  19482  7569 72.02% 27.98% 12391 4316 74.17% 61.76%  9227  8385 52.39% 65.11% 11693  5096 69.65% 62.06%
HD147  16541  6781 70.92% 29.08% 10041 3967 71.68% 60.06%  9201  6310 59.32% 66.51%  9751  4571 68.08% 61.41%
HD148   6272  9888 38.81% 61.19%  7581 2076 78.50% 59.76%  9737  2262 81.15% 74.25%  7226  2516 74.17% 60.28%
HD149   8991  6954 56.39% 43.61%  6443 2625 71.05% 56.87%  5319  4390 54.78% 60.89%  6198  3008 67.33% 57.74%
HD150   8427  7062 54.41% 45.59%  7142 2337 75.35% 61.20%  5379  4827 52.70% 65.89%  6750  3019 69.10% 63.07%
Others 31373 30039 51.09% 48.91% 27155 8527 76.10% 58.10% 19311 17855 51.96% 60.52% 24222 11343 68.11% 57.91%