Category Archives: Election 2011

January finance reports: City of Houston

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Yes, I know, there are no city of Houston elections this year. (Not yet, anyway.) But the candidates and officeholders have to file reports anyway, covering the period from their last report through the end of the year. That period … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Election 2011, Election 2013, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jarvis Johnson, Mayor, Mike Sullivan, runoff, Wanda Adams | 3 Comments

Runoff precinct analysis, At Large #5

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the numbers for the At Large #5 runoff between CM-elect Jack Christie and CM Jolanda Jones. As this was a rematch from 2009, I’m putting the 2011 numbers alongside the 2009 numbers, again with the caveat that they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill White, Election 2009, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff, turnout | 4 Comments

Runoff precinct analysis, At Large #2

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

One of Santa’s election elves came by on Friday with a delivery of Harris County precinct data for the 2011 runoff elections. You can guess how I spent some of my weekend. Before I launch into the numbers, here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #2, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Houston, Houston City Council, Kristi Thibaut, precinct analysis, precinct data, runoff, turnout | 7 Comments

Adjusting to the new Council

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

This is kind of a fluff story about the new Council – apparently, having two more seats at the table could cause some problems – but I couldn’t pass this up: “This infusion, effectively of new blood – of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Mike Sullivan, Paul Bettencourt, runoff | 3 Comments

Don’t draw broad conclusions from muddled evidence

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I have a number of issues with the analysis presented in this Chron story about what happened in the runoffs and What It All Means. The results illustrate a continuation of a national trend of anger and frustration toward government … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Clarence Bradford, District A, District B, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jarvis Johnson, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, red light cameras, Renew Houston, runoff | 4 Comments

Christie, Burks, Davis, Brown

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Those are your runoff winners. Jack Christie’s victory was the most dramatic, coming in his fifth attempt to defeat Jolanda Jones, an opponent he had forced into multiple runoff elections. Helena Brown was the other candidate who beat an incumbent, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, Election 2011, Election 2013, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, Montgomery County, runoff, turnout | 34 Comments

Runoff Day today

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Today is Runoff Day for the city of Houston. If you have not already voted in the City Council runoff elections, you have until 7 PM to do so. Go to www.harrisvotes.com and use the “Find Your Election Day Poll” … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Election 2011, Election Day, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff | Comments Off

Runoff overview: District B

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the final runoff overview story, for the District B race. The District B runoff election is a classic case of the candidate who touts his experience versus the newcomer who makes the case for a different approach. A vote … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, runoff | 1 Comment

Final early vote totals for the 2011 runoff

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the final early vote tally for the 2011 City of Houston runoffs. A total of 23,030 in person and absentee ballots were cast in Harris County. Add in Fort Bend and the absentee stragglers, and I figure maybe 23,500 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Election 2011, Election Day, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, turnout | 4 Comments

November was like 2007, December is more like 2005

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the daily report for the first six days of Early Voting in the runoff. There have been 17,568 votes cast so far, with today still to go. That means there have been more early votes cast in Harris County … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jay Aiyer, Joe Trevino, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, Sue Lovell, turnout | 3 Comments

Runoff overview: At Large #2

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

For a guy who’s run multiple campaigns for Council – more than he can remember – Andrew Burks is somewhat of a cipher. Let’s see what the Chron overview of the At Large #2 runoff says about perennial candidate Andrew … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #2, Election 2009, Election 2011, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, Sue Lovell | 12 Comments

Eight day runoff finance reports

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Seven of the eight campaign finance reports for the runoff have been posted; all but Jack Christie’s were available online as of last night. Let’s have a look at them. First up, District A: Candidate Raised Spent Loans Cash on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, District A, District B, Election 2011, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff | 5 Comments

Endorsement watch: Byrd for B

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes its last endorsement of the 2011 cycle. District B needs effective leadership at City Hall. We believe the lifelong resident and city government veteran Alvin Byrd offers both the experience and knowledge of the district to bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, campaign finance reports, District B, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jerry Davis, runoff | 2 Comments

Runoff overview: At Large #5

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The fifth time is for all the marbles. Again. For the fifth time since 2007, counting general elections and runoffs, Jolanda Jones and Jack Christie are running against each other for the At-Large Position 5 seat on Houston City Council. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, attack mailers, early voting, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff, turnout | 6 Comments

Runoff early voting totals, Day One

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the city of Houston runoffs began yesterday, and you can see the Day One totals here. I don’t have a daily EV record from the 2007 runoffs, but I note that the total early vote from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #2, At Large #5, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, runoff, turnout | 3 Comments

Early voting for city runoffs begins today

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

You remember that we have runoff elections for four Houston City Council positions, right? Well, early voting starts today and runs through next Tuesday, December 6. Here are the early voting locations that will be open for the runoff. Early … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2011, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, turnout | 23 Comments

Runoff overview: District A

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t remember there being a Chron overview story for the District A regular election, but now that it’s in overtime we get an overview story about the race between CM Brenda Stardig and challenger Helen Brown. Better late than … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Brenda Stardig, District A, Dynamo Stadium, Election 2011, George Greanias, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Renew Houston, runoff | 14 Comments

Back and forth in At Large #5

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Did you think this would be a slow holiday week? Not when there’s a runoff looming. So far this week, the Jack Christie campaign has released a letter from the former public policy director for CM Jolanda Jones that ripped … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2011, endorsements, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, runoff | 11 Comments

No recount in HISD III

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

There will be no recount in the HISD Trustee District III race as challenger Ramiro Fonseca has officially conceded. “After examining the official election results, I have decided that a recount is not an option that would change the outcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Election 2011, gay rights, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Manuel Rodriguez, Ramiro Fonseca | Comments Off

Evaluating the endorsers

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, I kept track as best I could of endorsements that candidates received on my 2011 Election page. Now that the regular election is over, I thought it might be interesting to go back through those endorsements and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Election 2011, endorsements, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor | Comments Off

Looking ahead to the runoffs

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The runoff election for the city of Houston will be Saturday, December 10. It’s going to be an extremely low turnout affair – as was the case with the general election, I expect the runoff to have about the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, District A, District B, Election 2009, Election 2011, endorsements, fundraising, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut | 4 Comments

Saggy pants

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not much of a candidate forum attender, but I wish I had gone to this one. Half-a-dozen candidates in runoff City Council elections each made his or her case as champion of the downtrodden before a mostly black and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #2, candidate forum, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, Kristi Thibaut, runoff | 1 Comment

Early voting for city runoffs begins today

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, District A, District B, early voting, Election 2011, endorsements, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, runoff, turnout | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: 2011 At Large #5

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Last but certainly not least, the race everyone is wondering about, At Large #5: Dist Robinson Jones Christie Ryan ======================================= A 17.10% 23.61% 48.91% 10.38% B 18.80% 73.00% 5.09% 3.11% C 25.07% 30.02% 35.57% 9.35% D 14.96% 73.56% 7.86% 3.62% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #5, Carlos Obando, Davetta Daniels, Election 2009, Election 2011, Gene Locke, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Laurie Robinson, precinct analysis, precinct data, Ronald Green, runoff, turnout | 13 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2011 At Large #2

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

What can you say about a ten-candidate pileup? Let’s start by seeing what the district numbers look like: Dist Thibaut Perez Burks Goss Fraga Dick Pool Griff Robinson Shorter ==================================================================================== A 15.69% 17.99% 13.94% 3.03% 6.93% 11.67% 6.41% 11.35% 9.75% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #2, Bolivar Fraga, David Robinson, Election 2011, Elizabeth Perez, Eric Dick, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, Jenifer Pool, Kristi Thibaut, precinct analysis, precinct data, Roz Shorter | 5 Comments

Precinct analysis: 2011 At Large races, part 1

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a look at the election returns in each Council district for the three “normal” At Large races, in At Large #1, #3, and #4. First up is #1, where first term incumbent CM Stephen Costello won a narrow majority … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #3, At Large #4, At Large #5, Brad Batteau, Chris Carmona, Clarence Bradford, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Council, James Partsch-Galvan, Jolanda Jones, Melissa Noriega, precinct analysis, precinct data, Scott Boates, Stephen Costello | 11 Comments

Precinct analysis: The 2011 Mayor’s race

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I finally have a draft canvass of the 2011 Harris County vote. You know what that means. Here’s the breakdown in the Council districts for the Mayor’s race: Dist Simms Ullman Wilson Herrera Parker O’Connor ===================================================== A 4.41% 1.28% 16.31% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Benjamin Hall, Bill White, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2011, Fernando Herrera, Gene Locke, Houston, Lee Brown, Mayor, Paul Bettencourt, precinct analysis, precinct data, Roy Morales, runoff, Sylvester Turner | 4 Comments

We won’t have Griff to kick around any more

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

He’s going to “retire” from his hobby of pointless Council campaigns. Michael “Griff” Griffin, Houston’s perennial candidate for City Council, admitted the unspeakable over a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. The Don Quixote of local politics recognized that he probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #2, Election 2007, Election 2011, Griff Griffin, Houston, Houston City Council, Sue Lovell | 1 Comment

More thoughts on the Council elections

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

One district at a time… – I confess that I did not see the District A result coming. Helena Brown did raise a decent amount of money since entering the race at the filing deadline, about $22K through the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Al Hoang, Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, District A, District B, District C, District F, District J, Election 2009, Election 2011, Ellen Cohen, endorsements, Gene Locke, HBAD, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Kristi Thibaut, Peter Lyn Rene, Ronald Green, runoff, Toni Lawrence | 7 Comments

Sometimes an apology isn’t enough

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

That’s what we tell our kids when they do something particularly egregious. It’s what I would tell Manuel Rodriguez, too. The day after he retained his Houston school board seat by just 24 votes, Trustee Manuel Rodriguez formally apologized for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged bullying, Election 2011, gay rights, HGLBT Political Caucus, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Juliet Stipeche, Manuel Rodriguez, Ramiro Fonseca | 1 Comment

More thoughts on the Mayoral election

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I think there are two key things to keep in mind when contemplating Tuesday’s election results in Houston and what they may mean for 2013. First and foremost, I believe you have to see the Mayor’s percentage of the vote, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged 380 agreement, Annise Parker, Election 2011, Election 2013, Heights, Houston, Mayor, preservation, Wal-Mart | 6 Comments

2011 Houston results

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s go through the races… – Mayor Parker won with a shade under 51%, with none of her opponents cracking 15% on their own. Obviously, this is not a position a Mayor with no serious opposition wants to be in, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, Carroll Robinson, District A, District B, Election 2007, Election 2011, Election 2013, Ellen Cohen, Harris County, HCC, Helena Brown, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jew Don Boney, Jolanda Jones, Juliet Stipeche, Kristi Thibaut, Larry Green, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Mike Laster, Paula Harris, Ramiro Fonseca, runoff, turnout | 11 Comments

Election results elsewhere

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Results of interest from elsewhere in Texas and the country… – Three of the ten Constitutional amendments were defeated, with Prop 4 losing by nearly 20 points. It drew strong opposition from anti-toll road activists, and I daresay that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged abortion, alcohol, Arizona, Bob Yancey, constitutional amendments, Election 2011, Fred Brown, HD14, immigration, John Raney, Maine, Mississippi, New Braunfels, Ohio, recall, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege, toll roads, unions, voter registration | 2 Comments

Your annual reminder that every vote matters

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

HISD Trustee, District III results, with 38 of 38 precincts reporting: Manuel Rodriguez 2,401 50.25% Ramiro Fonseca 2,377 49.75% There were 653 undervotes in this race, and turnout in the district was 11.61%. Fonseca carried Election Day by 78 votes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, District A, Election 2011, Election Day, Helena Brown, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Manuel Rodriguez, Mayor, Ramiro Fonseca, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

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