Lagow Upset In Chambers County 12 Vote Margin
Chambers County voters produced a major upset as Joe Lagow a longtime Precinct official lost by 12 votes to Wallisville veterinarian Dr E B Booster Stepenson who led 291 to 27 percent in the Demarate primary Lagow could not be reached for comment. The night featured a runoff for county clerk with Rowland and Mayes and multiple county races across the district including Scherer defeating Cooley for district clerk and Harrington leading in the state senate contest. Governor Dolph Briscoe led the ticket with 1400 votes and Francis Farenthold had 80 votes as Briscoe carried the field.
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Chambers County
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Lagow
Wallisville
Stepenson
Stephenson
Smith Point
PEC
R. B
Bobby) Scherer
Mildred
Dutch) Cooley
Cooley
Wooldridge
Garenhe Courtney
Winnie
Billy) Edwards
Stowell
Courtney
Edwards
Feld
State Board of Education
William H. Fetter
la Marque
J. R.nicar
High Island
Chambers
Ed R. Watson
Deer Park
R. E
Pete) ‘McDaniel
Roy D. Harrington
Port Arthur
James D
McNicholas
Beaumont
Harrington
Justice of the Peace
Jack Chambliss
George L. Stanley
Constable
Herman Kaderli
Mont Belsieu
J. W. Andress
Baytown
Joe Russell Gunn
Mort
Snell Is Only District Judge With Victory
In Houston Democratic primary for district judges W Ervin James John Snell Jr Garth Bates and I O McMaster led in their districts. James 55233 votes in the 12th district advances to a runoff with Nancy West erfeld. Snell wins 1814 to 60991 in the 152nd district. Bates 49348 in the Virgin district proceeds to runoff with Joe Cannon. McMaster 42574 secures runoff against Bob Robertson. Domestic relations race Andrew Jefferson Jr just misses, 849? total 85753 faces Herman Mead.
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Spi
W. Ervin
Red
Virth
Joe Cannon
McMaster
Bob Robertson
Andrew Jefferson Jr
Herman W. Mead
Lanham to Return as Baytown City Manager
Former city manager D R Voelkel resigns leaving the post to James Lanham who will assume office. LeFevre resumes duties as city finance director with Lanham’s return and prior five and a half years as manager noted for community involvement and Baytown story talks.
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D. R. Voelkel
LeFevre
Lanham
Baytown
Wallace Delegates Split Across Precincts in Primary Fight
In Precinct 100 ten delegates support Humphrey while most other precincts yield mixed or uncommitted results. Some sites like Lingo Oldsmobile and Carver-Jones Elementary show uncommitted slates, with Wallace, McGovern, Humphrey, and Muskie support varying by location. Precincts 63 387 149 101 165 and 386 reveal combinations of Wallace McGovern Humphrey and uncommitted delegates.
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Wallace
Lingo Oldsmobile
Carver-Jones
Lynchburg
Barrett Staltion
McGovern
James Mills
Highlands
Muskie
Horace Mann
Travis Elementary
Stephen F. Austin School
Sen
Henry
Scoop) Jackson
W. A. Goodrich
Texans shift power as runoff races shape state race outcomes
In Texas Democratic and Republican contests, Gov. Preston Smith trails in early results while John Hill leads for attorney general. Runoffs loom for senator, lieutenant governor, and comptroller as voters react to bank loans, stock scandals, nepotism, and new leadership calls. Early tallies show Crawford Martin trailing Hill, with others including Ralph Yarborough and Dolph Briscoe leading in key races.
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Hank Grover
Albert Fay
Texas Election Bureau
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Crawford Martin
Sharpstown
Rol Johnson
U.S
Pavernor
Hugh Wilson
Ralph Yarborough
Ben James
Dolph Briscoe
Frances Farenthal
Looney
Bill Posey
Gordon Wills
JJ Christie
Wayne Nally
Ralph Hall
Bill Hobby
Bill Jones
Bob McCord
Troy Skates
John, Standley
Bill Pate
Dallas Blankenship
Robert 5S
Calvert
Randy Perdleton
Bill Robertson
Stanford Smith
Vernon Smith
Jim ‘Wilson
Laura Cruz
Jesse James
Nolan Robnell
Baker Rudolph
Eric Smylie
Odis Weldon
Carl Bell
John White
Connie Lawson
Byron Tunnell
Gene West
Alfonso Si
U S Planes Hit Hanoi Areas in North Vietnam Campaign
AP report notes U S war planes returned to Hanoi region after three weeks and struck storage depots barracks and training facilities aiding the North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam. Also included are Texas flood and violence tolls and a Houston funeral notice for James A Elias Sr.
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U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Dallas
South Texas
Texas
Brownsville
Houston
James A Elias Sr
Elkins
First City National Bank
Elliott In Runoff Tom Bass Wins Chapman's Seat
Harris County voters handed Tom Bass a strong victory in the commissioners court race, defeating Kyle Chapman and securing a 32 seat majority for reform minded officials. Bass will push urban county governance including roads parks and a planning agency, while Barbara Jordan won handily in District 18.
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Chapman
Commissioners Court
Bill Eliott
Bob Eckels
Elliott
Eckels
Bass
Seeeelott
Tam
Harris County
Barbara Jordan
U.S
Boo Casey
Johnny Nelms
Ben G. Levy
Casey
Nelms
Levy
Sen
Chet Brooks
Anderson Leads in Fragmented Box Vote Totals
Election tabulation shows candidate tallies across many boxes. Douglas and Schulte lead in some, while Anderson posts several strong results at boxes 140 and 361, with fluctuating totals across Box 45 9 130 220 266 375 382 379 380.
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Cloverleaf Elementary
New Sheldon
American Legion Hall
Magnolia Gardens
East Mount Houston
Deussen Park
Dougas
Anderson
Schulte
Baker
Douglas
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