Texas Republicans sweep statewide races on Bush coattails
Texas voters backed George W. Bush for president with 32 electoral votes as Republicans won dominant margins in statewide contests. Todd Staples defeated Democrat David Fisher for the Texas House seat, while Kay Bailey Hutchison led Gene Kelly. Court and commission races favored Republicans as districts moved toward GOP control. Ballot measures included a $256 million downtown arena plan, fluoride in water in some cities, and a $2 billion Austin light rail proposal, with results still undecided at 42 percent precincts reported.
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Todd Staples
House
Palestine
David Fisher
Silsbee
Staples
Texas
Christopher Wlezien
University of Houston
Bush
al Gore
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Gene Kelly
Republican Party
Railroad Commission
Charles Matthews
Williams
State Board of Education
Houston
San Antonio
Abilene
Austin
Washington
Hutchison
George W. Bush
Kelly
Williams Matthews win reappointment to Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Railroad Commissioners Michael L. Williams and Charles R. Matthews retained their posts overseeing oil and gas after strong showings in early results. Williams, 47, captured 83 percent, becoming the first Black to win a non judicial statewide office. Matthews took 82 percent against libertarian and Green candidates.
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Gary Dugger
Texas Railroad Commission of Texas
George W. Bush
Williams
Dallas
Texas Municipal Power Agency
Matthews
Texas Turnpike Authority
Hutchison projected winner in Texas Senate race
Kay Bailey Hutchison defeats Gene Kelly to project victory and move toward Senate leadership as Republican conference secretary. Kelly concedes slowly after a campaign with limited fundraising and minimal public events while Hutchison forecasts future roles and policy goals.
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Washington
Texas
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Gene Kelly
Associated Press
Kelly
Senate
Senate Republican Conference
Republicans keep control of state Senate in Texas vote
Republicans hold a slim Texas Senate majority as key race in East Texas District 3 shows Todd Staples winning 64 to 36 over Democrat David Fisher. Incumbent Democrat David Cain leads Bob Deuell by under 1 point, while House battles proceed with 43 seats contested and Democrats' 78-72 edge seen narrowing.
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Senate
David Cain
Dallas
Bob Deuell
U.S. House
District 5
U.S
Pete Sessions
Regina Montoya Coggins
White House
Clinton
Sessions
Coggins
George W. Bush
Rick Perry
Texas House
Pete Laney
Incumbents win big as Texas voters back Congress
Voters re elected most incumbents to Congress with majorities for Sessions in District 5 and Paul in District 14. Sessions led 54 44 percent with 54 percent of precincts reporting while Paul held 52 38 percent with 52 percent counted. Remaining results show Thornberry Culberson Sandlin and other Democrats retaining seats amid high campaign spending.
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Texas
Pete Sessions
North
Sessions
House
Regina Montoya Coggins
Coggins
Ron Paul
Lou Sneary
Paul
Sneary
Congress
Dallas
Bryan
White House
Clinton
U.S
District 14
Matagor
Curtis Clinesmith
Thornberry
Clinesmith
John Culberson
Jeff Sell
Bill Archer
Harris County
Culberson
Archer
Max Sandlin
Marshall
GOP
Noble Willingham
Walker
Willingham
Sandlin
Ken Bentsen
Phil Sudan
Houston
Waco
Chet Edwards
Ramsey Farley
Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen
Sudan
Texas Republicans hold control of top Texas courts
Republicans won three seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and reelected three Texas Supreme Court justices in a victory that keeps both nine member panels all Republican for at least two more years. Keller defeated Vance for the presiding CCA seat, with Keller 60 percent to 40 percent amid partial precinct reporting.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Sharon Keller
Keller
Bill Vance
Waco
Barbara Parker Hervey
Bexar County
William Barr
Dallas
12Th Court of Appeals
Charles Holcomb
Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Railroad Commission
Matthews
Michael Williams
GOP
Texas Supreme Court
Vance
10Th Court of Appeals
Texas
New Caney
Roy Wayne Criner
Criner
George W. Bush
Hervey
Barr
Scott Kimler
al Gonzales
Priscilla Owen
Nathan Hecht
Maurie Leven
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