Vote 2012

Dale wins District 136's inaugural race

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:13:00 GMT

Tony Dale, Cedar Park mayor pro tem, successfully completed his first campaign for state office Nov. 6, receiving 54.69 percent of the vote to become the first elected District 136 representative.

Steve Toth projected to win Texas House District 15

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:48:00 GMT

With all 86 precincts in Montgomery County reporting, unofficial voting totals show Steve Toth winning the race for State House District 15 against Libertarian Sterling Russel. Toth received 86.64 precent of the vote.

Schwertner claims victory in State Senate District 5 race

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:37:00 GMT

Republican candidate Charles Schwertner claimed victory against Libertarian candidate Jeffery Fox in the race for the Texas Senate District 5 seat.

Conroe ISD newcomer Powell overcomes incumbent Michels

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:27:00 GMT

Jessica Powell surpassed CISD Position 7 incumbent Joe Michels by a margin of 10 percent in the polls according to unofficial results from Montgomery County, all precincts reporting. Powell earned 28,289 votes (58.56 percent) compared to Michel's 20,

Waller County Sheriff Smith takes second term

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:38:00 GMT

In Waller County, Sheriff Republican incumbent R. Glenn Smith leads Democratic challenger Wilton White in the race for sheriff.

Hinojosa, Elenz, Mathias, Teich poised to take spots on Austin ISD board of trustees

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:17:00 GMT

Austinites cast their votes for Austin ISD board trustees for single-member Districts 2, 3 and 5, and at-large Place 8.

Sen. Patrick wins second term for District 7

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:44:00 GMT

Republican Dan Patrick may have secured an additional four-year term in the State Senate for District 7 against Democrat Sam (Tejas) Texas.

Peña wins Pflugerville Council Place 3 race

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:41:00 GMT

According to unofficial polling results, Omar Peña has won the Pflugerville City Council Place 3 election.

Lakeway residents approve improvements to Flint Rock Road

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:38:00 GMT

With all seven precincts reporting Lakeway residents approved the improvements to Flint Rock Road. 64.14 percent of residents voted in favor of the bond while 35.86 percent voted against the proposal.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Marchant likely wins re-election

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:29:00 GMT

Republican incumbent Kenny Marchant had about 60 percent of the vote in Denton County and about 68 percent in Tarrant County, unofficial returns show, appearing to retain his seat in U.S. House District 24.

Covey declares victory in race for Williamson County Precinct 3 commissioner

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:28:00 GMT

Incumbent Republican candidate Valerie Covey declared victory against LIbertarian candidate James Andrews in the race for Williamson County Precinct 3 commissioner.

Tarrant, Denton Republicans appear to defeat Libertarians for Texas House

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:24:00 GMT

Republicans appeared to defeat their Libertarian opponents for several Texas House seats in Denton and Tarrant counties.

Fletcher, Riddle and Callegari projected to win seats on Texas House

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:19:00 GMT

According to unofficial results, three Republican incumbents representing northern and western Harris County all have strong leads in the races for Texas House districts 130, 132 and 150, respectively.

Tarrant County incumbents stay in office, unofficial results show

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:17:00 GMT

Tarrant County incumbents running for sheriff, tax assessor and the Precinct 3 county commission seat kept their jobs Tuesday.

Unofficial results show Duty wins Williamson County DA race

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:12:00 GMT

According to unofficial early voting results, Jana Duty won the race for Williamson County District Attorney over opponent Ken Crain. Duty has tallied 88,197 votes over Crain's 60,842.