Donna Howard Keeps House Seat With 16-Vote Victory
It appears state Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, will keep her seat in the Texas House after all. After overseas ballots were counted Monday, the final vote tally gave Howard a 16-vote victory over Republican challenger Dan Neil, according to Tribune news partner KXAN-TV. Howard had been clinging to a slim victory after winning election day balloting by 15 votes.
Travis County officials consider tonight's count the final tally, but a recount is likely. If Howard keeps her seat, the House balance of power next session will stand at 99 Republicans, 51 Democrats, just one Republican member shy of a ...
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Ann Labuda via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yay Donna!!!
W Joe Deshotel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Congrats Rep. Howard!!
Maricela Gonzalez Rios via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Awesome! ! Can we get a recount on Perry, please?
Scott Cobb via Texas Tribune on Facebook
She's my Rep. It's a rare pleasure to have voted for someone who actually won.
Catherine Hardy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
You can't fix stupid.
Joan Grable via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Glad my vote counted somewhere!