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Land Commissioner: Uribe Barely Beating Burton in Early Returns

Hector Uribe is just slightly ahead in the Democratic primary.

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In the Democratic primary for Land Commissioner, Hector Uribe narrowly leads Bill Burton, with about 20 percent of the vote in. The winner will face Jerry Patterson, the GOP incumbent, in the general election. Patterson is unopposed in the Republican primary.

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