The Election Hotlist for the 2016 Texas Primaries, Humble Pie Edition
For our list of the most competitive races in Texas congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated.
Yellow means there's trouble on the sidewalk. Orange is trouble on the front porch. Red is trouble walking in the door.
Incumbents' names are bolded.
RESULTS! If we could predict the future, we'd be buying Lotto tickets instead...
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