Pundits and political observers may finally get what they’ve been wanting in Texas — a close race for governor.
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Data App: How Much Votes Cost
Was Farouk Shami, in fact, “on fire”? The Democratic gubernatorial candidate burned through campaign cash, spending $135 for every vote he received in Tuesday’s primary on the way to getting trounced by Bill White — more than any other candidate on the ballot, and by far the most of any losing candidate. By contrast, Democratic land commissioner hopeful Bill Burton spent only 2 cents per vote in a narrow loss to Hector Uribe, who spent only 7 cents per vote himself. All told, candidates spent, on average, about $14 per vote. Explore each campaign’s bang for the buck in our latest data application.
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2010: Rasmussen: Perry 49%, White 43%
Rick Perry leads Bill White by six percentage points in the first poll released after Tuesday’s primary.
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2010: Cook Calls Guv Race a Toss-Up
The Cook Political Report calls Bill White the strongest Democratic candidate since Ann Richards — possibly strong enough to oust Rick Perry.
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The Brief: March 4, 2010
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s supporters have had over 24 hours to get through the seven stages of the grieving process. But there’s a little known eighth stage: deciding if they can support the man that defeated her.
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Starting Over
The real gift to Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday wasn’t the win over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina in the GOP primary, which was foretold in the polls. It was the quick win. A runoff would have gobbled six weeks and something like $10 million and might have left the winner bruised on the way into a battle with Democrat Bill White, who easily bested six others in his party’s primary. So how does November look from here?
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2010: Home Field Disadvantage
Among the major gubernatorial hopefuls Tuesday night, only incumbent Rick Perry and former Houston mayor Bill White were able to win the counties where they claim residence.
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The Brief: March 3, 2010
It seems like just yesterday — the gubernatorial race was overflowing with three GOP candidates and seven Democrats. But, it’s time to forget that bygone era — now, it’s all about Rick Perry v. Bill White.
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And the Nominees are…
The race for Texas governor moves on to November, as Rick Perry and Bill White emerged from their respective primaries without a runoff. Each used his victory speech as springboards for the coming slugfest. Ben Philpott, covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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Game On: It’s Perry vs. White
Gov. Rick Perry and former Houston Mayor Bill White claimed their parties’ gubernatorial nominations Tuesday night. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison conceded the GOP primary, congratulating Perry on his 11th consecutive statewide victory. White, meanwhile, had enough votes to call an early victory over Farouk Shami and five other Democrats, declaring, “We’re gonna have some fun, and Texans are going to come together.” Later, he sent a message about a conversation with Shami: “Just spoke to Farouk Shami. Very gracious. He’ll help me. I do like his idea of building solar panel factories in Texas.”
