Primary Runoff Election Tuesday!
by BernieUnless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the record turnout in this year’s primary elections. Well, it turns out the voting isn’t quite over yet… there are runoffs in a few key elections. Yay!
The Democratic runoff includes a race we here at West and Clear really care about: Texas Railroad Commission. For the uninitiated: the TRC doesn’t have anything to do with railroads anymore. Instead, they are mostly charged with regulating the oil and gas industry.
We encourage you to vote for Dale Henry for railroad commissioner. If you’re concerned about “saltwater” (read: carcinogenic-chemical-water) injection wells and what they mean for our long-term groundwater safety, Mr. Henry is your candidate.
Mr. Henry is also the only candidate who seems to realize that we can’t drill our way out of an energy shortage, and he plans to focus on a sound renewable energy policy as Railroad commissioner.
Please note: if you voted in the Republican primary on March 4th, you cannot vote in the Democratic runoff. If you voted in the Democratic Primary OR if you voted in neither party’s primary, you can vote in the runoff. Look up your polling place, and vote for Dale Henry!
Tags: dale henry, election '08, local politics, primaries, texas, voting
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Pete Wann
According to the Tarrant County Elections website, Mark Thompson won by a margin of 17 votes.
3,861 people voted in total, with 3 “over votes” and 200 “under votes” (almost 5% of the total!).
I smell a recount.
Apr 9th, 2008
Bernie
Yeah, how could there be that many undervotes on a ballot that only has one race?
Unfortunately, even if Henry wins Tarrant County, it looks like he lost the rest of the state by a considerable margin.
Apr 9th, 2008
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