Long lines, surprises and grudges marked the primary elections in Texas. Colin Allred won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in dominating style.
Colin Allred speaks to supporters at Rodeo Goat in Dallas after claiming victory in the Democratic primary. He will face incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in November.In a post-2016 world, every election night is at the least an interesting one. That goes double for this year’s primaries in Texas. Although the presidential nominations aren't exactly hotly contested, Super Tuesday has had a big circle around it for many since last September.
Another poll Hand saw showed Cruz at 45% with Allred in the low-30s. “For someone with the name ID that Ted Cruz has – everyone knows who Ted Cruz is, everyone has an opinion about Ted Cruz – that 45% could turn out to be a ceiling for him,” Hand said. This should give Democrats some confidence. The race for U.S. House District 32, Allred's district, was packed with 14 candidates, including 10 Democrats. The Democrats were Dallas trauma surgeon Dr. Brian Williams, state Rep. Julie Johnson, Callie Butcher, Raja Chaudhry, Alex Cornwallis, Kevin Felder, Zachariah Manning, Jan McDowell, Justin Moore and Christopher Panayiotou.
Even though many of the challengers the AG endorsed were losing or headed for runoffs late into the evening, Hand thinks the judicial wins will mean a lot to Paxton. Just a few days earlier, at the Allen City Hall building that sits a short walk from the municipal court, two candidates on either side of that “proxy war” shared a tense moment. Jeff Leach, the incumbent in House District 67, is a former Paxton protege who voted to impeach the attorney general. In the primary, he was challenged by the Paxton-endorsed Daren Meis, a former Allen City Council member.
Emmert said he thought the lawmaker’s “impassioned” speech before the impeachment vote would have rallied more support for Meis.
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