Chalk one up to the people of Texas House District 11. Despite being inundated by over $1.5 million in negative ads from Larry Durrett, the voters saw through it and are sending Chuck Hopson back to Austin.
Here's the totals with 100% reporting:
Chuck Hopson - 17,588
Larry Durrett - 15,900
Paul Story - 997
Chuck was able to pick up 51% of the vote to Durrett's 46%, despite all the dirty tricks, despite the Republicans directing a funnel into District 11, and despite the ugly ads, the people knew what they had in Chuck Hopson.
I congratulate the Hopson campaign. They did a tremendous job in getting the vote out, reminding voters what Chuck stands for and explaining the issues that truly face District 11.
