| Regular readers of BOR will know that I have a fascination with the oddballs of Texas politics (in some counties this is called the Democratic Party). This includes Rhett Smith, Jennifer Gale, Treaty Oak, and the like.
Which brings me to James "Patriot" Dillon. If you didn't notice, he was the only Patriot on the ballot last Tuesday. A self-described "craftsman and freedom fighter", Patriot got just over 1000 write-in votes for Governor. So for your enjoyment, I bring you the "Patriots of Texas" list.
The following are the Top 10 Counties for Patriot in terms of raw votes.
| DALLAS |
224 |
| BEXAR |
83 |
| WILLIAMSON |
80 |
| COLLIN |
71 |
| VICTORIA |
36 |
| EL PASO |
35 |
| BELL |
29 |
| ELLIS |
22 |
| HARRIS |
20 |
| COMAL |
17 |
That's 62% of his total vote right there alone! Now for the Top 5 Most Patriotic Counties by % vote share.
| ... |
W-I |
% of Vote |
Votes |
| JONES |
8 |
0.21% |
3,817 |
| TERRELL |
1 |
0.19% |
517 |
| VICTORIA |
36 |
0.19% |
18,747 |
| KARNES |
6 |
0.19% |
3,191 |
| BEE |
13 |
0.18% |
7,040 |
And to point out one last important fact. Even though they have one million registered voters combined, three particular counties refused to cast a single vote for Patriot. Nueces and Hidalgo I can understand. They are probably just afraid that Dillon is going to marshal his armies of justice against them.
The most populous of the 3 though? None other than Travis County. Just as I expected, not a single Patriot among the residents of the People's Republic of Austin. Not one.
Actually, it was a machine error. The Travis e-Slates by default cast all votes for James "Patriot" Dillon for Charles E. Waterbury. |
