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Democrat Dan Barrett Wins HD-97 Runoff

by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 09:09 PM CST

As noted below, Democrat Dan Barrett has won the special election runoff to fill the remainder of Republican Anna Mowery's term given her resignation and retirement from the Texas House of Representatives.

Barrett won over Republican candidate Mark Shelton with 52.2% of the vote, outperforming the Democratic performance of the district by 13 points. Barret won the Election Day vote by 69 votes and won the election by 452 votes.

The GOP margin in the Texas House is now 79-71 thanks to Dan Barrett today and Kirk England switching parties last month in HD-106. The peak of GOP control was 88-62 after the first re-districting for the 2002 elections.

This proves the wind is behind Texas Democrats back for 2008 and we can win other GOP districts as well, like HD-52 north of Austin in traditionally Republican Williamson County. Congratulations to Dan Barrett, the HDCC, and TexBlog PAC for the stunning win tonight. BOR Editor Matt Glazer will be following up with his thoughts shortly.

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Thanks!!! (5.00 / 5)

Thanks to all the people who worked their collective asses off. Thanks to all of the people who dug deep and generously gave to Dan. Thanks to Democrats in Fort Worth for sending a signal that will reverberate across the state. Hell yeah!

by: El Jefe @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 03:21:05 AM UTC

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Thank you (0.00 / 0)

I know you were working hard on this. Also, Matt is going to be following up with a post much more in depth on what this means big picture. I just wanted top pop off a quick new post rounding up the highlights.

This is only the beginning!

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 03:27:15 AM UTC

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All we need is 4 to tie and 5 to win.... (0.00 / 0)

damn. Thats a big time outperformance. Too bad he wont be able to have a record in the house going into 08.

by: eric.heggie @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 03:21:24 AM UTC

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awesome awesome awesome (0.00 / 0)

Great job, congrats to everybody involved!

by: Joe @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 03:21:31 AM UTC

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Sweet Victory! (5.00 / 1)

Boy does this feel good. It will be a hard to keep in 2008, but that will just make the Fall that much more fun for the new TCDP chair, who will face at least 4 tight elections if not more in his/her first season. I look forward to it.

by: blank @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 03:33:35 AM UTC

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Yahoo! (0.00 / 0)

Excellent news

by: TheUNTEdge @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 04:05:31 AM UTC

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Congrats (0.00 / 0)

Way to go Dan!

We'll do our best in '08 to make up that remaining margin.

by: John McClelland @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 04:35:03 AM UTC

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Several Flipped Precincts (0.00 / 0)

I haven't crunched the numbers yet, but by observation Dan won a line of about 4 precincts just South of I-20 that had large Republican advantages in 2006. It would be interesting to know what exactly he did there. Also, they happen to be relatively close to HD-96. Hopefully, the success here will lead to success there too in 2008. If so, to quote Bruce Willis, "Zed's dead baby. Zed's dead."

by: blank @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 04:43:05 AM UTC

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I LOVE THAT (0.00 / 0)

Whoever runs in 96 should make that the campaign's (private) slogan.

by: trowaman @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 05:24:55 AM UTC

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Good News (0.00 / 0)

Dan will be a great representative. I have had the privilege of being opposite Dan in litigation, and can assure you he fights clean, hard and well.

Congratulations!

Logic and an open mind are more useful than common sense.

by: othniel @ Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:56:21 PM UTC

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