ELECTIONS 2014
Denton Record-Chronicle
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
ELECTION RESULTS ✔ denotes winner * denotes runoff. In some contested races in which no one gets more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to a runoff. (i) denotes incumbent (R) denotes Republican (D) denotes Democrat (L) denotes Libertarian (G) denotes Green Party 84.4% of state precincts, 18.2% of county precincts
Statewide Votes
Denton County
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U.S. senator ✔ John Cornyn (R) (i) David M. Alameel (D) Rebecca Paddock (L) Emily “Spicybrown” Sanchez (G)
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, who lost to Greg Abbott, greets supporters at an election night watch party in Fort Worth.
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Governor Democrat who ran for Texas governor in 2010. The loss was a sobering reality check for Democrats and delighted Republicans, who relished running up the score on a high-profile opponent whose campaign was co-piloted by the architects of President Barack Obama’s re-election. Abbott, the state attorney general since 2003, was carrying more than 60 percent of the vote with more than half the ballots counted. “I’m thinking there’s a whole lot of the country that’s looking to be more like Texas tonight,” said Gov. Rick Perry, warming up the crowd for his successor at an Austin victory party. Perry did not seek a record fourth full term but is mulling another White House run in 2016. Two other potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush — were also on hand to toast Abbott, who didn’t rub in the landslide victory in his acceptance speech. Four years ago, Perry won his final re-election bid by 13 points over his Democratic opponent — who lacked the name recognition, nationwide book tour and record-breaking fundraising that Davis generated. Abbott’s
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Fracking tion over the rights of a Texas city to police what happens within its borders pushed it into the national spotlight. Ed Soph, treasurer of Pass the Ban, said the turnout sent a message. “The responsible citizens of Denton have spoken — loudly and clearly,” Soph said. Bobby Jones, co-chairman of pro-fracking committee Denton Taxpayers for a Strong Economy, did not return calls for comment on election results Tuesday night. Ed Longanecker, president of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association, said the outcome was unfortunate and ultimately will be decided in the courts. “At risk are not only our constitutional rights, but also the loss of high-paying jobs, muchneeded tax revenue, access to low-cost electricity and further exploitation by activist groups seeking to advance their anti-oil and gas ideology,” Longanecker said in an email. “We will just have to see how much damage is done in the interim.” The campaign was, by far, the most expensive in the city’s history, with opponents of the ban far outraising and outspending the ban’s proponents. Pass the Ban raised nearly $75,000 through Oct. 25, but that was dwarfed by the amounts raised by Denton Taxpayers. Denton Taxpayers pulled in close to $700,000 through Oct. 25, the latest campaign finance reporting date. Chevron and Occidental Petroleum kicked in $95,000 even though neither operates any gas wells in Denton. EnerVest, XTO Energy and Devon Energy all made six-figure donations that totaled more than $540,000. In the final days before the election, Denton Taxpayers had ads running in print, broadcast and social media, many of them with an image of a pink piggy bank being smashed by a gavel.
landslide win also humiliated Battleground Texas, a muscular political organization that ran Davis’ ground operation and promised a not-too-distant Democratic resurgence. Davis’ appeal to women voters fell short, as they were divided about evenly between the candidates, according to preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press and television networks. She had the edge with Hispanic voters, but whites overwhelmingly picked Abbott. Abbott, 56, will become the first elected governor in the U.S. to be in a wheelchair since 1982. Paralyzed from the waist down after being crushed by a falling tree during a jog as a law student, Abbott made his biography the cornerstone of a campaign that aggressively courted Hispanic voters with an emphasis unmatched by a Texas Republican since George W. Bush left for the White House. Abbott will be sworn into office in January, carrying an agenda of bare-knuckled Texas conservatism. He will govern alongside Dan Patrick, a conservative talk radio host and founder of the tea party caucus in the Legislature. Patrick was easily elected lieutenant governor despite shunning reporters and using confrontational rhetoric that even other Republicans condemned. The pro-fracking group secured support from the North Texas State Fair Association, the Denton Chamber of Commerce and the Denton County Republican Party, which bought its own ads opposing the ban. In the end, party loyalty wasn’t enough to sway the grass-roots support for the ban. Cathy McMullen, who helped spearhead the petition to ban fracking, said Pass the Ban had more than 50 volunteers greeting voters at every Denton polling place Tuesday, despite the rain and cold. Voters appreciated the information cards that helped them understand the proposition language and make the choice they intended to, McMullen said. “We really believed in it [the ban],” McMullen said. “Everybody who worked on this believed in it with their whole heart.” The City Council will canvass the election Nov. 18. “The ban should take effect about Dec. 2, pending anything that may occur,” said Mayor Chris Watts, referring to a possible legal challenge to the city’s authority to ban fracking. Outgoing Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson suggested in July that his office would sue the city if it enacted the ban, citing the state’s interest in being able to develop minerals on state-owned land in Denton. David Porter, commissioner with the Texas Railroad Commission, issued a statement saying he, too, was disappointed in the outcome. “As the senior energy regulator in Texas, I am disappointed that Denton voters fell prey to scare tactics and mischaracterizations of the truth in passing the hydraulic fracturing ban,” Porter wrote. The City Council has been working on revising its ordinance to address other nuisance issues associated with the hundreds of wells that are operating in the city, Watts said. PEGGY HEINKEL-WOLFE can be reached at 940-5666881 and via Twitter at @phwolfeDRC.
2,626,475 62.2% 62,994 67.7% 1,429,195 33.8% 26,023 28% 118,596 3.2% 2,925 3.2% 48,391 1.1% 1,057 1.1% Districtwide Denton County Votes % Votes % U.S. representative, District 24 62.6% of district precincts, 6.9% of county precincts ✔ Kenny E. Marchant (R) (I) 80,223 65.9% 7,764 64.2% Patrick McGehearty (D) 38,404 31.6% 4,066 33.6% Mike Kollis (L) 3,033 2.5% 270 2.2% U.S. representative, District 26 32.4% of district precincts, 20.9% of county precincts ✔ Michael Burgess (R) (i) 83,146 82.9% 58,723 81.7% Mark Boler (L) 17,097 17.1% 13,194 18.3% Governor 84.4% of state precincts, 18.2% of Statewide Denton County county precincts Votes % Votes % ✔ Greg Abbott (R) 2,575,989 60% 61,205 65.2% Wendy R. Davis (D) 1,641,637 38.2% 30,871 32.9% Katie Glass (L) 58,785 1.4% 1,388 1.5% Brandon Parmer (G) 16,591 0.4% 374 0.4% Lieutenant governor 2,503,647 58.8% 60,526 64.8% ✔ Dan Patrick (R) Leticia Van de Putte (D) 1,624,565 38.1% 29,598 31.7% Robert D. Butler (L) 105,746 2.5% 2,614 2.8% Chandrakantha Courtney (G) 24,389 0.6% 614 0.7% Attorney general 2,520,599 59.5% 61,215 65.8% ✔ Ken Paxton (R) Sam Houston (D) 1,589,031 37.5% 28,884 31% Jamie Balagia (L) 103,754 2.4% 2,331 2.5% Jamar Osborne (G) 26,175 0.6% 646 0.7% Comptroller of public accounts 2,496,847 59.2% 60,439 65.4% ✔ Glenn Hegar (R) Mike Collier (D) 1,561,904 37% 27,997 30.3% Ben Sanders (L) 121,139 2.9% 2,895 3.1% Deb Shafto (G) 39,817 0.9% 1,105 1.2% Land commissioner 2,595,843 61.3% 62,527 67.3% ✔ George P. Bush (R) John Cook (D) 1,474,921 34.8% 26,146 28.2% Justin Knight (L) 112,208 2.6% 2,810 3% Valeri Alessi (G) 53,038 1.6% 1,356 1.5% Agriculture commissioner 2,480,318 59.2% 60,523 65.8% ✔ Sid Miller (R) Jim Hogan (D) 1,521,656 36.3% 26,838 29.2% David “Rocky” Palmquist (L) 116,958 2.8% 2,864 3.1% Kenneth Kendrick (G) 68,970 1.6% 1,726 1.9% Railroad commissioner ✔ Ryan Sitton (R) 2,467,154 58.9% 60,389 65.7% Steve Brown (D) 1,508,763 36% 26,836 29.2% Mark A. Miller (L) 128,766 3.1% 3,211 3.5% Martina Salinas (G) 83,730 2% 1,522 1.6% Chief justice, Supreme Court ✔ Nathan Hecht (R) (i) 2,532,623 60.2% 61,466 66.7% William Moody (D) 1,549,859 36.% 27,617 30% Tom Oxford (L) 124,786 3% 3,067 3.3% Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 ✔ Jeff Brown (R) (i) 2,547,017 61% 61,441 66.9% Lawrence Edward Meyers (D) 1,502,012 35.9% 27,150 29.5% Mark Ash (L) 129,310 3.1% 3,271 3.6% Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7 ✔ Jeff Boyd (R) (i) 2,490,924 59.5% 60,758 66.2% Gina Benavides (D) 1,550,885 37.1% 27,459 29.9% Don Fulton (L) 111,990 2.7% 2,819 3.1% Charles E. Waterbury (G) 30,609 0.7% 767 0.8% Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8 ✔ Phil Johnson (R) (i) 2,704,523 79.3% 63,905 78.9% RS Roberto Koelsch (L) 397,068 11.6% 9,524 11.8% Jim Chisolm (G) 310,831 9.1% 7,535 9.3% Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 ✔ Bert Richardson (R) 2,515,846 60.5% 60,905 66.8% John Granberg (D) 1,497,817 36% 27,004 29.6% Mark W. Bennett (L) 146,437 3.5% 3,330 3.6% Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 2,639,085 76.8% 63,114 77% ✔ Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) Quanah Parker (L) 444,145 12.9% 10,858 13.2% Judith Sanders-Castro (G) 354,546 10.3% 8,071 9.8% Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 ✔ David Newell (R) 2,765,903 78.7% 63,707 78% William Bryan Strange III (L) 451,570 12.8% 10,446 12.8% George Joseph Altgelt (G) 296,961 8.4% 7,505 9.2% 27.6% of county precincts State senator, District 30
Districtwide Votes %
Denton County Votes %
27.6% of district precincts
13,798 ✔ Craig Estes (R) (i) Cory Lane (D) 5,654 State representative, District 63 ✔ Tan Parker (R) (i) 21,026 Daniel Moran (D) 6,355 State representative, District 64 ✔ Myra Crownover (R) (i) 15,963 Emy Lyons (D) 8,861 Braeden Wright (G) 684 State representative, District 65 ✔ Ron Simmons (R) (i) 11,549 Alex Mendoza (D) 6,140 State representative, District 106 ✔ Pat Fallon (R) (i) 15,349 Lisa Osterholt (D) 5,915 Rodney Caston (L) 479 Judge, 367th Judicial District Margaret E. Barnes (R) (i) David Heiman (D) County clerk ✔ Juli Anne Luke (R) Schyler Butler (G)
70.9% 29.1%
9,643 3,952
70.9% 29.1%
76.8% 23.2% 62.6% 34.7% 2.7% 65.3% 34.7%
Votes
BARTONVILLE Alderman, Place No. 3 (special election) ✔ Clay Sams 338 59% Bill Reaves 224 39.1% Isaac Shepherd 11 1.9% Proposition 1: The legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate holders only. ✔ For 470 79.7% Against 120 20.3%
THE COLONY Council Place 3 Bob Bourbon Brian R. Wade Council Place 4 Virginia S. Taddesse David Terre (i) Kevin Braby Council Place 6 Chris Patterson Tonie L. Boaman Joel Marks (i) Lee W. Ewing Juan Martinez
132 1,028 285
9.1% 71.2% 19.7%
313 117 470 46 186
27.7% 10.3% 41.5% 4.1% 16.4%
CROSS ROADS Proposition 1: The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the Town of Cross Roads, Texas, at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. ✔ For 272 88.3% Against 36 11.7%
FRISCO Proposition 1: An ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 08-05-52 of the City of Frisco, Texas, which repealed Ordinance No. 07-08-37 which authorized the sale of alcoholic beverages by holders of a Mixed Beverage Late Hours Permit until 2 a.m. on any day. For 6,659 60.6% Against 4,338 39.4% Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1: The issuance of $62 million in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes in payment of the bonds (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration). For 1 50% Against 1 50% Proposition 2: The issuance of $99 million in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes in payment of the bonds (roads). For 1 50% Against 1 50% Proposition 3: The levy of a maintenance tax not to exceed $1.20 per $100 of assessed valuation (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration). For 1 50% Against 1 50% Proposition 4: The levy of a maintenance tax not to exceed $1.20 per $100 of assessed valuation (roads). For 1 50% Against 1 50%
LAKE DALLAS Proposition 1: Termination of the Lake Dallas Economic Development Corporation and the abolishment of a sales and use tax within the municipality for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises at the rate of one-half of one percent, and the adoption of an additional sales and use tax within the municipality at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to be used to reduce the property tax rate. ✔ For 811 75.7% Against 261 24.3% Proposition 2: The adoption of a local sales and use tax in the City of Lake Dallas, Texas, at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to provide revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. ✔ For 649 81.9% Against 143 18.1% Proposition 3: Shall Section 3.01 (“Number, Selection and Term”) and Section 3.06.01 (“Vacancies”) of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Lake Dallas, Texas be amended to provide for three-year terms of office for council members and to comply with the Texas Constitution requirements for filling vacancies, such that Sections 3.01 and 3.06.01 shall read as follows: Section 3.01. Number, Selection and Term. The legislative and governing body of the city shall consist of a mayor and five councilmembers and shall be known as the “City Council of the City of Lake Dallas, Texas.” 1) The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city at large, each of whom, unless sooner removed by the provisions of this Charter, shall serve for a term of three years or until their successors have been duly elected, and qualified. Each councilmember shall occupy a position on the city council, such positions being numbered as places 1 through 5. 2) All members of the city council, other than the mayor, shall be elected under the place system. In May of 2015, one councilmember for place 1, one councilmember for place 3 and one councilmember for place 5 shall be elected for three-year terms. In May of 2016, the mayor, one councilmember for place 2 and one councilmember for place 4 shall be elected for three- year terms. In May of 2017, no election for councilmembers shall be held, except as may be required to fill a vacancy. The “three-three-none” (3-3-0) pattern of elections shall continue into the future. Section 3.06.01. Vacancies. If one or more vacancies shall occur for mayor or councilmember a special election shall be called within 120 days after the vacancy or vacancies occur, but the remaining members of the council by a majority vote shall appoint a qualified person or persons to fill such vacancy or vacancies if the unexpired term is 12 months or less. ✔ For 760 69.9% Against 327 30.1%
TRADITION MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2
70.6% 27.2% 2.2% 95,926 41,553
69.8% 30.2%
99.510 20,908
82.6% 17.4%
STATE PROPOSITION Statewide Votes % Constitutional Amendment Proposition 1: The constitutional amendment providing for the use and dedication of certain money transferred to the state highway fund to assist in the completion of transportation construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects, not to include toll roads. ✔ For 3,026,888 79.8% Against 764,686 28.2%
Creation of the district For Against Temporary directors (vote for five) ✔ Kevin Crews ✔ Clay Densmore ✔ Michele Kennedy ✔ Clay Thomas ✔ Jason Wight
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TROPHY CLUB Town Council Place 4 (unexpired term expiring in May) Jeanne Buck ✔ Tim Kurtz Gregory Wilson
UNCONTESTED RACES 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 2 Bill Meier (R) (i) 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 7 Lee Gabriel (R) (i) Judge, 158th Judicial District Steve Burgess (R) (i) Judge, 211th Judicial District Brody Shanklin (R) Denton County criminal district attorney Paul Johnson (R) (i) Denton County judge Mary Horn (R) (i) Judge, County Court-at-Law No. 1 Kimberly McCary (R) (i) Judge, County Court-at-Law No. 2 Robert Ramirez (R) (i) Judge, County Criminal Court 1 Jim Crouch (R) (i)
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Judge, County Criminal Court 2 Virgil Vahlenkamp Jr. (R) (i) Judge, County Criminal Court 3 David Garcia (R) (i) Judge, County Criminal Court 4 Joe Bridges (R) (i) Judge, County Criminal Court 5 Coby Waddill (R) Judge, County Probate Court Bonnie Robison (R) (i) District clerk Sherri Adelstein (R) (i) County treasurer Cindy Yeatts Brown (R) (i) County Commissioner Precinct 2 Ron Marchant (R) (i) County Commissioner Precinct 4 Andy Eads (R) (i)
Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Joe Holland (R) (i) Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 James R. DePiazza (R) (i) Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Becky Kerbow (R) (i) Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 J Hand (R) (i) Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Mike Oglesby (R) Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 Gary W. Blanscet (R) Constable Precinct 1 Johnny Hammons (R)
682 1,361 451
27.3% 54.6% 18.1%