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TEXAS METRO NEWS NOVEMBER 7, 2018
TEXAS METRO NEWS
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 VOL 7 NO 10 www.texasmetronews.com
CELEBRATING VICTORIES
Dallas County victories were numerous as former judge John Creuzot captured the District Attorney seat, defeating incumbent Faith Johnson, and Colin Allred unseated Congressman Pete Sessions.
MY TRUTH
by Cheryl Smith, Publisher
Top races Comptroller
We’re really at war I’m so glad the midterm elections are over. As we anxiously await the results, I must say that I am proud of those who exercised their right to vote and also encouraged others. On the other hand, I have enough disdain to split between those who didn’t vote, those who worked to disenfranchise voters and those who acted as though everything was okay and that voter suppression is not real. Silence is not always golden and silence can be devastating and deadly. But if I and others are smart, we know the work never stops and while some say, on to the next election; there are others who are already planning two, three and ten elections ahead. And that’s where they are smarter. Which brings me to my truth. I have heard so many Black Republicans spouting the “company line” and I understand. I think. I know and hold in high regard some Black Republicans but this “new” Black Republican who refuses to acknowledge and/or call out wrongs, well they are dangerous. When folks look back on these times, they See MY TRUTH, page 14
INSIDE Quit Playin’ By Vincent L. Hall
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE Page 4
Mrs. Ruby Barton is 106 and she voted. Did you? See City of Dallas Results p. 6
JUSTICE for BOTHAM JEAN Lest we forget!
R Glenn Hegar*
53.2%
D Joi Chevalier
43.4%
L Ben Sanders
3.4%
Governor R Greg Abbott*
55.8%
D Lupe Valdez
42.5%
L Mark Tippetts
1.7%
District 32 D Colin Allred
52.2%
R Pete Sessions*
45.9%
L Melina Baker
2%
U.S. Senate R Ted Cruz*
50.9%
D Beto O'Rourke
48.3%
L Neal Dikeman
0.8%
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney D John Creuzot
60.1%
R Faith Johnson*
39.9%
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney R Sharen Wilson*
53.3%
D Albert John Roberts
46.7%
Dallas County Judge D Clay Jenkins*
63.3%
R Brian Hutcheson
34.2%
L Preston Poulter
2.6%
Tarrant County Judge R Glen Whitley*
53.1%
D Lawrence Larry Meyers
46.9%
Statewide offices SEE MORE RESULTS AT Governor
WWW.TEXASMETRONEWS.COM 55.8%
GOP, Democrats splitting governor’s races in key states R Greg Abbott* D Lupe Valdez
42.5%
L Mark Tippetts
1.7%
Lieutenant Governor
By Defender News Service
Democrats tried Tuesday to fight their way back to power in state capitols across the country by reclaiming governor’s seats in key Midwest states, major steps in their nationwide strategy to reverse years of Republican gains in state capitols. Still, their early victories in Kansas, Illinois and Michigan were balanced by Republicans holding on to one of the top prizes, Florida, and the governor’s offices in Ohio and Arizona. All three states will figure prominently in the presidential map in two years.
The other most closely watched governor’s race, in Georgia, remained too close to call Tuesday night. In Michigan, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer defeated Republican Bill Schuette, upending years of Republican control in the state. The former legislative leader will become the second female governor in a state where Democrats heavily targeted other statewide and legislative offices. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in Illinois lost his bid for a second term to Democrat J.B. Pritzker. The billionaire appears to have capitalized not only on Rauner’s lack of popularity but
broader dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump. And in Kansas, Democratic state lawmaker Laura Kelly defeated Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a close ally of Trump. New Mexico also tipped into the Democratic column, with voters choosing Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham to succeed two-term Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. The campaign had been defined by conflicts over struggling public schools and high poverty rates. Democrats Andrew Cuomo in New York and Tom Wolf in Pennsylvania easily won re-elecSee GOP, DEMOCRATS page 11