Top races in Collin County Texas Elections, November 2, 2010
This November 2nd (Tuesday) are the “mid-term” elections across the US. In Texas, Straight Party voting includes the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Green parties. In Collin County there are a lot of important races that will help determine the future of Texas; a typically strong Republican state, but early voting results suggest the democrats may be gaining momentum.
The following are specific county wide contests. Click here for a complete list of sample ballots and to find your voting location by precinct.
Also check out the Libery Institutes Free Voters Guide.
Gubernatorial Candidates:
Rick Perry – http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ Republican Incumbent
Bill White – Former Mayor of Huston – www.billwhitefortexas.com/ Democrat
Kathie Glass – http://www.kathie4guv.com/ LP
Deb Shafto – http://electdebshafto.org/ Green Party
Write-in Candidate(s)
Lieutenant Governor:
David Dewhurst – http://www.daviddewhurst.com/ Republican incumbent
Linda Chavez-Thompson – http://texansforlinda.com/ Democrat
Scott Jameson – www.scottjameson.org/ LP
Herb Gonzales, Jr. – txgreens.org/herbgonzales/ Green Party
U.S. Representative District 3:
Sam Johnson – http://www.samjohnson.house.gov/ – Republican Incumbent
John Lingenfelder – http://www.lingenfelderforcongress.com/ Democrat
Christopher J. Claytor – http://www.claytorforcongress.org/ LP
Write-in Candidate(s)
U.S. Representative, District 4:
Ralph M. Hall – http://ralphhall.house.gov/ – Republican Incumbent and longest standing U.S. Representative.
VaLinda Hathcox – http://valindahathcoxforcongress.blogspot.com/ Democrat
Jim D. Prindle – www.prindleforcongress.com/ LP
Shane Shepard – http://shaneshepard.net/ independent
Attorney General:
Greg Abbot – https://www.oag.state.tx.us/ – Republican Incumbent
Barbara Ann Radnofsky – http://www.radnofsky.com/ – Democrat
Jon Roland – http://www.jonroland.org/ LP
Comptroller of Public Accounts:
Susan Combs – http://www.window.state.tx.us/ Republican Incumbent
Mary J. Ruwart – www.ruwart.com/Pages/Home/ LP
Edward Lindsay – http://www.newmenu.org/lindsay Green Party
Commissioner of the General Land Office:
Jerry Patterson – http://www.glo.state.tx.us/about/commissioner.html Republican Incumbent
Hector Uribe – http://www.hectoruribe.com/ Democrat
James L. Holdar – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXHoldarJamesL Libertarian Party (hard to find information one – wonder how serious he is about this race).
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Todd Staples – http://www.agr.state.tx.us/agr/main_render/0,1968,1848_1944_0_0,00.html?channelId=1944 – Republican Incumbent
Hank Gilbert – hankgilbert.com/ Democrat
Rick Donaldson – http://www.rickdonaldsonfortexasagriculturecommissioner.com/ LP
Railroad Commissioner:
David Porter – www.votedavidporter.com/content/index.cfm Republican Nominee (unseated the incumbent).
Jeff Weems – http://jeffweemsforcommissioner.com/ Democrat
Roger Gary – http://www.austinpost.org/content/roger-gary LP
Art Browning – http://www.newmenu.org/artbrowning LP
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3:
Debra Lehrmann – http://www.judgedebralehrmann.com/ Republican – appointed June 21, 2010 by Governor Rick Perry to replace Harriet O’Neill
Jim Sharp – http://www.1stcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/justice_jsharp.asp , www.txdemocrats.org/sharp/ Democrat
William Bryan Strange, III – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXStrangeWilliamBryanIII LP
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5:
Paul Green – http://www.justicepaulgreen.com/ Republican Incumbent
Bill Moody – www.txdemocrats.org/moody/ Democrat
Tom Oxford – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?Id=TXOxfordTom LP
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9:
Eva Guzman – http://www.evaguzman.com/ Republican Incumbent
Blake Bailey – http://baileyforsupremecourt.com/ Democrat
Jack Armstrong – http://www.jack4justice.com/ LP
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2:
Lawrence “Larry” Meyers – http://www.judgelawrencemeyers.org/ Republican Incumbent
J. Randell Stevens – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXStevensJRandell LP
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5:
Cheryl Johnson – www.judgecheryljohnson.com/ – Incumbent
Dave Howard – www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=68895 – LP
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6:
Michael E. Keasler – www.judgekeasler.com/ Republican Incumbent
Keith Hampton – www.hamptonforjudge.com/ Democrat
Robert Ravee Virasin – elections.star-telegram.com/VG/VGDisplay.aspx?RaceGroupId=17 LP
Justice 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 4:
Lana Myers – http://www.justicelanamyers.com/ Replication Incumbent
Bonnie Lee Goldstein – bonnieleeforjustice.com/ Democrat
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 12, Unexpired Term:
Robert M. (Bob) Fillmore – http://www.justicebobfillmore.com/ Republican Incumbent
Lawrence J. Praeger – http://www.tdwcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010AnswersLarryPraeger.pdf Democrat
Criminal District Attorney:
Currently John R. Roach not running for re-election.
Greg Willis – http://www.gregwillis.org/ Republican
Rafael De La Garza II – delagarzaforda.com/default.aspx Democrat
County Judge:
Keith Self – www.keithself.com/
David M. Smith – http://www.dms4collincounty.com/
Judge, County Court at Law Number 3:
Lance S. Baxter – http://www.baxterforjudge.com/BaxterforJudge/Home.html Republican
Sajeel S. Khaleel – www.yidio.com/sajeel-khaleel-for-judge-collin-county-by-raja-zahid-a-kha… Democrat
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 2:
John E. Payton – www.jpforjp.com/ Republican incumbent
Rey V. Flores – www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAkVyYH6Occ Democrat
District Clerk:
Patricia Crigger – www.votecrigger.com/
Write-in Candidate(s)
Member, State Board of Education, District 9:
Thomas Ratliff – www.thomasratliff.com/ Republican
Jeff McGee – www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=123947 LP
Paul Cardwell – txgreens.org/paulcardwell/ Green Party
State Senator, District 8:
Florence Shapiro – http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist8/dist8.htm Republican Incumbent
Ed Kless – http://electkless.com LP
Texas State Board of Education, District 12:
George Clayton – http://www.georgemclayton.com/ Republican
Amy Parsons – http://www.parsonstx.com LP
There are also a lot of State Representative’s running un-apposed, and other more local candidates. Check ou the Voter guide from the Liberty Institute.
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Who will I vote for?
Probably a mix of Libertarian Party (those who actually have web-site with good information on them), and Republicans. However, for the first time I’m finding myself interested in a Democrat. Bill White… Why? Take a look at Huston; even Glen Becks “An inconvenient Book” talks a lot about some of the positive points for Huston that potentially could be at least partially thanks to Bill White.
The following are specific county wide contests. Click here for a complete list of sample ballots and to find your voting location by precinct.
Also check out the Libery Institutes Free Voters Guide.
Gubernatorial Candidates:
Rick Perry – http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ Republican Incumbent
Bill White – Former Mayor of Huston – www.billwhitefortexas.com/ Democrat
Kathie Glass – http://www.kathie4guv.com/ LP
Deb Shafto – http://electdebshafto.org/ Green Party
Write-in Candidate(s)
Lieutenant Governor:
David Dewhurst – http://www.daviddewhurst.com/ Republican incumbent
Linda Chavez-Thompson – http://texansforlinda.com/ Democrat
Scott Jameson – www.scottjameson.org/ LP
Herb Gonzales, Jr. – txgreens.org/herbgonzales/ Green Party
U.S. Representative District 3:
Sam Johnson – http://www.samjohnson.house.gov/ – Republican Incumbent
John Lingenfelder – http://www.lingenfelderforcongress.com/ Democrat
Christopher J. Claytor – http://www.claytorforcongress.org/ LP
Write-in Candidate(s)
U.S. Representative, District 4:
Ralph M. Hall – http://ralphhall.house.gov/ – Republican Incumbent and longest standing U.S. Representative.
VaLinda Hathcox – http://valindahathcoxforcongress.blogspot.com/ Democrat
Jim D. Prindle – www.prindleforcongress.com/ LP
Shane Shepard – http://shaneshepard.net/ independent
Attorney General:
Greg Abbot – https://www.oag.state.tx.us/ – Republican Incumbent
Barbara Ann Radnofsky – http://www.radnofsky.com/ – Democrat
Jon Roland – http://www.jonroland.org/ LP
Comptroller of Public Accounts:
Susan Combs – http://www.window.state.tx.us/ Republican Incumbent
Mary J. Ruwart – www.ruwart.com/Pages/Home/ LP
Edward Lindsay – http://www.newmenu.org/lindsay Green Party
Commissioner of the General Land Office:
Jerry Patterson – http://www.glo.state.tx.us/about/commissioner.html Republican Incumbent
Hector Uribe – http://www.hectoruribe.com/ Democrat
James L. Holdar – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXHoldarJamesL Libertarian Party (hard to find information one – wonder how serious he is about this race).
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Todd Staples – http://www.agr.state.tx.us/agr/main_render/0,1968,1848_1944_0_0,00.html?channelId=1944 – Republican Incumbent
Hank Gilbert – hankgilbert.com/ Democrat
Rick Donaldson – http://www.rickdonaldsonfortexasagriculturecommissioner.com/ LP
Railroad Commissioner:
David Porter – www.votedavidporter.com/content/index.cfm Republican Nominee (unseated the incumbent).
Jeff Weems – http://jeffweemsforcommissioner.com/ Democrat
Roger Gary – http://www.austinpost.org/content/roger-gary LP
Art Browning – http://www.newmenu.org/artbrowning LP
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3:
Debra Lehrmann – http://www.judgedebralehrmann.com/ Republican – appointed June 21, 2010 by Governor Rick Perry to replace Harriet O’Neill
Jim Sharp – http://www.1stcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/justice_jsharp.asp , www.txdemocrats.org/sharp/ Democrat
William Bryan Strange, III – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXStrangeWilliamBryanIII LP
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5:
Paul Green – http://www.justicepaulgreen.com/ Republican Incumbent
Bill Moody – www.txdemocrats.org/moody/ Democrat
Tom Oxford – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?Id=TXOxfordTom LP
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9:
Eva Guzman – http://www.evaguzman.com/ Republican Incumbent
Blake Bailey – http://baileyforsupremecourt.com/ Democrat
Jack Armstrong – http://www.jack4justice.com/ LP
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2:
Lawrence “Larry” Meyers – http://www.judgelawrencemeyers.org/ Republican Incumbent
J. Randell Stevens – http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXStevensJRandell LP
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5:
Cheryl Johnson – www.judgecheryljohnson.com/ – Incumbent
Dave Howard – www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=68895 – LP
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6:
Michael E. Keasler – www.judgekeasler.com/ Republican Incumbent
Keith Hampton – www.hamptonforjudge.com/ Democrat
Robert Ravee Virasin – elections.star-telegram.com/VG/VGDisplay.aspx?RaceGroupId=17 LP
Justice 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 4:
Lana Myers – http://www.justicelanamyers.com/ Replication Incumbent
Bonnie Lee Goldstein – bonnieleeforjustice.com/ Democrat
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 12, Unexpired Term:
Robert M. (Bob) Fillmore – http://www.justicebobfillmore.com/ Republican Incumbent
Lawrence J. Praeger – http://www.tdwcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2010AnswersLarryPraeger.pdf Democrat
Criminal District Attorney:
Currently John R. Roach not running for re-election.
Greg Willis – http://www.gregwillis.org/ Republican
Rafael De La Garza II – delagarzaforda.com/default.aspx Democrat
County Judge:
Keith Self – www.keithself.com/
David M. Smith – http://www.dms4collincounty.com/
Judge, County Court at Law Number 3:
Lance S. Baxter – http://www.baxterforjudge.com/BaxterforJudge/Home.html Republican
Sajeel S. Khaleel – www.yidio.com/sajeel-khaleel-for-judge-collin-county-by-raja-zahid-a-kha… Democrat
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 2:
John E. Payton – www.jpforjp.com/ Republican incumbent
Rey V. Flores – www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAkVyYH6Occ Democrat
District Clerk:
Patricia Crigger – www.votecrigger.com/
Write-in Candidate(s)
Member, State Board of Education, District 9:
Thomas Ratliff – www.thomasratliff.com/ Republican
Jeff McGee – www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=123947 LP
Paul Cardwell – txgreens.org/paulcardwell/ Green Party
State Senator, District 8:
Florence Shapiro – http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist8/dist8.htm Republican Incumbent
Ed Kless – http://electkless.com LP
Texas State Board of Education, District 12:
George Clayton – http://www.georgemclayton.com/ Republican
Amy Parsons – http://www.parsonstx.com LP
There are also a lot of State Representative’s running un-apposed, and other more local candidates. Check ou the Voter guide from the Liberty Institute.
——————
Who will I vote for?
Probably a mix of Libertarian Party (those who actually have web-site with good information on them), and Republicans. However, for the first time I’m finding myself interested in a Democrat. Bill White… Why? Take a look at Huston; even Glen Becks “An inconvenient Book” talks a lot about some of the positive points for Huston that potentially could be at least partially thanks to Bill White.
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