Former Houston Mayor Bill White had no trouble winning the Democratic nomination for governor in last weeks Party Primary, getting 90% of votes. Local businessman and haircare mogul Farouk Shami placed a distant second with 7%.
Also getting votes were Felix Rodriguez Alvarado, Star Locke, Clement Glenn, Bill Dear and Alma Ludivina Aguado. There was a trio of Democrats who want to be the next lieutenant governor of Texas. They were Ronnie Earl, Mark Katz and Linda Chavez Thompson. Earl, with 46%, will face Chavez Thompson in a runoff.
Leading the ballot for county races was that of county judge Gordan Quan beat Ahmad Hassan with more than 80% of the votes.
Ann Harris Bennett beat Sue Smith Schechter for the Democratic nomination for county clerk.
In a closely watched race for the Congressional seat in District 18, Sheila Jackson Lee defeated challenger Jarvis Johnson by gaining about 67% of the vote for the Democratic position.
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