The Very Good News

In the words of longtime Precinct Chair Tom Blackwell, who compiled this comparison of election results from yesterday's primary in Dallas County, "the revolution continues".

For US Senate:
Results in Dallas County show Democrat Rick Noriega - 105,098 **
Republican John Cornyn - 65,978

16th Senate District (which is entirely within Dallas County - and each candidate is unopposed in their party primary):
Democrat Rain Levy Minns 36,640
Republican John Carona 26,002

State Representative, Dist 108 (which is entirely within Dallas County - and each candidate is unopposed in their party primary):
Democrat Emil Reichstat 8,389
(Craddick) Republican Dan Branch 5,323

State Representative, Dist 102 (which is entirely within Dallas County - and each candidate is unopposed in their party primary):
Democrat Carol Kent 7,340
(Craddick) Republican Tony Goolsby 4,830

(Other State Representative and Senate districts had similar results)

Dallas County Sheriff (contested in each party primary):
Democratic Sheriff Lupe Valdez 116,064 *
Republians now in a run-off: Cannaday 30,448
Previously defeated Sheriff Bowles 26,343
Sub-total of Republicans now in a run-off: 56,791

* Sheriff Valdez was re-nominated with 50.86% of the Democratic Primary vote. 3 other candidates, including one endorsed by the Irrelevant Morning News, did not have 50% together.

** 3 primary opponents together did not have 50% of the vote