HD138 56.96% 43.04%
Given that, what is the upside to making an at-best longshot run for the Senate? PPP/Emilys List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46, UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43, Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45, Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46, 2023 Off the Kuff | Powered by WordPress, Year Votes Registered Turnout
We have multiple locations at which anyone can vote precisely as a hedge against problems at any one specific location. JP3 45.55% 51.75% 2.70%
State Representatives. The 2022 General Election is being held on November 8. . SD11 60,351 32,991 17
Experience: Linda Mazzagatti worked for seven years as the Harris County Assistant District Attorney. That may be a bad feature of the law as it now exists, but it is the law and a district court is highly unlikely to deviate from the normal course of behavior. HD150 34,404 20,882 1,366 623
JP5 50.61% 47.07% 2.32%
Country music star and Conroe-native, Parker McCollum caught up with our Sally Mac after he was named the headliner for 2023's Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. 2022 Candidate Endorsements. According to Mealers petition, there is no dispute that there were several dozens of polling locations who at some point in the day, ran out of paper and turned voters away.. Now, were back at square one.. HD133 31,931 27,421 1,396
Having a high profile referendum on the ballot helps drive extra turnout. Many of them target Harris County, which Republicans have spent the past two years chastising for back-to-back elections blunders. Basically, the discussion was going on in consideration of the ordinance that had been passed by the City Council of Killeen and the actions of the result of that particular vote, Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza told the Herald. Ballotpedia provided coverage of supreme court and intermediate appellate court elections, as well as local trial court elections for judges within the 100 largest cities in the United States as . JP2 42.81% 54.66% 2.51% 0.01%
But the prospects for any gun regulations in Texas are dim, leaving the Uvalde families convinced that the next mass shooting is only a question of time. SD13 21.23% 78.74% 0.04%
Ive spent a lot of time and space on this blog talking about judicial races and trying to make sense of their numbers. For example, the Proposition B ordinance states no city funds will be used for THC testing of misdemeanor amounts of marijuana. We cant say for certain how much all that spending affected the final outcomes, but its impossible to think it had no effect. HD135 42.19% 55.44% 2.37% 0.00%
Is it finally the time for Julian Castro? JP5 52.55% 47.43% 0.02%
2015 268,872 979,401 27.45%
Nuff said. CD36 70,392 41,817 24
JP6 5,571 16,529
I was on several endorsements interviews with some of these judges through a different organization. The story goes into detail about how absurdly vague the provisions are, which could put a whole lot of election administrators in solidly red counties in danger if something goes wrong, as things sometimes do. HD131 19.54% 77.57% 2.90%
Education: Central College in Iowa, University of Houston, and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: alyciaharveyforjudge.com. Maybe such people exist and Republicans have been successful at keeping them all quiet until the lawsuits are heard, who can say. Dist Daniel% Burgess%
See here for the background. The question then is why. CC1 80,014 194,272 79
[1] The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas has jurisdiction in Harris County. See here and here for the background. Progressive groups celebrated on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon before delivering the boxes of signed petitions needed to get a measure in front of voters that would decriminalize both cannabis possession and abortion. CC1 70,449 192,875 7,107 3,563
Adrian Garcia, County Commissioner, Precinct 2 Ill post updates and candidate names as I get them. HD134 35,653 45,142 16
Harris County election results for Texas midterms on Nov. 8, 2022 The government moved forward at that point, but its not necessarily surprising that we havent seen any other announcements or any other information thats gone public, said Edward Loya Jr., a Dallas-based attorney and former federal prosecutor. JP7 11,907 63,400 1,926 1,109
CC3 225,304 134,394 7,641
At Tuesdays Denton City Council work session, Police Chief Doug Shoemaker was also on hand during Hensleys presentation to answer questions and reassured council members that misdemeanor amounts of marijuana would continue to be a low priority for police. Thanks! Democrats can persuade at least some Republicans to vote for their statewide candidates, but only under some conditions. Same shit, different year. Education: University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas at Austin. For the First and Fourteenth, those counties are Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo tries to win re-election but faces a challenge from Republican Alexandra . HD126 61.92% 38.08%
In 2012, Luong returned to private practice, where he focused on representing Harris County citizens in criminal matters and handling court appointments cases, including representing indigent veterans and persons with mental health illnesses. The Elections Administrator of Harris County has the responsibility of carrying out statutory electoral functions outlined by federal and state laws. HD147 10,015 35,364
HD149 12,278 18,681 882
JP4 59.16% 40.84%
Dan Simons is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. I have no idea. 2020 bad counties 122K to 127K Heap 0 69,735 18,880 68,808
Nearly 70% of voters cast their ballots during the early voting period, but Mealer only cites issues on Election Day itself. Theres a lack of clubs, and thus neighborhood-based outreach, in a lot of traditional Democratic areas. HD137 7,704 13,091 643
Martin then went into private law practice from 2005 to 2018. HD145 26.72% 70.17% 3.12%
Texas House leadership on Wednesday shut down a long-building push to ban Democratic committee chairs, deploying procedural legislative maneuvers to defeat multiple proposals on the issue. In her most recent role, she serves as a Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor. HD130 69.92% 28.62% 1.46% 0.01%
HD128 31,548 13,748 1,148
In what should be a stronger Democratic year, Ill be very interested to see how things change. Harris County 482nd Criminal District Court Judge: Democratic challengers Sherlene Cruz, Alycia Harvey and Veronica Nelson. HD143 8,631 15,710
HD135 40.00% 57.44% 2.56%
Education: Alabama State University and Southern University Law Center. I did not get around to doing the 30-day and 8-day reports from 2022, so what you see here in these reports is not contiguous for those who were on last Novembers ballot. Sixteen senators had Lady Fortune on their side and drew four-year terms, and fifteen unlucky souls will have to run for reelection in two years. Judges who had not actively served at least six months on their current bench as of the date this questionnaire was prepared do not appear on the Judicial Evaluation. Putting them in the position of oversight would definitely change the dynamic..
HD143 34.51% 62.22% 3.28%
JP2 23,249 29,149 10
HD134 28,201 50,706 2,371
HD133 31,901 26,700 1,898
CC2 98,597 101,176
While at the DAs office, she handled thousands of felony and misdemeanor cases. I think the Trib story contains the most relevant bit of information: The Election Day problems were unlikely to have been substantial enough to swing the results of the Harris County judges race, according to Bob Stein, a political science professor at Rice University. HD143 35.04% 59.96% 5.00%
Dist Miller% Hays%
Submit application to: Harris County Board of Elections, 1001 Preston, Houston, Texas . HD126 61.88% 36.32% 1.80% 0.00%
Election 2022: Candidates for Harris County judge race stake their Its not that hard.. Briones 819,495 331,782 0 667,234
Take Action. CC2 49.35% 50.65%
Again, I dont know exactly why. Individual seeking a County office as an Independent candidate must file for a place on the ballot with the Harris County Judge: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo 1001 Preston, Suite 911 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: 713-274-7000 Fax: 713-755-8379 HD127 41,603 24,533 5
HD140 30.99% 65.76% 3.24% 0.02%
My point is simply that it would not take anything like a historic turnout percentage to produce a record number of total voters, just simply because there are more voters now. CC1 74,077 194,887
If anyone thought that eliminating straight ticket voting would give Republicans more of a chance to win these farther downballot races because Dems would lose interest or get tired or whatever, they were wrong. HD142 25.96% 71.15% 2.89%
To the extent that it did work, the voters seemed to understand the difference between criminal courts and not criminal courts. HD129 39,519 24,982 11
. Harris County is the big problem, said state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican who plans to file close to a dozen election bills this legislative session. JP6 21.05% 75.94% 3.00%
Its also a dirty secret that some Democratic elected officials in those areas do very little to help with GOTV efforts. So if I understand this correctly, the Elections Office could provide these documents on demand, but legally they dont have to until they get an opinion on it from the AGs office. The average attorney charges $500 per hour. Hegar 185,671 324,329 37.58% 54.52%
HD131 6,062 24,496
JP3 35,348 39,739 2,132 865
JP4 54.96% 42.53% 2.51%
HD134 31,793 48,687
The argument that compels me is just simply that the last four even-number elections weve had have featured historically high turnout. 2022-79328; Erin Lunceford v. Judge Tami Craft. "And, yet, that's not the way it's breaking.". Thats the kind of vision I want from the next Chair, and I want there to be a plan to go along with it. Anyway. HD129 38,523 24,788
Every candidate is invited to join in the conversation and asked questions based on the jurisdiction where they are seeking office. County Commissioner Court. Ive made the decision to pay less attention to the Lege than I have in the past because I dont need the mental torment.
MY 2022 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY JUDICIAL ENDORSEMENTS - Robert J. Fickman Ill get to the money issue in a minute. Cuellar maintains that he was never the target of the investigation and will ultimately be cleared of wrongdoing. According to Hegar, Heaps office was allotted about $46.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year. If the margin is 60-40, the net gain is about 500 votes. If we have the same turnout rate as we did in 2003, were looking at over 353K voters from Harris County. The bigger issue here remains the fact that state and federal law are much stricter about marijuana than the public wants them to be. So as a public service to you, and as my way of telling the candidates what will influence my vote, these are my priorities for the next HCDP Chair. Not as good statewide races Christian 181,355 319,465 36.86% 53.91%, Candidates Houston Not Hou Hou% Not%
Ellis 40,800 443,116 0 3,543,358
The ones who get to wait until 2026 are Brandon Creighton (SD04), Mayes Middleton (SD11), Borris Miles (SD13), and Lois Kolkhorst (SD18). My point is that 10-20 years ago, as Democrats were starting to assert power in Harris County, it was still quite common for Dems in the then-dark red areas to believe they were the only ones like themselves there. Sixty-five percent turnout (we were at over 68% in 2020) gets 1.7 million voters total (up less than 50K from 2020), and hitting one million Dems would mean taking almost 59% of the vote for Biden, which so far is the only real reach here as he was at 56% in 2020. CC1 25.71% 70.39% 2.59% 1.30%
All of the information the City has to provide will be included in the City Managers presentation today to City Council, the Denton Police Department media relations team said in an email Tuesday. While Hillary Clinton carried Fort Bend County by 17K votes, downballot candidates didnt do as well, and all four Dems trailed there by a little bit.
Bail Reform, Rising Crime Shine Spotlight on Harris County Judicial I want to know what the next Chair intends to do about that. ====================================
What I wonder about is whether there will be much appetite for that kind of spending in future races. HD131 19.48% 80.52%
As of today, the office has not received an opinion on how to proceed with these particular public information requests. See here, here, and here for some background. Maybe theres a general impression among (at least some) voters that Republicans cant be trusted on Family Court benches, in the way that Republicans tried to push than message about Dems on Criminal Court benches. HD129 36,347 26,966 1,802
Much of this is also covered in this Trib story. That would mean that the Republicans netted about 1600 votes, which I need not point out is even farther away from closing the gap. Experience:Katherine Thomas currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney Felony Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office. Heres County Attorney Menefees Twitter post, with a copy of the letter to May from Speaker Phelan: NEW: Speaker Phelan dismissed losing House candidate Mike Mays election contest against @Jon_RosenthalTX because he didnt pay the required fees.
Election 2022 - Off the Kuff Stan Stanart is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez.
Those cases are expected to proceed over the next few months. CC1 27.54% 72.46%
Finally, in regard to Sen. Gutierrez and Rep. Talarico, I mean, Im sure someone mentioned their names as possibilities. Now well look at the next highest profile race, in which the result was a surprise to some people who didnt connect Democratic performance at the top of the ticket with the other local races. Erin A. Nowell. Appeals 520,019 549,533 48.62% 51.38%
Its too early to draw any firm conclusions one way or another, Loya said. Its good to be a Commissioner. (I am not taking the Justice of the Peace courts into consideration here, as they are not countywide and you only have one of them on your ballot.). As a prosecutor, Thomas has tried cases ranging from Murder, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Robbery, Felony DWI, Sexual Assault of a Child, Evading Arrest and Aggravated Assault. Hidalgo versus Mealer. As for Beto, Im pretty sure weve seen the last of him on the statewide stage, at least for the foreseeable future. Why shouldnt that continue in the first open-seat Mayoral race since then? CC4 46.71% 49.40% 2.64% 1.25%
2022 General Election Democratic Candidates - Harris County Democrats 7 Cause No. HD134 44.12% 55.86% 0.02%
Atkinson also mentioned that the court sends text messages to people to let them know about the process and how to expunge their records. That short fiscal year has made it difficult to make year-to-year funding comparisons, and has resulted in the county and the comptrollers office using different methods to analyze whether the constables funding has increased or decreased. HD128 32,499 12,847
Last January, FBI agents raided U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellars home and office in Laredo, emerging with a computer and plastic bins and bags containing personal items in a stunning spectacle that occurred just weeks before a tough primary election. 11 Cause No. JP7 15.67% 81.91% 2.42%
Experience: Gemayel Haynes was prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorneys Office in the Justice of the Peace, Misdemeanor, Juvenile, and Felony Trial Divisions. Experts cited myriad reasons for the continued silence around the case: The FBI search may have yielded no evidence, indictments could be sealed, the case could still be developing or there may have been delays because law enforcement did not want to interfere with the recent November elections. 1. Of the bright red counties, six of them are small, and while they have steadily become redder over the years, the net effect is fairly small. HD132 60.69% 39.31%
He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. HD140 5,850 12,681 647
JP5 145,619 143,496
Find Race Results. After the House reelected Phelan by a nearly unanimous vote, he cautioned freshmen to please do not confuse this body with the one in Washington, D.C.. This has no effect on the other challenges filed by other losing losers, as legislative contests are heard in the House while these others will be argued in a courtroom. Her reporting has aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. CC3 63.17% 36.83%
HD144 45.44% 51.94% 2.61% 0.02%
But Democrats didnt do as well in a number of dark blue districts in 2020 as they had in 2016 and 2018, and as we saw in 2022 it was in those districts where Beto fell short, often well short, of his 2018 performance. A proposed City Charter amendment that seeks to ban police from using no-knock warrants and chokeholds, as well as expand the citys cite-and-release policy for low-level, nonviolent crimes, has enough certified signatures supporting it to appear on the ballot in San Antonios May municipal election. House Bill 2020andSenate Bill 823would allow the secretary of states office to take action in a county if a complaint is filed by one of several officials and organizations involved in elections, and if theres good cause to believe that a recurring pattern of problems with election administration exists.. HD135 42.23% 57.77%
As the title says, what do we need to do to hold onto them? Scott 188,623 326,849 39.14% 56.00%, Dist Daniel Burgess
41K to 42K in 2020. Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed a petition Wednesday seeking a new election in Harris County's 189th judicial district court race after . JP4 57.89% 42.11%
Elections 2022 Statewide News Texas Election Results Tracker: . HD133 34,548 25,581
JP6 5,019 15,850 1,277 447
HD142 27.13% 72.87%
HD138 52.98% 44.60% 2.42%
5 Cause No. primary, Frederick, MD tanker explosion leaves 1 dead; Shuts down part of US-15, Philadelphia Eagles WR Zach Pascal robbed at gunpoint in Maryland, ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING: Man shot in apparent accidental shooting in Houston, police investigating, CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Houston homeowner speaks out after being victim of terrifying attempted carjacking, Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' Actor, Dies at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, Mother who drowned her 2 children, hid bodies under a neighbor's home given 40-year prison sentence, Watch: Fishermen spot sharks in huge feeding frenzy off Louisiana coast, Mother arrested after 4-year-old found outside alone, 1-year-old found laying in soiled linen, Strong to severe storms possible Thursday evening across SE Texas. HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20%
HD147 9,684 35,282 1,243 1
As such, if we have the same rate of turnout as we did in 2015, we would see over 311K Houston voters from Harris County, or more than a 40K increase from 2015. HD126 36,872 22,678
In Galveston and to a lesser extent Waller, the growth has been in redder areas, and we need to find the allies there who likely feel isolated and help them connect with and amplify each other. DOWNLOAD: HARRIS COUNTY GOP VOTER GUIDE. JP4 57.72% 40.01% 2.27%
Judge Payne is represented by John Raley.
I dont think Ive seen reports for District Attorney on the county election site before. Sheldon A. Harris (all ballots . HD131 6,519 24,611 13
The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not an endorsement of any candidate. Hey, I knew what I was getting into when I started blogging. PREVIOUSLY HD139 12,541 30,343
Legal experts say the lack of answers or information a year later by federal authorities shouldnt be construed as either an exoneration or a reflection of guilt of anyone associated in the case. Gonzalez 0 4,032 0 9,258
Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. The tens of thousands of residents who signed this petition understood that each of these police reforms are part of a comprehensive approach to public safety, and we expect to vote on them in the same way they were presented as one unified package, Act 4 SA Executive Director Ananda Tomas said in a statement Sunday night. For context, here are the Harris County turnout numbers from the last three open Mayoral races: I should note that in 2003 there was the Metro referendum, and in 2015 there was the (unfortunate and infuriating) HERO repeal referendum, in addition to four Harris County ballot propositions. He also worked as General Counsel for a multinational corporation. HD144 43.70% 53.07% 3.23%
As noted before, Greg Abbott got 490K votes in Harris County, far less than the 559K he received in 2018 running against Lupe Valdez. May God have mercy on our souls. Customers come in and tell me that all the time, McIngvale said. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. The Current has more. Were answerable to the people. The bad counties are the eight red ones. 2018 Judicial Preference Poll Press Release, 2018 Judicial Preference Poll Email Alert to HBA Members, 2017 Judicial Evaluation Poll Press Release [PDF], 2016 Judicial Preference Poll Results [PDF], 2016 Judicial Qualification Press Release [PDF], 2016 Judicial Candidate Qualification Questionnaire Results [PDF], 2015 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Results, 2014 Judicial Preference Results (Download PDF), 2014 Judicial Candidate Qualification Questionnaire Results, 2013 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Results, 2012 Judicial Preference Poll Results (Download PDF), 2012 Judicial Preference Poll Press Release (Download PDF), 2012 Judicial Preference Poll Candidate Website List (Download PDF), 2012 Judicial Qualification Questionnaire Results, 2012 Judicial Qualification Questionnaire Press Release, 2011 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire Results [PDF], 2010 Judicial Preference Poll Results [PDF], 2010 Judicial Qualification Questionnaire Results [PDF], 2008 Judicial Preference Poll Results [PDF], 2008 Judicial Candidate Qualification Poll [PDF], 2023 Cornerstone: HBF Impact & Gratitude Report, Law Week Contests, Readings & Activities (All Ages). Download the Press Release. JP2 22,460 28,561
This is another way of illustrating that. Those violations include issues such as warrants, criminal trespass or public intoxication. HD150 57.85% 39.38% 2.76%
Its kind of painful, but you can read the rest. JP7 12,417 64,481
12 Cause No. After a minute, I decided to go with the obvious, which was to separate the counties into those that are good for the Dems and those that are not, and see what that told me. Family 508,801 546,195 48.23% 51.77%
All of that was discussed in the story as well, so go read the rest.
Close icon - vti.levante-online.de CC2 97,146 99,729 7,605
JP8 49,373 27,414
HD142 9,132 24,642
Unlike some other counties, the Bexar County District Attorney is on board with the idea, as noted in this Texas Public Radio story, so they have that going for them. We start with 2016. If Hegars goal was to make headlines while insulting the basic intelligence of Harris County residents, I guess he achieved that. HD137 8,263 12,428 646
CC1 27.46% 72.54%
Judicial Q&A: Angela Lancelin - Off the Kuff In Hensleys presentation, she pointed out that the City Council does have the discretion to amend the budget in regards to how city funds are spent. No one cares about that, but because it is a story about 2024 and Ted Cruz will be running for re-election to the Senate in 2024, it contains the following bits of speculation about who might run against him: Cruzs focus on his Senate bid follows a tough 2018 reelection fight against former Democratic Rep. Beto ORourke, who lost by 2.6 points. After that, senators serve four-year terms for the rest of the decade. HD147 22.07% 77.93%
Judge Hidalgo is represented by Neal Manne. Meteorologist Lena Maria gives us a look at what we can expect as we gear up for the opening weekend of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo! (lost to Judge Manpreet Monica Singh), Mark Goldberg, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. [Isabel] Longoria was the first,appointedunder a newly created office in late 2020; Tatum wasnamed as her replacementlast July. HD131 20.01% 79.99%
The practice is outlined in Article 3, Section 3, of the Texas Constitution, which calls for Senators elected after each apportionment [redistricting] to be divided into two classes: one that will serve a four-year term and the other to serve a two-year term. CD22 62.20% 37.79% 0.01%
The intent is for it to be one single proposition. I took the average number of votes each partys candidates got in these races I omitted the one Appellate Court race that had a third candidate in it so that wed have a cleaner comparison and the average vote percentage for each group, which you see in the table. HD147 21.11% 78.89%
HD126 63.48% 36.52%
Obviously, the Democratic candidates lost the four races. The Harris County Democratic Party is dedicated to the ideal that everyone deserves an equal shot at life, . Here is a guide with everything you need to know to be able to vote in Texas. I dont have any great insight here, nor do I have much confidence that Dems could take action to mitigate against this. In the 2020 Democratic primary, the Caucus endorsed 60 candidates, and 38 of those either won their races outright or advanced to a run-off.
I consider what Harker Heights City Council did to be defensible, but I would not feel the same way if this effort succeeds and they override it again.
This post is about the first three, and those are the races for Lite Guv, Attorney General, and Ag Commissioner. CC4 117,014 119,504
Hensley said that certain parts of the ordinance simply couldnt be implemented because it violates state and federal law. Burgess 940 14,710 5,207 5,403
The path to retaining these judges is there. In a unanimous vote on Thursday, Bell County commissioners agreed to file a lawsuit against Killeen over the citys adoption of Proposition A, the ballot measure that was approved by voters in November to decriminalize marijuana in Killeen. HD142 8,851 24,073 1,025 411
HD145 26.98% 69.86% 3.16%
Every election year, we host educational forums with candidates running for office in Houston and Harris County. I look forward to speaking with her about this. Im sure you can guess which of those favor Democrats and are needed for Team Blue to win. JP2 21,364 29,906 1,317
Voters have moved on. HD148 40.88% 56.34% 2.78%
Some of the electoral functions include: Providing training to all Presiding and Alternate Election Judges to ensure the proper execution of state and federal election law during each county . As with the first Beto post, Im just going to dump all the data and will add my comments at the end. HD146 9,159 31,995
We made it through the 2022 election, the first post-Trump off-year election, with Democrats still in charge in Harris County. That would not be a cheap race as things stand now, as you can see. CC2 47.51% 48.77% 3.72%
HD126 36,849 21,629 1,070 1
HD140 6,042 12,353
Find an event near you . I dont know if Speaker Phelan will be persuaded or arm-twisted into changing his mind about making whatever minor infractions into felonies, but I hope he holds out. Appeals from the Southern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit . The HBA presents the results of its 2019 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire below. JP4 57.09% 39.45% 2.41% 1.05%
Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. Solicitor General Judd Stone submitted a letter to the court Wednesday callingthe proposala grab-bag of provisions that flagrantly violates a state law prohibiting multi-subject charter amendments. HD130 66.73% 30.70% 2.57%
Lunceford's opponent, Democrat Tamika Craft, won the election by 0.26 percent of the vote. Sen. LaMantia had a tough race in 2022, and at this time I have no idea if its better for her to run in 2024 or not.