3 election takeaways: Trump king of GOP, Mayor Johnson’s political setback, Dems humbled in CD-6
Saturday night’s result will set the tone for 2022 and beyond.
Paul Roblyer from Portland, Ore., holds a flag of with an image of former President Donald Trump as a few hundred people attend a second amendment rally at Riverfront Park on Saturday May 1, 2021 in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)(Paula Bronstein)
Donald Trump in full control of GOP
Michael Wood shot at the king and missed.
Make no mistake about it, Donald Trump is king of the Republican Party, including in Texas.
Wood, a Marine veteran and businessman, campaigned to replace Ron Wright in North Texas’ Congressional District 6 as the anti-Trump candidate. He didn’t back away from it. At times facing groans and jeers, Wood told voters that the Republican Party needed to move away from Trump.
Several Dallas polling locations were closed for hours on election day
By FOX 4 Staff
Several Dallas polling locations were closed for hours on election day
The Dallas County Elections Administrator is looking into why several polling locations were closed for hours on election day, especially in predominately minority and low-income communities.
DALLAS - The Dallas County Elections Administrator is looking into why several polling locations were closed for hours on election day, especially in predominately minority and low-income communities.
County elections officials confirmed multiple closures that totaled more than 13 hours of lost voting time. We were turned away. The young lady said both voting machines were down, said Eva Jones, Queen City Neighborhood Association President.
Polling Hiccups, the Mayor’s Bad Bets, and More to Know From Dallas Elections
Three incumbents head to the runoff, the mayor s preferred candidates underperformed, and there were more places to vote than ever before. Let s talk about the election.
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At about 1 a.m. Sunday morning, we learned the results of a typically low-energy municipal election. Fewer than 10 percent of Dallas County voters cast their ballots, which is pretty close to what we saw in May 2019. Of course, the mayor wasn’t on the ballot this time, so maybe this is a small win. In 2018, the national rate for municipal elections was 27 percent, according to the
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After Saturday s election, the field of eight City Council candidates has been narrowed to two who are well-known to the district.
Six Dallas city council seats are headed to runoffs. KERA caught up with two candidates going head-to-head once again in District 7.
Out of eight candidates, incumbent Adam Bazaldua finished with nearly 40% of the vote. Former council member Kevin Felder, who lost to Bazaldua in the last election, eked out 2nd place, with 15.5%.
Dallas mayor Eric Johnson targeted Bazaldua and other incumbents for defeat this election, with little success. Donald Parish, Johnson’s District 7 candidate, didn t make it to the runoff, but like the mayor, challenger Felder is now calling out Bazaldua for cutting money from the police overtime budget.
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This story has been updated throughout with the final results and comments.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson bet the second half of his first four-year term on flipping two City Council seats held by members with whom he has battled during the last year.
He appeared to have lost that gambit.
Neither candidate he endorsed Yolanda Faye Williams in District 5 and Donald Parish Jr. in District 7 dealt a fatal blow to incumbents Jaime Resendez and Adam Bazaldua, according to unofficial results.
Resendez staved off a runoff against Terry Perkins, a former pastor at Abundant Grace Church. And in District 7, Bazaldua will face former council member Kevin Felder, not Parish.