MARCH 2 PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
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Perry wins GOP nomination without a runoff
Republican Gov. Rick Perry overcame his fiercest primary challenge ever Tuesday by defeating U.S. Sen.
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- Commissioner Cynthia Long leading
- Gómez defeats Alvarez to keep Precinct 4 commissioner spot
- Civil attorney bests appellate judge in Travis race
- Lipscombe wins Democrat race for Court at Law 3; incumbents win in Bastrop
- Ogden jumps ahead of Bius in bitter House race
Postcards » A Politics Blog
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- From one senator to another: Stay
- Carrillo speaks up on Tuesday's loss, blaming ethnic bias
- Supreme Court runoff will pit Green against Fort Worth judge
- McLeroy, Miller upset in SBOE elections
- Friedman loss means he's faltered three ways as candidate
First Reading » The day ahead in Texas government and politics by Jason Embry
- Five House members appear to have lost
- Time to vote
- Quick thoughts from the campaign trail
- The most important soundbites from the GOP primary
- Five House incumbents in jeopardy
Texas Political Parlor Podcasts Statesman and KUT Capitol reporters discuss the issues behind the week's headlines in politics.
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- 02.25.10: Handicaping the Tuesday primaries
- 02.11.10 Debra Medina's pivotal role
- 02.04.10: Dems and their upcoming gubernatorial debate
- 01.28.10: What to watch for in final GOP debate
- 01.13.10: Truth and religion in the Shami campaign
First Reading Podcasts
- 11.06.09: Daron Shaw
- 10.09.09: Harold Cook
- 10.02.09: Rep. Dan Branch
- 09.25.09: Corrie MacLaggan
- 09.18.09: Wayne Slater
Special report: Governor's race »
- Bill White: Long before he was Houston's mayor, Democrat was a political activist
- Rick Perry: From farm to politics, Perry follows in family's footsteps
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More Texas news stories »
- Incumbent loses Railroad Commission seat
- Board of Education member Mercer wins primary
- Key food stamp official is reassigned
- Texas Digest: Man executed for slayings of Plano couple; Lower Greenville businesses burn in Dallas
- Texas Digest: Food banks will help handle food stamp applications
- It's primary day in Texas
- Inmate slipped out of prison to buy cigarettes, officials say
- Perry grants state's first posthumous pardon
- Adult driver's ed law in effect today
- Police: Teen drives car into crowd; slaying suspect found at rest stop
Perry leads all challengers
Survey shows governor on top before GOP primary; tough fight could come
against Democrat White.