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  TX Governor - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Texas > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 00, 2010 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 02, 2010 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close March 02, 2010 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorEric
Last ModifiedRBH October 28, 2018 02:31pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameRick Perry Votes1,716,792 (39.03%)
Term01/16/2007 - 01/18/2011 Margin406,455 (+9.24%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameRick Perry Votes2,737,481 (54.97%)
Term01/18/2011 - 01/20/2015 Margin631,086 (+12.67%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceTX Governor 11/02/2010
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/23/2009 03/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bill White ----1 18
Leaning Call: Bill White (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Bill White (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/21/2007 02/21/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Bill White Farouk Shami Felix Alvarado Alma Ludivina Aguado Clement Glenn Bill Dear Robert "Star" Locke
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 517,487 (76.04%) 87,411 (12.84%) 33,714 (4.95%) 19,273 (2.83%) 9,836 (1.45%) 6,551 (0.96%) 6,276 (0.92%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -430,076 (-63.20%) -483,773 (-71.09%) -498,214 (-73.21%) -507,651 (-74.59%) -510,936 (-75.08%) -511,211 (-75.12%)
Predict Avg.55.50% 27.50% 3.50% 1.50% 0.25% 0.12% 0.12%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2010 00/00/2009 00/00/2010
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MATCHUP POLLS (9 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg50.78%-- 16.12%-- 5.18%-- 2.55%-- 1.09%-- 1.36%-- 0.27%--
Public Policy Polling 
02/19/10-02/21/10		 59.00% 10.0 12.00% 7.0 5.00% -- 3.00% 1.0 2.00% 1.0 1.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Constituent Dynamics 
02/19/10-02/21/10		 43.00% -- 22.00% -- 4.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
02/04/10-02/07/10		 49.00% -- 19.00% -- 5.00% -- 2.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Texas-Austin 
02/01/10-02/07/10		 50.00% -- 11.00% -- 0.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Hamilton Campaigns (D) 
02/03/10-02/06/10		 51.00% -- 19.00% -- 7.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% --
University of Texas-Austin 
10/20/09-10/27/09		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D EastTexasDem
LBR Old LW
  SMU Daily Campus
  Burnt Orange Report
  San Antonio Express-News
  Austin American-Statesman
  Austin Chronicle
  Houston Chronicle
  Dallas Morning News
G BR_Green
IndP 6921
I Takahe
D Ashley
D Kirk Watson 🔗
D J. Thomas Schieffer 🔗
D Eliot Shapleigh 🔗
D DFWDem
D TX DEM
Laf-W Craverguy
D Dwaine Caraway 🔗
D Hank Gilbert


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
02/16/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng Money's Worth  00:00:30 TX DEM 
02/05/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng Meet Bill White  00:00:30 TX DEM 
02/01/2010 Bill White Web Only Ad Biography eng "Moving Texas Forward"  00:00:30 TX DEM 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 17, 2010 02:00pm News Farouk Shami campaign imploding?  Article TX DEM 
Feb 12, 2010 11:00pm News Shami: 'Whites don't want to work in factories'  Article TX DEM 
Feb 08, 2010 09:55pm General San Angelo Dems support White  Article Jason 
Feb 06, 2010 10:35am General Shami's allegations of racism cause uproar in Texas governor's race  Article DFWDem 
Jan 26, 2010 01:00pm General Shami says White took jobs from minorities  Article Monsieur 
Jan 20, 2010 09:00am General Democrat Farouk Shami denies paying rival Hank Gilbert to quit Texas governor race  Article DFWDem 
Jan 18, 2010 09:00pm News Assessing Bill White's chances in the March Democratic Gubernatorial contest  Article TX DEM 
Dec 14, 2009 01:00pm News Kinky Exits Governor's Race, Will Seek Ag Commissioner Post  Article TX DEM 
Dec 07, 2009 09:00pm News [Kinky] Friedman hinting withdraw from race  Article Monsieur 
Dec 04, 2009 08:00am Commentary Bill White can win, but it won't be easy  Article DFWDem 
Nov 23, 2009 12:05pm News Schieffer out, Bill White in Texas governor's race  Article TX DEM 
Nov 23, 2009 12:00pm News Sources: Schieffer's Out  Article TX DEM 
Nov 02, 2009 07:00pm News Thompson drops bid for governor, endorses Gilbert  Article TX DEM 
Sep 13, 2009 03:05pm Advertisement Hair care exec Farouk Shami might run for Texas governor as Democrat  Article TX DEM 
Sep 01, 2009 10:00am News TX-Gov: Kinky Friedman Announces for Governor, Doesn't Like How LBJ Passed Civil Rights  Article TX DEM 
Sep 01, 2009 09:20am Announcement Kinky Friedman running as Democrat for Texas governor  Article Craverguy 
Aug 14, 2009 07:20pm News Fort Worth man [Felix Alvarado] planning to run for governor as Democrat  Article TX DEM 
Aug 14, 2009 01:00pm News Kirk Watson Running for Re-Election  Article TX DEM 
Jul 03, 2009 03:00pm News Ronnie Earle a step closer to making run for Texas governor  Article COSDem 
Jul 01, 2009 09:00pm News Former Travis District Attorney Ronnie Earle Considering Statewide Run [TX]  Article COSDem 
Jun 23, 2009 03:00pm News Van de Putte not running for governor, Watson won’t decide until later  Article TX DEM 
May 14, 2009 06:00pm News Mark Thompson to run for Texas Governor  Article TX DEM 
Apr 21, 2009 01:30am Analysis Do Texas Dems hold the winning hand?  Article Bob Sacamano 
Apr 14, 2009 10:00am Announcement Kinky Friedman Announces Exploratory Committee [TX Governor]  Article DFWDem 
Mar 09, 2009 10:00pm News Kinky says he’s close to starting gubernatorial campaign committee  Article TX DEM 
Mar 06, 2009 07:00pm Editorial The Art of Blowing It  Article Bob Sacamano 
Mar 02, 2009 03:00pm News Tom Schieffer joins Texas governor's race as a Democrat  Article TX DEM 
Mar 01, 2009 01:00pm News Signs point to Democrat Tom Schieffer announcing bid for Texas governor Monday  Article TX DEM 
Feb 22, 2009 12:00am Interview A Kinky kinda road trip  Article Craverguy 
Feb 21, 2009 01:00pm News Maxey encouraging draft of Van de Putte to run for governor  Article TX DEM 
Feb 10, 2009 12:00am Speculative AP: Friedman may run again for governor  Article Craverguy 
Feb 08, 2009 08:45pm Commentary Ambassador returns to Texas and his party  Article Bob Sacamano 
Jun 25, 2008 04:00pm News Friedman says he could win as a Dem  Article TX DEM 

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