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  Early turnout statewide has Sanchez camp optimistic
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Last EditedRP  Oct 23, 2002 06:53pm
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News DateThursday, October 24, 2002 12:53:09 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionReports of solid voter turnouts in areas where Democrat Tony Sanchez must rack up big margins is creating early optimism for the Democrat, but a spokesman for Republican Gov. Rick Perry said it's premature to detect any trend.

Voter turnout for the Nov. 5 election is off to a strong start in typical Democratic strongholds, including El Paso, South Texas, Laredo, Corpus Christi and Beaumont. Early-voting turnout numbers also appear promising for Republicans in some of their strong bases, including Collin, Tarrant and Williamson counties. But the first early-voting numbers in some other Republican areas, such as Denton and Fort Bend counties, appear sluggish.
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