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TX-23: "...one last bitter taste of unexpected defeat."

by: Karl-Thomas Musselman on Tue Dec 12, 2006 at 22:17:02 PM CST

With the Bexar County vote 100% in and only 8 precincts out in Medina county, we can start looking at what happened in TX-23. So with that, I give you this wonderful quote from CQ politics.

The outcome will determine whether the Republican Party will get a little holiday cheer at the end of their worst election campaign in many years, or get one last bitter taste of unexpected defeat.

As my roommate just pointed out, having been in SA all day, Ciro was first elected to Congress in 1997 in a special election. That race, featured 9 Democrats (including now State Senator Carlos Uresti who went on 2 months later to win HD 118 which Ciro vacated after winning his seat in in TX-28), 5 Republicans, 1 Independent, and 5 write-ins. That 1997 race also went to a run-off after Ciro won 46% of the first round vote. He got 67% of the vote in the runoff against Democrat Juan Solis, III.

UPDATE: With all 267 precincts reporting, the results are:

Henry Bonilla (R) - 32,165 45.68%
Ciro D. Rodriguez (D) - 38,247 54.32%

Tags: San Antonio City Limits, Henry Bonilla, Ciro Rodriguez, TX-23, (All Tags)

TX-23: "...one last bitter taste of unexpected defeat." | 9 comments | Post A Comment

Things didn't go exactly as Henry planned (5.00 / 2)

As you can see from this link

by: George @ Tue Dec 12, 2006 at 22:32:49 PM CST

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Wow that was a fast exit, huh?

Well I'll give him credit for that.

Fight 'em till hell freezes over, then fight 'em on the ice. -David Van Os
Get off your ass, so you can put them out on theirs -Hank Gilbert

by: sonia @ Tue Dec 12, 2006 at 22:39:44 PM CST

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It's actually www.henrybonilla.com, but a funny gesture nonetheless.

by: TheUNTEdge @ Tue Dec 12, 2006 at 22:43:25 PM CST

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Adios (4.00 / 2)

Mofo

by: Ramo @ Tue Dec 12, 2006 at 23:00:06 PM CST

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Felicidades, Ciro! (5.00 / 1)

It's great to see one of the good guys win in Texas.

by: Cheryl @ Tue Dec 12, 2006 at 23:04:03 PM CST

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Wikipedia (4.33 / 3)

I got the honor of updating it, and changing the number of Democratic pickups from 30 to 31 and the number of Republican losses from 29 to 30.

by: Timothy @ Tue Dec 12, 2006 at 23:17:28 PM CST

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Bonilla now joins the 'Kenn George defeated Republican club' (0.00 / 0)

Henry Bonilla now joins the 'Kenn George defeated Republican club.'

by: Tom Blackwell @ Wed Dec 13, 2006 at 05:56:55 AM CST

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2 Great Jobs (0.00 / 0)

Great to see such an admirable person take the helm in CD-23, and a very good job to KT for the extremely fantastic coverage last night!

by: Matt Glazer @ Wed Dec 13, 2006 at 08:49:25 AM CST

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READ MY COMMENT ON PREDICTION SEGMENT... (0.00 / 0)

by: jorge adrian vergara @ Wed Dec 13, 2006 at 09:12:19 AM CST

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