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Friday, November 19, 2004
Texas beginning to turn around?
This makes me the slightest bit hopeful:
Democrat Hubert Vo officially defeated veteran Republican state Rep. Talmadge Heflin by 32 votes in the closely watched House District 149 race, the secretary of state's office announced Thursday.Heflin was one of the leaders who helped do Tom DeLay's bidding in the (unconstitutional?) re-redistricting effort last term, so it's great to hear that he got what's coming to him. What's more, there is nothing more heartwarming than the fact that "Vo's victory is the first Democratic gain in the House since 1972"--despite the fact that Bush won the state by 23 points.
The official certification of the Nov. 2 election gave Vo one more vote than the 31-vote margin he had after the final ballot tally last week in Harris County.
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Political newcomer Vo's narrow upset of Heflin, the powerful House Appropriations Committee chairman, surprised many in Austin.
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Vo's victory is the first Democratic gain in the House since 1972, when Democrats still had a strong majority. Republicans won a majority in 2002. [emphasis added]
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