More from Election Night

Well, tonight is all but over, but now here are some of the final results, including a special election in the Fort Worth side of DFW:

In HD97, the race to succeed Anna Mowery in Fort Worth:
Democrat Dan Barrett and Republican Mark Shelton will battle for this seat, where Shelton took down five other Republicans compared to Barrett being the lone donkey in the race. Shelton should be assured of Mowery's seat.

Over in Kentucky, the Democrats have picked up the Governor's Mansion. Steve Beshear has defeated incumbent Republican Ernie Fletcher by an 18-point margin, not surprising given Fletcher's controversy, despite Beshear's support of gambling which Fletcher tried to play his cards on. Mississippi's Republican governor, Haley Barbour was also up for re-election, and won his attempt over John Arthur Eaves, a Democrat who used scripture in an attempt to sway voters from Barbour, the only lucky one out of a bunch of rotten apples following Katrina.

At last check, Virginia's state Senate has gone blue, to my understanding. Northern Virginia's growth and a standstill assembly back in the Commonwealth drove the voters towards the Dems. This is only a harbinger of what is to come in 2008, with Mark Warner on the Senate ticket. I am personally going to give Warner my all just like I did for Republican incumbent (and retiring Senator) John Warner, because this is one Democrat that can make a difference across party lines, something we lack for the moment nationally. Too bad I'm not in Virginia, though.

Ohio's 5th congressional district is another battle to watch. The GOP is favored to hold this heavily rock-ribbed district that Paul Gillmor left behind in a fall to his death, but the Republicans are in a fight between the penny-pinching Steve Buehrer and the less fiery, more sentimental Bob Latta, whose father held this seat before Gillmor did. And Latta has a slight lead, for now.

Back to Houston, and reality...

All the school bonds I mentioned in the previous post are passed, meaning new schools and improvements in HISD, Spring Branch, Cy-Fair and of course, Fort Bend. (You can now go to sleep little Sienna Plantation darlings, your high school is coming soon.)

Jolanda Jones and Joe Trevino will now battle in a run-off for Houston City Council At-Large Position 5, Michael Berry's soon-to-be vacated seat. There will also be runoffs in District D (between Wanda Adams and Lawrence Allen) and District E (between Mike Sullivan and Annette Dwyer).

Brazoria County is now a wet county...you can now buy beer and wine in Pearland, Lake Jackson or Alvin without feeling guilty thanks to a nearly 3-to-1 margin. Angleton ISD is upgrading its facilities and so is Friendswood ISD.

Finally, in District I back in Houston, James Rodriguez holds on to win Carol Alvarado's seat.

That should do for now. Good night!