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Image:No Image|'''Jeff Daiell''' (see pictures at www.JeffDaiell.com) drew 129,128 votes in his 1990 bid for Governor; his showing made the winner, Ann Richards, the first Texas governor in many years elected without a majority. He has been active in the Libertarian Party for over 30 years. He has assembled a staff (see the "Meet the Staff" page at www.JeffDaiell.com), begun campaigning (at least 21 counties so far), and raised funds. His campaigning has resulted in media coverage in all parts of Texas (see the "Jeff in the News" page at www.JeffDaiell.com). Among those supporting him are Richard Winger, editor of Ballot Access News and a founder of the Committee for Free and Open Elections, who is the campaign's Honorary Vice-Chair. The campaign has two different pages on Facebook (Jeff Daiell for Governor) and Twitter (WeAreTexans). <ref>http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1990&fips=48&f=0&off=5&elect=0</ref>.
Image:No Image|'''Jeff Daiell''' (see pictures at www.JeffDaiell.com) drew 129,128 votes in his 1990 bid for Governor; his showing made the winner, Ann Richards, the first Texas governor in many years elected without a majority. He has been active in the Libertarian Party for over 30 years. He has assembled a staff (see the "Meet the Staff" page at www.JeffDaiell.com), begun campaigning (at least 21 counties so far), and raised funds. His campaigning has resulted in media coverage in all parts of Texas (see the "Jeff in the News" page at www.JeffDaiell.com). Among those supporting him are Richard Winger, editor of Ballot Access News and a founder of the Committee for Free and Open Elections, who is the campaign's Honorary Vice-Chair. The campaign has two different pages on Facebook (Jeff Daiell for Governor) and Twitter (WeAreTexans). <ref>http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1990&fips=48&f=0&off=5&elect=0</ref>.


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The 2010 Texas gubernatorial election will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Texas, who will serve a four-year term to begin on January 15, 2011. The winning candidate need only garner a plurality of votes, not a majority, to be elected Governor (as was the case with the 2006 election).

The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is elected on a separate ticket; as a result, the Governor-elect and Lieutenant Governor-elect may be (and have been) of different political parties.

Texas does not have term limits for its governors. As such, the incumbent Governor (Rick Perry), who has already set the record for total and consecutive time served as Governor, is free to seek re-election for what would be an unprecedented third four-year term (and has announced his intent to do so).

Background

The Republicans and Democrats will select their nominees based on the results of primary votes held on March 2, 2010 (the first Tuesday in March[1]) and, if needed, runoff elections held on April 13, 2010 (the second Tuesday in April[2]). Both parties' candidates received at least 20 percent of the total votes cast for governor in the 2006 election; thus, they must nominate their candidates via primary election[3]. Any third-party which obtains ballot access must nominate its candidates via a statewide convention, which by law must be held on June 12, 2010 (the second Saturday in June[4]). Independent and write-in candidates may seek ballot access; however, the criteria for such access is quite strict (see "Ballot Access" below). However, in the 2006 election, two Independent candidates – the then Republican State Comptroller and a popular Texas country musician – obtained enough signatures to qualify.

Ballot access

Political party candidates

Any political party whose candidate for Governor, during the 2006 election, garnered at least 20 percent of the total votes cast, must nominate all its candidates for all offices sought via primary election[5]. In the 2006 election, both the Democratic candidate (Chris Bell) and the Republican candidate (Rick Perry) received this many votes; thus, both parties must hold primary elections using the two-round system. The primary elections must be held on the first Tuesday in March[6], and a candidate must receive a majority of votes cast in the primary election[7]; otherwise, a runoff election between the top two finishers must be held [8]on the second Tuesday in April[9].

A political party whose candidate for Governor, during the 2006 election, received at least two percent but less than 20 percent of the total votes cast, may nominate its candidates for all offices sought via either a primary election (using the two-round system) or a state convention. If the party chooses to conduct a primary election, it must notify the Texas Secretary of State at least one year prior to the general election date and must nominate all its candidates via primary election[10]. No third-party candidate met this requirement.

All other political parties must nominate their candidates via state convention[11], which by law must be held on the second Saturday in June[12]. In order to qualify for ballot access at the general election, the party must either:

  • have had at least one candidate, in the previous statewide election, garner at least five percent of the total votes cast for that office[13] (only the Libertarian Party met this requirement), or
  • within 75 days after conducting its precinct conventions, submit lists of said conventions, whose total participant count equals at least one percent of the total votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election[14].
  • If the political party cannot meet the precinct convention count requirement, it may file a supplemental petition, the number of signatures on which, when added to the count from the precinct convention lists, totals the required one percent[15], but must do so within the 75-day period above. Any person signing a supplemental petition must not have voted in any party's primary election or runoff election, or participated in any other third-party's convention[16].

Independent candidates

Should an independent gubernatorial candidate seek ballot access in the state of Texas, the candidate must meet the following requirements:

  • The candidate must obtain signatures from registered voters, in an amount equalling at least one percent of the total votes cast in the prior gubernatorial election[17], the same as for third-party access.
  • The signatures must come from registered voters who did not vote in either the Democratic or Republican primaries or in any runoff elections for Governor[18].
  • The signatures must come from registered voters who have not signed a petition for any other independent candidate. If a supporter signed more than one petition, only the first signature counts[19].
  • The signatures cannot be obtained until after the primary election (if either political party primary requires a runoff election, the signatures cannot be obtained until after such runoff election)[20] and the petition must be filed no later than 5:00 PM (Austin time, the filing must be with the Texas Secretary of State) on the 30th day after the scheduled runoff primary election day (even if none is held)[21].

Write-in candidates

In the event a candidate does not qualify for independent status, the person may still run as a write-in candidate. The candidate must either:[22]

  • pay a $3,750 filing fee[23], or
  • submit 5,000 qualified signatures[24]. However, the petition must be filed by 5:00 PM of the 70th day before general election day, and cannot be filed earlier than 30 days before this deadline[25].

Republican primary

Candidates

Announced

Declined

Endorsements

Perry

Hutchison

Debra Medina

Polling

Poll Source Dates Administered Rick Perry Kay Bailey Hutchison Debra Medina Other Survey scope / Notes
Rasmussen Reports November 13, 2009 46% 35% 4% N/A 798 Likely Republican Primary Voters / 14% undecided
University of Texas/Texas Tribune November 3, 2009 42% 30% 7% 4% 800 registered voters (359 identified as "definitely" or "probably" voting in 2010 GOP Primary / 18% voted "Don't Know"
Rasmussen Reports September 16, 2009 38% 40% 3% N/A 790 likely GOP primary voters
Rasmussen Reports July 15, 2009 46% 36% N/A 14% 766 likely GOP primary voters
Texas Politics June 11–22, 2009 38% 27% N/A 1% 350 registered Republican voters
38% 26% N/A 2% 364 definite or probable voters in the Republican primary
Texas Lyceum June 5–12, 2009 33% 21% N/A 1% certain and likely Republican Primary voters (~31%) out of 860 adults
Rasmussen Reports May 7, 2009 42% 38% N/A N/A 700 likely GOP primary voters
Texas Politics February 24 – March 6, 2009 29% 37% N/A N/A 277 registered GOP primary voters
Public Policy Polling February 18–20, 2009 31% 56% N/A N/A 797 likely Republican primary voters
Voter/Consumer Research † December 7–9, 2008 31% 55% N/A N/A 466 Republican primary voters
Texas Lyceum June 12–20, 2008 22% 35% N/A N/A potential voters with an opinion (42%) out of 1000 respondants

† Poll commissioned by Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign

Democratic primary

Candidates

Announced

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

White

  • Barack Obama, U.S. President
  • Tom Schieffer, former United States Ambassador to Japan and U.S. Ambassador to Australia[140]
  • County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson
  • Joe Bernal, Former Texas State Senator
  • Mary Esther Bernal
  • Chris Bell, former U.S. congressman, former 2006 candidate for governor.
  • Joaquin Castro, Texas State Representative
  • Phil Cortez, City Councilman
  • Henry Cuellar, U.S. Congressman
  • Paul Elizando, County Commissioner
  • Joe Farias, Texas State Representative
  • Phil Hardberger, Former Mayor
  • Former Councilwoman Delicia Herrara
  • Councilman Ray Lopez
  • State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon
  • State Representative Jose Menendez
  • Drayton McLane, owner of the Houston Astros
  • Councilwoman Jennifer Ramos
  • Ciro Rodriguez, U.S. Congressman
  • Commissioner Chico Rodriguez
  • Councilman Justin Rodriguez
  • Johnny Rodriguez, former Mayor of Balcones Heights
  • Councilwoman Ivy Taylor
  • State Senator Carlos Uresti
  • State Senator Leticia Van de Putte
  • State Representative Mike Villarreal
  • County Judge Nelson Wolff
  • State Representative Paul Moreno
  • Mayor John Cook
  • State Senator Eliot Shapleigh
  • State Representative Norma Chavez
  • State Represenative Marisa Marquez
  • State Representative Joe Moody
  • State Representative "Chente" Quintanilla*
  • County Commissioner Veronica Escobar
  • County Commissioner Willie Gandara
  • Bob Krueger, Former US Senator from Texas and United States Ambassador to Burundi and United States Ambassador to Botswana
  • County Commissioner Anna Perez
  • City Representative Eddie Holguin
  • City Representative Steve Ortega
  • State Senate Candidate and former County Attorney Jose Rodriguez
  • US Senate Candidate Rick Noriega, Texas Representative
  • State Senator Kirk Watson
  • Representative Elliott Naishtat
  • Representative Dawnna Dukes
  • Representative Eddie Rodrigue
  • Representative Mark Strama
  • Representative Donna Howard
  • Representative Valinda Bolton
  • Representative Diana Maldonado
  • Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell
  • Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez

Polling

Poll Source Date(s) Administered Felix Alvarado Ronnie Earle Kinky Friedman Hank Gilbert Tom Schieffer Mark Thompson Bill White
University of Texas-Austin Oct. 20-27, 2009 2% 5% 19% 0% 10% 3% - Leticia Van de Putte
University of Texas-Austin Jun 11–22, 2009 - - 12% - 2% 3% - 7%
Texas Lyceum Jun 5–12, 2007 - - 10% - 6% - - 7% Chris Bell Tony Sanchez John Sharp
Wilson Research Strategies Sep 21, 2007 - - 9% - - - 12% - 22% 15% 13%

Third party/Independent candidates

Libertarians

Endorsements

Daiell

  • Richard Winger, editor of Ballot Access News and founder of the Committee for Free and Open Elections.
  • Bob Smither, co-founder of The Laura Recovery Center for Missing Children.
  • Bobbi Schwartz, a writer and speaker on meteorology, history, and the interplay between the two. The Wall Street Journal has described her Internet column as "A voice worth listening to".
  • Stan Norred, a long-time labor union activist.
  • Christie Cole-Pearson, a former Miss Teen Texas USA.
  • Bill Grisham, Treasurer of the Bexar County (San Antonio) Libertarian Party.

Independents

General election polling

Poll Source Dates Administered Rick Perry Tom Schieffer Survey scope
Public Policy Polling February 18–20, 2009 45% 35% 1409 Texas voters
Poll Source Dates Administered Kay Bailey Hutchison Tom Schieffer Survey scope
Public Policy Polling February 18–20, 2009 54% 30% 1409 Texas voters

References

  1. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 41.007(a)
  2. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 41.007(b)
  3. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 172.001
  4. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 181.061(a)
  5. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 172.001
  6. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 41.007(a)
  7. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 172.003
  8. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 172.004
  9. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 41.007(b)
  10. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 172.002
  11. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 181.003
  12. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 181.061(a)
  13. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 181.005(b)
  14. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 181.005(a)
  15. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 181.006(b)(2)
  16. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 181.006(g)
  17. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 142.007
  18. ^ Texas Election Code, Sections 142.008 and 142.009
  19. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 141.066
  20. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 142.009(1)
  21. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 142.006(a)
  22. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 146.023 (filing fee or signatures required)
  23. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 146.0231 (referencing Section 172.024)
  24. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 146.0230 (referencing Section 172.025)
  25. ^ Texas Election Code, Section 146.025
  26. ^ http://www.runmedina.com//
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  29. ^ http://www.larrykilgore.com/
  30. ^ http://www.facebook.com/notes/larry-kilgore-for-gov-texas-secession/kilgore-withdraws-from-texas-gubernatorial-race/204682074703
  31. ^ The committee is made up of two members, one male and one female, from each of Texas' 31 state senatorial districts.
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  47. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/family-research-council-action-pac-chairman-tony-perkins-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  48. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/t-boone-pickens-endorses-gov-rick-perry-re-election
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  50. ^ http://www.rickperry.org/release/vision-america-president-dr-rick-scarborough-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  51. ^ http://www.tips-q.com/news/right/1428462-eagle-forum-founder-phyllis-schlafly-endorses-gov-rick-perry-re-election
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  56. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/gov-perry-earns-endorsements-three-statewide-building-groups
  57. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/gov-perry-earns-endorsements-three-statewide-building-groups
  58. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/gov-perry-earns-endorsements-three-statewide-building-groups
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  60. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/c-club-houston-endorses-gov-perry
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  69. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-motor-transportation-association-truckpac-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  70. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/empower-texans-pac-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
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  72. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-association-realtors-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  73. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-building-owners-and-managers-association-endorses-gov-perry
  74. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-burglar-and-fire-alarm-association-endorses-gov-perry
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  89. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-podiatric-medical-association-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
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  91. ^ http://www.rickperry.org/release/texas-recreational-vehicle-association-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  92. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-registered-nurse-and-advanced-practice-nurse-pac-%E2%80%A8endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  93. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-restaurant-association-pac-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  94. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/texas-retailers-association-pac-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
  95. ^ http://www.rickperry.org/release/texas-right-life-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
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  97. ^ http://www.rickperry.org/release/texas-society-professional-engineers-endorse-gov-perry-re-election
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  99. ^ http://rickperry.org/release/wholesale-beer-distributors-texas-pac-endorses-gov-perry-re-election
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