Perry-White Governor’s Race Tops Texas Ballot

It’s election day in Texas.

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in voting that includes the governor’s race. Texas has about 13.3 million registered voters.

GOP Gov. Rick Perry never has lost an election. Neither has Democrat Bill White, who’s a former mayor of Houston.

Their race tops a ballot where statewide offices are up for grabs along with all of 32 congressional seats, half of the Texas Senate, the entire Texas House, one-third of the Texas Supreme Court and portions of the state civil and criminal appeals courts and board of education.

In the Texas Legislature, 16 Senate seats are up for grab.

Republicans, who hold a 19-12 advantage, drew no Democratic opposition in half of today’s Texas Senate races.

All 150 Texas House seats go before voters, although only about one-third of the incumbents had major party opposition. Democrats need a net gain of three seats to take control.

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