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03/17/2010

Party regroups after tough campaign
The primary race for the Republican nomination for the 158th District Court bench wasn’t pretty. Accusations and rebuttals were slung between incumbent Jake Collier and challenger Steve Burgess, with Burgess emerging as the victor.

03/16/2010

Runoff candidates
Candidates for County Court at Law No. 1 and Probate Court are scheduled to speak at noon Wednesday to the Denton Republican Women’s Club at Miguelito’s Mexican Restaurant, 420 E. McKinney St.

03/14/2010

Candidates latch onto debate over government’s role
With the primaries 12 days behind them, Republican Michael Burgess and Democrat Neil Durrance are gearing up for a battle for the District 26 congressional seat. The incumbent Burgess, R-Lewisville, wants to continue the work he has done since he was elected to U.S. Congress in 2002.

DRC calls on politicians to submit disclosures
This year, as part of our coverage of area city and school district elections, the Denton Record-Chronicle will ask candidates to complete a personal financial disclosure form as part of their candidate profile and submit it to us.

03/09/2010

Candidate filings

Local ballots taking shape
Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs and challenger Bob Clifton fired the opening shots in the 2010 mayor’s race Monday, as the deadline passed to file for a spot on the May 8 ballot.

03/04/2010

Officials examine election glitches
With one election under the new administrator’s belt, there is barely time to breathe before the voting machines are brought out again and ballots are cast in Denton County.

Best of Denton 2010 ballot

03/03/2010

Election ‘part of job’ for Burgess

DRC/Al Key

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, heads in to vote at the Lewisville Municipal Annex on Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess defeated Republican primary opponent James Herford Tuesday to move on to the November general election. Herford said one reason he ran was to take back the country, but in the end he could not take the District 26 seat away from Burgess, R-Lewisville, who defeated him in a landslide.

Johnson to stay in DA office
Paul Johnson defeated his only opponent Tuesday in his bid for a second four-year term as Denton County’s district attorney.

Republican Results | Democratic Results

Five-term state rep fends off challenge
State Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton, was leading primary challenger Kurt Hyde by a wide margin late Tuesday in her bid for a sixth term in the Texas House.

The count is on

May 8 election set for Providence incorporation vote
The Denton County Commissioners Court approved a motion to conduct a May 8 election on the incorporation of Providence Village into a city.

Holland earns Precinct 1 nod
Earning nearly two-thirds of the vote in Tuesday’s primary, Justice of the Peace Joe Holland will advance to face Democratic candidate and accountant William K. Barnett for the chance to retain his Precinct 1 seat in the November general election.

Hand leads opponents for Precinct 4 justice
Incumbent J.W. Hand was leading two challengers late Tuesday in the Republican primary for Precinct 4 justice of the peace, but a runoff appeared likely.

Burgess pulls off upset over Collier
Attorney Steve Burgess emerged from a three-way battle with incumbent Judge Jake Collier and lawyer David Moraine on Tuesday night to win the Republican nomination for the 158th District Court bench.

County court race not over yet
Two Republican candidates will head to a runoff for a chance to win the County Court at Law No. 1 seat.

Incumbent DePiazza defeats Gallardo for Precinct 2
Incumbent James DePiazza of The Colony outran his first challenger, fellow Republican Carlos Gallardo of Frisco, in his bid for another term as justice of the peace for Precinct 2.

Runoff likely in probate race
The hotly contested Republican primary race for probate judge will likely remain contested, as Denton County lawyers Bonnie Robison and Robert Ramirez plan to face each other in a runoff next month.

03/01/2010

Republican polling locations

Democratic polling locations

02/26/2010

Early voting ends today
Today is the last day for early voting in the March 2 primary. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 15 locations countywide.

02/24/2010

Early voting sites

02/16/2010

List of Candidates

02/24/2010

Beltran to challenge Kamp for seat
Freelance broadcast journalist Eliborio “Eli Gemini” Beltran has filed to challenge Denton City Council member Pete Kamp in the May 8 election.

Hutchison visits Denton

DRC/Barron Ludlum

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison chats with Ruby’s Diner on the Square regulars C.A. and Mary Jane Bell. Hutchison stopped by Tuesday morning during a campaign tour through the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison kicked off a daylong tour of North Texas on Tuesday morning with a stop at Ruby’s Diner on the Square. Hutchison is seeking to top her opponents, political newcomer Debra Medina and Gov. Rick Perry, for the right to be the Republican gubernatorial nominee in the November general election.

02/22/2010

Early ballots pile up
Early voting continues in Denton County for the March 2 primary election, and elections officials say numbers are on pace for a large increase over the last gubernatorial election. As of Monday, 8,081 early voting ballots had been cast in Denton County. That includes 7,283 Republicans and 798 Democrats.

Best of Denton 2010 ballot

02/21/2010

Seats filled more often
Of the 101 people elected to serve on 17 area city councils, nine missed more than a quarter of the regular and special-call meetings in 2009. Eleven cities saw at least three council members missing at least 10 percent — two or more — of the meetings in 2009, according to a Denton Record-Chronicle analysis.

02/20/2010

Perry makes stop in Denton

DRC/Candace Carlisle

Gov. Rick Perry chats during a brief campaign stop at Jupiter House in downtown Denton on Friday.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry made a short stop in Denton Friday morning, during the “crush and rush” of campaigning leading up to the primary election on March 2, with early voting already under way. Perry, a Republican seeking his third four-year term as governor, greeted more than 100 Denton County residents — most of whom were invited by Perry’s campaign through e-mail — at the Jupiter House coffee shop on the Square.

Insurance agent enters race for council seat
Denton insurance agent James King filed on Friday to run for the Denton City Council seat being vacated by Joe Mulroy.

02/18/2010

Dick Morris to speak at Lincoln-Reagan Dinner
Author, conservative commentator and political strategist Dick Morris is the scheduled keynote speaker at the Denton County Republican Party’s upcoming Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Feb. 27 at the DFW Hyatt Regency hotel in Dallas.

Phillips to address county GOP Party
Denton County Elections Administrator Frank Phillips will address the monthly meeting of the Denton County Republican Party at 7 p.m. today.

02/17/2010

Democrats choose church for their polling site
Denton County Democratic Party officials found an alternate polling site for the March 2 primary, after an issue over the use of a Denton fire station cropped up.

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