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BUSINESS
tor was elected the coun-
try’s first black president.
Obama
ahead. “The greatest of a
lifetime,” he said, two
into the air, waving
American flags. Many
shed tears.
see their chosen candidate
break the color barrier.
Harris
County
District
Attorney
Texan and an outsider to
Washington.
The candidates clashed
U.S. Rep.
Ted Poe
U.S. Rep.
Dist. 2
HOUSTON (AP)
Republican
were holding off strong
challenges Tuesday from
Democrats hoping to end a
decade-long GOP strangle-
hold on in the Texas
Supreme Court.
As of press time, none of
the races could be called,
BY DAVID ESPO
The Associated Press
BY KARIGRIFFIN
Kari.griffin@baytownsun.com
Congress.
Winners at a glance
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a head-to-head race as ini-
tial predictions began to
Cornyn retains
Senate seat
GOP faces strong challenge
in close Supreme Court races
coin on his side to "win the
Pct. 2 Commissioner seat
this time. He had the vot-
ers on his side.
The unofficial results for tion 10 years ago and lost
David “Bubba” Mike Kubik
Abernathy didn’t need a Independent
Kreuzer Jr.
“I’m elated,” Abernathy
said of his election.
He last ran for the posi-
including that of chief jus-
incumbents tice.
No Democrat has held
even one of the nine seats
on the Texas Supreme
Court or one of the nine on I
the Texas Court of Criminal I
Appeals since late 1998
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Tuesday night, moments help, you’re a leader on so
after the Democratic sena- many important issues”
■ • ■ President Bush called Audience members leapt
Obama shortly after the
spokesman Illinois senator hung up
with McCain, and then
WASHINGTON-
Barack Obama swept to
victory as the nation’s first
black president Tuesday
night in an electoral col-
lege landslide that over-
came racial barriers as old
as America itself. “Change
has come,” he told a huge
throng of cheering sup-
porters.
The son of a black father
from Kenya and a white
mother from Kansas, the
Democratic senator from
Illinois sealed his historic
Associated Press
Chief Justice Wallace
Jefferson
Obama wins
Abernathy takes Chambers’ commissioner
post; Henry wins district clerk spot
Chambers County showed that election to Judy
Edmonds by a coin toss.
The longtime Chambers
County resident never con-
sidered throwing his hat in I
the ring a second time until
earlier this year when
race.
“Senator Obama told
Senator McCain he was
J auu uuiiiiiiciucu num an • , , • . n i.
. . R , catalogued the challenges consistently someone who
election party at Baytowns “Tho omtKtnfa has showed class and
Bridgewater Events.
“I want to thank my
century.”
Obama asked McCain ment. Gibbs quoted A few blocks away, a
for his help in leading the Obama as saying to massive crowd in Grant
country in a telephone call McCain: “1 need your Park erupted into cheers to
more.
On a night for Demo-
crats to savor, they padded
their majorities in the
House and Senate, and Robert Gibbs said Obama Obama watched McCain’s
come January will control thanked McCain for his concession speech from
Republican Sen. John I .
McCain in a string of wins I '
battle-
ground states - Ohio, Associated Press photo
Florida, Virginia, Iowa and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-
Ariz., speaks during a rally with supporters on election the night waned and
night in Phoenix on Tuesda
package included provi
sions to help regula
Texans.
Noriega made his nam<
in Texas during the fina
weeks of the race bu
Cornyn had the upper han<
blasted Cornyn’s record, consistently polled aheai
accusing him of saying one of Noriega. Beginning ii
thing in Texas and doing September and unti
another in Congress. Election Day, Cornyn blan
Noriega looked to pick up keted the television air
support by distinguishing waVes with ads.
Cornyn, 56, first
percent of the vote and
Noriega at 47 percent. As
- J morc
votes were counted, the decisions and take action
scales tipped only slightly He also said the bailou
more in Cornyn’s favor, ' • . . .
ending with about 53 per-
cent in his favor.
Throughout the cam-
paign Noriega, a Houston
state legislator and Army
National Guard officer
who served in Afghanistan, when it came to money an<
Harris County
Democrats hoped to
change their luck in
Tuesday’s election but by
press time, the majority of
the county races were still
too close to call.
They haven’t won a
countywide race in the
state’s most populous coun-
ty in 14 years.
Harris County has been
firmly Republican since
1994, when the party’s can-
didates canto info office as
part of a nationwide GOP
sweep.
They hoped that a similar
sweep for Democrats, rid-
ing the coattails of Barack
Obama’s popularity, would
change the political
scenery in their county and
it might turn out that way.
Rice University political
science professor Bob
Stein said the changing
demographics in what is . , . . . .
also the nation’s third most ‘numPh bY defeating
KAnnnliran xpn inhn
populous county are also
helping Democrats.
According to U.S. Census
estimates, Harris County
has about 3.9 million resi-
dents now and great
increases in the Hispanic
and black populations
should be reflected in the
electorate. Hispanic and
black voters tend to support
Democrats.
Democrat Ken Jones won
a third term as Constable
for Harris County Precinct
3 and commented from an
Abernathy was the coun-
ty’s choice over Democrat
Mike Kubik and
Monroe
himself from Cornyn, who Cornyn, 56, first woi
often sided with President election in 2002 after serv
Bush’s administration. ing as Texas attorney gen
Noriega attempted to cast eral and a Texas Supreme
himself as a commonsense Court justice.
He defeated forme
Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk ii
that first race.
• U.S. Reps. Ted Poe,
Republican Incumbent Gen© Green and
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn beat Wayne Smith all
retain their seats.
Story on Page 10.
Democratic long-shot can-
didate Rick Noriega, gar-
nering his third term in the
U.S. Senate.
A close race from the perhaps most fiercely ove
beginning, voters watched children’s health insurant
and the recent $700 billioi
bailout for financial institu
flow in with Cornyn at 51 tions that Cornyn voted fo
and Noriega opposed.
Cornyn said an electee
leader has to make difficul
thanked McCain for his
both the White House and graciousness and told him his suite in the Hyatt
Congress for the first time he had waged a tough Regency hotel, where he
since 1994. race. had watched returns with
In his first speech as “Senator Obama told his extended family and
president-elect, Obama Senator McCain he was senior staff.
' ' ’ > Gibbs said the call came
has showed class and at 11 p.m. EST, moments
i warn io inanK m honor during this cam- after The Associated Press
*1 "e^for^alltfefr h^-d wars’ a P'anet *n Per*l> paign as he has during his and television networks
, Y . r worst financial crisis in a entire life in public serv- declared Obama winner of
work over the last four „ . „ „ T . . ., • ■ .. ,
, , century. ice, Gibbs said in a state- the presidential race,
years and the voters for oba^a asked McCain ment. Gibbs quoted
suppor mg me or e nex . leading the Obama as saying to
four, he said. I m looking*- r J ■
forward to continue work-
ing for the community. The
people have always been
good to us.”
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