City Councilman, Chris Brown, shares a laugh with his wife, on Tuesday night, after
sweeping the local County Judge Race with over 59% of the Hopkins County vote.

 

Brown, Odell, and Cain Big Winners
in Hopkins County Elections, Tuesday

 

by: Bobby McDonald

It certainly wasn't the night for a "Democrat incumbent" in elections, Tuesday, all across the nation, and in Hopkins County. City Councilman Chris Brown captured over 59% of the Hopkins County vote to soundly defeat twelve year incumbent, Cletis Millsap, and will take office on January 1, 2011. Meanwhile, the local Democrat Party still "showed their muscle" in the Precinct #2 Commissioners Race, when Mike Odell captured 55.99% of the vote in Precinct #2 over Republican challenger Trey Hinton. In what was probably the biggest upset of the night locally, was the election of Erwin Cain, who upset longtime State Representative Mark Homer, Democrat of Paris, in what many had termed "one of the dirtiest campaigns" in recent history, with a plethora of "mud slinging ads."

Possibly, you're like me, and feel that one longtime observer about "summed up" Tuesday's election as follows, "I was terrfied following the sweep two years ago, and for some reason I really can't feel comfortable this time. These sweeps in voter 'swings' offer no comfort, as they represent a dissatisfied electorate and until our elected officials realize that they've got to sit down and work together for the good of our country, we're still the loser. Hopefully, those elected will realize the importance of their elected offices and act accordingly. We can always hope! This nation has been built on hope!"

 

This local Democrat poll watch party didn't have much to cheer about, on Tuesday night, but
as one "yellow dog" Democrat proclaimed, "We're not going to roll-over and play dead!"

 

 

 

And, quoting "Texas Iconoclast Brann," who was a often read publisher in the later part of the 19th Century, "One catfish does not make a creek, nor one hero a nation! The history of Bonaparte is written in the blood of the brave!"

Or, closer to home, as my grandpa always said, "It's always the hit dog, that yelps the loudest!"

In other local political action, Tuesday, voters in the Cumby ISD "failed" two bond proposals for their school district. The first proposition, to improve facilities at the school was defeated with a margin of 45.51% to 54.49%. And, the Proposition #2 on the ballot, that would have allowed the school district to refinance some of their debt at a cheaper interest rate, failed with a narrower margin of 49.39%  "for" to 50.61% against.

Meanwhile, in the Sulphur Bluff ISD, where three school trustees were elected, Brian Dorner received 145 votes, Bill Wilder received 130 votes, and John Vance captured 128 votes to be elected to the board. Donnie Powers received 101 votes, and Stephen Williams received 108 votes.

And, in the City of Como elections, Donald Wayne Meeks captured 75 votes to win the unexpired term for Street Commissioner and Brandon Gunn captured 95 votes to be named to the unexpired Water Commissioner position.

I was at both the local Democrat and Republican Headquarters on Tuesday night, and both parties were already setting their sights on the 2012 election, so as most of have already realized, it's a "constant contact sport!"

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