Kesha Rogers loses, Tea Party wins in Texas

Dallas dentist David M. Alameel easily bested Kesha Rogers to win his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate. Alameel pulled 72% of the vote in a race that Texas Democrats must not have cared about. With 92% of the precincts reporting less than 120,000 voted statewide. That's is a lamentable 1.2% voter turnout. Republicans managed a 5.14% voter turnout, hardly laudable but 4 times better than the Democrats. Let's hope this trend carries through to November.
In a little watched House race the Tea Party took its first scalp. Rep Ralph Hall, the oldest member of Congress at 91 lost to Tea Party backed former U.S. Attorney John Ratcliffe in the Texas 4th Congressional District. Ratcliffe had endorsements from the Club for Growth, Madison Project and Senate Conservatives Fund.
The grand prize of the evening went to Tea Party backed state Sen. Dan Patrick who defeated incumbent Lt. Governor David Dewhurst soundly, 64% to 36%. The lieutenant governor, first elected in 2002, never really recovered from his primary loss to now-Sen. Ted Cruz two years ago, and was vulnerable to a challenge from the right.