Patrick defeats Dewhurst for Lt. Gov. nomination

Houston Chronicle:
State Sen. Dan Patrick, riding a wave of tea-party populism from relative obscurity as a Houston radio talk-show host to statewide prominence in just eight years, defeated incumbent David Dewhurst Tuesday to win the Republican nomination to become Texas' next lieutenant governor.

The Associated Press declared Patrick the winner just after 8 p.m.

Patrick easily outpaced Dewhurst by about the margin hinted at in pre-election polls last week.

The dramatic win, which came two months after Dewhurst came in a distant second in the March GOP primary, signaled a likely end to the career of Texas' No. 2 elected official, a multi-millionaire Houston energy businessman once seen as a likely choice to be governor.
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 Republicans were reacting to Dewhurst working too closely with Democrats allowing them to kill popular legislation.  The revelations late in the campaign about Patrick's mental health issues in the 1980's appears to have backfired on those hoping to derail his campaign.  Negative campaigns don't always work in Texas, but don't be surprised if the Democrats get down and dirty.

Ken Paxton got the Republican nomination for the state Attorney Generals race and Don Sitton got the nod for the GOP Railroad Commission race.  You can find other results here.

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