Texas: Larry Joe Doherty

• Remember, contribution limits are now $2,400 per individual for a primary and $2,400 for a general election for federal candidates in the 2010 elections. (The Hill)
• Kay Bailey Hutchison hires a campaign manager: Rick Wiley. (Roll Call)
• Larry Joe Doherty was the biggest loser among Texas 2008 candidates. That's not a bad thing, it's the fact that he got the most raw votes of any candidate that didn't win. In fact, his 143,719 votes was more than 9 other people who did get elected to Congress in Texas. TX-10 had the most voters of any congressional district in Texas: 333,083. (Austin Chronicle)
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Voters of the 10th Congressional District delivered a little "Texas Justice" of their own, electing U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Austin) to a third term. With nearly 100 percent of precincts reporting, McCaul received 54 percent of the vote, according to the Secretary of State. Democrat Larry Joe Doherty, a former Houston trial lawyer and TV court judge, won 43 percent.

Below are the unofficial early voting totals from Harris County, as reported by the Harris County Elections Department. 

TX-22

U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Stafford) 43 percent

Pete Olson (R) 55 percent

TX-10

Larry Joe Doherty (D) 32 percent   

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Austin) 67 percent

TX-7

Michael Skelly (D) 44 percent   

The Pindell Report, Politicker.com's political and campaign forecast, has released its final projections for Election Day. Using polling, historical and demographic trends, tracking campaign visits and spending, The Pindell Report ranks races in terms of their competitiveness and their status as either a toss-up or leaning or likely voting in a particular way.

In Texas, The Pindell Report's final break down is as follows:

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