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Pat Lykos Narrowly Elected DA in Harris County

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"Lykos wins Harris DA as Bradford's early lead vanishes," is the Houston Chronicle report by Brian Rogers and Roma Khanna.After a roller coaster night of watching and waiting, Republican Pat Lykos appeared to edge out Democrat C.O. "Brad" Bradford by a few thousand votes for the job as Harris County's next top prosecutor with nearly all precincts reported late Tuesday. Bradford was vying to be the county's first black district attorney and first Democrat to hold the office in 29 years. Lykos would be the county's first female district attorney, succeeding Republicans Chuck Rosenthal and Johnny Holmes. Bradford began the evening with a modest lead after early voting totals came in but then watched his lead dwindle as the night wore on...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on November 05, 2008 (boomark / email).