TX HD 11: Walker Will Contest Defeat By Hopson On House Floor

UPDATE: 2:09 p.m.: A copy of the election challenge filed with the Secretary of State by Walker is here (.pdf).

UPDATE, 1:50 p.m.: We have obtained from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office a copy of the Election Challenge filed by Walker. We’re scanning it into a .pdf and will be posting a link shortly.

Original Content:

Bryan Walker (R-Henderson) has filed the necessary paperwork to ask the Texas House of Representatives to determine whether or not his defeat at the hands of State Rep. Chuck Hopson was the right outcome of the November election.

Hopson won the race by more than 200 votes following a recount. In spite of the challenge, which noted Capitol observer Harvey Kronberg noted, “smells of Speaker politics.” In spite of the challenge, Hopson will be sworn in and hold full voting rights on the first day of the session.

Via QR, this from Walker:

The petition contains allegations of improper election procedures in Cherokee County that may have compromised the integrity of the election process.  According to the Walker Campaign, an election contest is the only opportunity left for East Texas voters to get honest answers to some very troubling questions that were not answered before or during the recount process as well as a few that have arisen since. The allegations in the Petition for Election Contest are based on information provided by third parties to the Walker Campaign, first-hand observations by Walker campaign volunteers on Election Day, and first-hand observations by individuals overseeing the recount process in Cherokee County. The campaign is in the process of investigating each of the allegations individually to determine their level of merit.

The last time an election result was formally contested on the House floor was in 2005 when Talmadge Heflin (R-Houston) contested his defeat at the hands of State Rep. Hubert Vo (D-Houston). State Rep. Will Hartnett (R-Dallas) served as the Special Master for the House in that election contest, and you can read his report here.

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