Precinct 3 Travis Co. Commissioner: Huber Wins Southwest Austin

Karen Huber may largely have Barack Obama to thank for her victory over Gerald Daugherty. An increasingly Democratic Southwest Austin carried her to a narrow and shocking victory over the incumbent, 48.5% to 46.4%.

The Power Boxes

In the 10 precincts that had the most ballots cast, Daugherty took the Top 3 prizes, but below that, Huber dominated, including huge margins of 1,897 in Precinct 342 and 1,118 in Precinct 352. Six of these boxes are in Southwest Austin. An important point that may support the notion that a lot of voters were just turning out for Obama: The votes for the three candidates fall well short of the total ballots cast in each precinct. – Lee Nichols

Pct.	Total Ballots	Daugherty	Huber	Benedict
367	4,388	2,058	1,885	157
376	4,150	2,177	1,425	173
345	3,976	2,260	1,293	139
342	3,763	711	2,608	205
366	3,704	1,487	1,785	171
328	3,637	1,341	1,830	169
354	3,509	1,390	1,676	173
349	3,466	1,301	1,778	177
374	3,443	1,986	1,078	151
352	3,334	891	2,009	208