KELLEY SHANNON

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AUSTIN — National Democrats poured manpower and money into turning Texans out on Election Day with the hope of reaching millions of first-time voters who cast ballots for President Barack Obama in 2008.

Perry easily defeats White in Texas governor's race 11/04/10 - 1:17am

With about 84 percent of precincts reporting, Perry had 56 percent of the vote compared with White’s 41 percent

AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Rick Perry defeated Democrat Bill White on Tuesday as the long-serving governor easily won an unprecedented third full four-year term.

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Perry defeats White in race for Texas governor 11/02/10 - 9:12pm

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Perry defeated Democrat Bill White on Tuesday as the long-serving governor easily won an unprecedented third full four-year term. With 12 percent of precincts reporting, Perry had 57 percent of the vote compared with White's 41 percent. Perry hammered hard all year on the theme that the Texas economy is better than many states and that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been created during his decade in office. He repeatedly criticized President Barack Obama and national Democrats and tried to link White to them.

Perry has long, mixed record as Texas governor 10/28/10 - 1:18am

AUSTIN — To hear Republican Gov. Rick Perry tell it, the most important part of his record as the leader of Texas can be summed up in a four-letter word: jobs.