GOP incumbent Victor Carrillo blames loss on "Hispanic surname"

Theodore Kim in Dallas reports on RR Commissioner Carrillo's post-election letter to supporters and reporters. In the email, he wrote:

Early polling showed that the typical GOP primary voter has very little info about the position of Railroad Commissioner, what we do, or who my opponent or I were. Given the choice between "Porter" and "Carrillo" -- unfortunately, the Hispanic-surname was a serious setback from which I could never recover although I did all in my power to overcome this built-in bias.

Go to Ted's Trail Blazers post to read the rest.