Another Four Years of Indifference

24-year incumbent Rene Guerra easily holds off challenger Alma Garza in Tuesday's Democratic primary runoff for district attorney. On election night, a musical tune drifts through the air in Hidalgo County along with ... another sound.

According to the county elections office, Guerra snagged 55.15 percent of the vote -- 12,461 ballots to Garza's 10,135 votes in a race that saw a whopping 8.31 percent voter turnout.

In a serious refusal to accept reality, Garza tells The Monitor she won't concede and is thinking about a recount. The newspaper also reports the Guerra campaign is "celebrating, dancing the evening away at The Echo Hotel in Edinburg." That would explain the music.

That other noise you hear? Irene Garza spinning in her grave.