Dwayne Stovall
Dwayne Stovall (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Stovall completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dwayne Stovall was born in Baytown, Texas. He graduated from West Rusk High School. Stovall attended Kilgore Junior College and Southwest Texas State University. He then worked at the ARCO refinery for over 13 years. In 1996, Stovall started his own business, Diamond K Equipment Inc, which primary specialized in bridge construction.[1]
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the March 3, 2026, Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Alex Mealer (R) and Briscoe Cain (R) advanced to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District on March 3, 2026.
Eleven candidates ran in the Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District on March 3, 2026. Two candidates led in media attention, fundraising, and endorsements: Cain and Mealer.
Incumbent Al Green (D) ran in the Democratic primary for Texas' 18th Congressional District in 2026. The last time the district was open was 2004, when Green was first elected. Green received at least 70% of the vote in every general election since then.
Texas conducted redistricting in 2025, and the 9th Congressional District's boundaries changed as a result. According to Gabby Birenbaum of The Texas Tribune, the district was "one of five Democratic districts that [were] significantly redrawn with the goal of electing Republicans."[2] Birenbaum also wrote that "what was once a district that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris by a 44-point margin is now, under the new boundary, a district that went for Republican Donald Trump by 20 percentage points."[2]
Mealer was a U.S. Army veteran who formerly worked in the finance industry and served on the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board from 2024 to 2025.[3][4] She was the Republican nominee for Harris County Judge in 2022, losing to incumbent Lina Hidalgo (D) 51% to 49%. Mealer campaigned on her military experience and status as a political outsider, saying, "I lead when others run away."[5] Mealer said she would focus on passing election security legislation and providing federal funding for Texas law enforcement.[5] Mealer said she would help "deliver President Trump's America First vision."[5] President Donald Trump, Texas businessman Jim McIngvale, Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey (R), and the Texas Municipal Police Association endorsed Mealer.[6]
Cain was an attorney who was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016.[7] He served in the Texas State Guard.[7] Cain campaigned on his legislative experience, saying he "[led] the charge for limited government, secure borders, election integrity, and protecting life and liberty."[7] Cain also campaigned on his legal experience, describing cases he has worked on as promoting religious liberty and pro-life causes.[7] Cain said he would support gun ownership and back President Donald Trump's (R) immigration policies to improve public safety.[8] On social issues, Cain said he would "protect faith, freedom, and Texas families."[7] U.S. Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Randy Weber (R-Texas) endorsed Cain.[9]
Also running in the primary were Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco (R), Alexandria Butler (R), Michael Curran (R), Peter Emmert (R), Dan Mims (R), Crystal Sarmiento (R), Steve Stockman (R), Dwayne Stovall (R), and Terry Lee Thain (R).
As of December 2025, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general election Safe/Solid Republican.
To review how redistricting took place in Texas in 2025, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2024 and 2026, click here.
Elections
2026
See also: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.
General election for U.S. House Texas District 9
Leticia Gutierrez and Roy Morales are running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 3, 2026.
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 9
Briscoe Cain and Alex Mealer are running in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 9 on May 26, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leticia Gutierrez | 53.7 | 18,630 |
 | Earnest Clayton | 16.3 | 5,640 | |
 | Terry Virts | 14.5 | 5,044 | |
 | Todd Ivey | 7.0 | 2,440 | |
| Marty Rocha | 6.8 | 2,367 | ||
 | Peter Filler | 1.6 | 552 | |
| Total votes: 34,673 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Al Green (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Mealer | 36.6 | 8,431 |
| ✔ | | Briscoe Cain | 30.8 | 7,102 |
 | Steve Stockman | 16.9 | 3,884 | |
 | Dan Mims | 8.3 | 1,915 | |
 | Dwayne Stovall | 2.6 | 589 | |
 | Crystal Sarmiento | 2.0 | 458 | |
 | Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco | 1.1 | 251 | |
| Terry Lee Thain | 0.9 | 208 | ||
 | Michael Curran | 0.9 | 198 | |
| Total votes: 23,036 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deddrick Wilmer (R)
- Peter Emmert (R)
- Alexandria Butler (R)
Polls
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Election campaign finance
Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco | Republican Party | $112,049 | $109,941 | $3,126 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Briscoe Cain | Republican Party | $274,020 | $7,516 | $266,504 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Michael Curran | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Alex Mealer | Republican Party | $1,224,832 | $752,648 | $472,184 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Dan Mims | Republican Party | $353,414 | $283,053 | $70,362 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Crystal Sarmiento | Republican Party | $78,009 | $48,281 | $29,728 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Steve Stockman | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Dwayne Stovall | Republican Party | $22,843 | $22,156 | $2,287 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Terry Lee Thain | Republican Party | $5,250 | $3,397 | $1,859 | As of December 31, 2025 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2020
United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Mary Jennings Hegar, Kerry McKennon, David B. Collins, and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Cornyn (R) | 53.5 | 5,962,983 |
 | Mary Jennings Hegar (D) | 43.9 | 4,888,764 | |
 | Kerry McKennon (L) | 1.9 | 209,722 | |
 | David B. Collins (G) | 0.7 | 81,893 | |
 | Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 678 | |
| Total votes: 11,144,040 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arjun Srinivasan (Independent)
- Cedric Jefferson (People Over Politics Party)
- James Brumley (The Human Rights Party)
- Tim Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas
Mary Jennings Hegar defeated Royce West in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 52.2 | 502,516 |
 | Royce West | 47.8 | 459,457 | |
| Total votes: 961,973 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 22.3 | 417,160 |
| ✔ | | Royce West | 14.7 | 274,074 |
 | Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez | 13.2 | 246,659 | |
 | Annie Garcia | 10.3 | 191,900 | |
 | Amanda Edwards | 10.1 | 189,624 | |
 | Chris Bell | 8.5 | 159,751 | |
 | Sema Hernandez | 7.4 | 137,892 | |
 | Michael Cooper | 4.9 | 92,463 | |
 | Victor Harris | 3.2 | 59,710 | |
 | Adrian Ocegueda | 2.2 | 41,566 | |
 | Jack Daniel Foster Jr. | 1.7 | 31,718 | |
 | D.R. Hunter | 1.4 | 26,902 | |
| Total votes: 1,869,419 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Love III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Dwayne Stovall, Mark Yancey, John Castro, and Virgil Bierschwale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Cornyn | 76.0 | 1,470,669 |
| Dwayne Stovall | 11.9 | 231,104 | |
 | Mark Yancey | 6.5 | 124,864 | |
 | John Castro | 4.5 | 86,916 | |
 | Virgil Bierschwale | 1.1 | 20,494 | |
| Total votes: 1,934,047 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas
David B. Collins advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 18, 2020.
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Kerry McKennon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on August 3, 2020.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2016
Stovall briefly ran in the 2016 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 36th District.[13] Stovall did make it onto the ballot.[14]
2014
Stovall ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Texas. Stovall was defeated by incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Cornyn Incumbent |
59.4% | 781,259 | ||
| Steve Stockman | 19.1% | 251,577 | ||
| Dwayne Stovall | 10.7% | 140,794 | ||
| Linda Vega | 3.8% | 50,057 | ||
| Ken Cope | 2.6% | 34,409 | ||
| Chris Mapp | 1.8% | 23,535 | ||
| Reid Reasor | 1.6% | 20,600 | ||
| Curt Cleaver | 0.9% | 12,325 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,314,556 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2012
Stovall ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 18. Stovall was defeated by incumbent John Otto in the May 29 primary election.[15][16]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John Otto Incumbent |
67% | 9,485 |
| Dwayne Stovall | 33% | 4,677 |
| Total Votes | 14,162 | |
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dwayne Stovall completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stovall's responses.
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My conservative Texas-first values come from a family lineage that arrived in Texas while it was still Mexico and fought for Texas independence. I was raised with a Texas state of mind, which meant not relying on government, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, helping your neighbor, and being charitable where your heart calls. This is the same state of mind so many of us share today.
My family history in the newly redrawn CD9 goes back over 125 years. My grandfather and father were born in Daisetta in Liberty County and both worked for Humble Oil. I was born in Baytown, attended Kilgore Jr. College and SWTSU, and in 1988 took a job w/ ARCO Refinery in Pasadena. n the 90s I began trading construction equipment formed Diamond K Equipment, and moved to Liberty County. I left the refinery in 2002. In 2011 I formed Liberty Testing, an oilfield service company. I've also worked within the RPT for years as a delegate to numerous conventions and as a candidate, to defend traditional conservative values. I have more in common with CD9 residents than does any other candidate.- NO MORE ATTORNEYS.
NO MORE BIG GOVERNMENT CAILFORNIA TRANSPLANTS MARKETED BY BIG MONEY. NO MORE FAKE CONSERVATIVES WHO TAKE MONEY FROM COLONY RIDGE AND DEFEND HAVING DEMOCRATS IN POSITONS OF POWER IN THE STATE HOUSE.
YES TO ONE OF OUR OWN WHO ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS THE OFFICE AND WILL DEFEND TEXAS AGAINST AN EVER GROWING FEDERAL LEVIATHAN. - DEPORT, DEPORT, DEPORT. This is not a time in history for inaction. We must place a moratorium on ALL immigration and Visas, as well as revoke existing Visas, and deport accordingly. Future generations of Texans are depending on us taking drastic measures today in order to secure the American way of life for tomorrow. We can no longer sit idly and allow our own destruction. Texas and the USA are worth the battle.
- We must amend the Requirements to Hold Office. I will put forward an amendment to the Constitution to modify the language in Article 1:2.2 of the U.S. Constitution, "...and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States", to reflect the same requirement as a POTUS - "No Person except a natural born citizen of the United States, and to clarify a natural born Citizen to be one born of parents who are both naturally born. We do not need misplaced loyalties of any kind holding elected offices in the USA. THIS MUST BE DONE.
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Note: Stovall submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 19, 2026.
2020
Dwayne Stovall did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Stovall's campaign website listed the following issues:[17]
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Stovall is married and has three children.[1]
See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Campaign website, "About Dwayne," accessed January 11, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Texas Tribune, "GOP state Rep. Briscoe Cain files for redrawn 9th Congressional District," August 21, 2025
- ↑ Alex Mealer 2026 campaign website, "About Alex," accessed December 1, 2025
- ↑ Ride METRO, "METRO Welcomes New Board Members," April 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Alex Mealer 2026 campaign website, "Home," accessed December 1, 2025
- ↑ Alex Mealer 2026 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed December 1, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Briscoe Cain 2026 campaign website, "Proven Conservative Fighter. Ready to Lead in Washington." accessed December 1, 2025
- ↑ Briscoe Cain 2026 campaign website, "Briscoe Cain on the Issues," accessed December 1, 2025
- ↑ Briscoe Cain 2026 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed December 1, 2025
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 11, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
