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Ben Bius (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 28, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Trey Wharton defeated Dee Howard Mullins in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trey Wharton
Trey Wharton (R)
 
76.8
 
64,105
Image of Dee Howard Mullins
Dee Howard Mullins (D) Candidate Connection
 
23.2
 
19,325

Total votes: 83,430
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Trey Wharton defeated Ben Bius in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trey Wharton
Trey Wharton
 
72.4
 
10,139
Image of Ben Bius
Ben Bius
 
27.6
 
3,871

Total votes: 14,010
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Dee Howard Mullins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dee Howard Mullins
Dee Howard Mullins Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,956

Total votes: 2,956
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Trey Wharton and Ben Bius advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Slocum in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Trey Wharton
Trey Wharton
 
35.0
 
10,506
Image of Ben Bius
Ben Bius
 
32.7
 
9,804
John Slocum
 
32.3
 
9,712

Total votes: 30,022
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Robert Profili advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on March 23, 2024.


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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bius in this election.

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Kyle Kacal won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 12.

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Kyle Kacal defeated Ben Bius in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kyle Kacal
Kyle Kacal
 
57.9
 
9,366
Image of Ben Bius
Ben Bius
 
42.1
 
6,806

Total votes: 16,172
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Kyle Kacal and Ben Bius advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joshua Hamm in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 12 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kyle Kacal
Kyle Kacal
 
47.0
 
11,675
Image of Ben Bius
Ben Bius
 
41.8
 
10,392
Joshua Hamm
 
11.2
 
2,791

Total votes: 24,858
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Campaign finance

2012

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

Bius ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 5. Bius was defeated by Charles Schwertner in the May 29 primary election.[1][2]

Texas State Senate District 5 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Schwertner 74.5% 44,033
Ben Bius 25.5% 15,050
Total Votes 59,083

2010

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2010

Bius ran unsuccessfully for election to the Texas State Senate in 2010.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Ben Bius did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Bius' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]

Protecting Our Border

  • Excerpt: "Securing the border must be one of our top priorities. Many of the issues our state faces are a result of an unprotected border. If President Obama will not protect our border, then Texas must. Ben means business when he says that drug lords and illegal immigrants will no longer have free range in Texas."

The Budget

  • Excerpt: "As a businessman, husband and father, Ben knows we must live within our means. Our government should as well. Ben knows that every dollar spent comes from the hard work of the taxpayers. Cutting waste, fraud, and abuse are the keys to getting our economy moving again, not raising taxes and increasing regulations."

Protecting Our Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Our state institutions are the lifeblood of the 5th Senate District. Many of our families and business serve institutions like Texas A&M, Sam Houston State University, TDCJ, and Blinn College. Having graduated from college in our district, Ben will stand up and be a strong advocate for our way of life."

Protecting Life

  • Excerpt: "As a Christian, Ben believes that every life is sacred. A great nation, under God, does not allow its children’s lives to be taken. A great nation protects life and projects the value of each life in all that it does around the world. Ben believes that it is his duty to fight for the un-born, ill and elderly. 100% pro life."

Campaign finance summary


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Ben Bius campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 12Lost primary runoff$2,274,539 $1,149,388
2022Texas House of Representatives District 12Lost primary runoff$678,835 $656,454
Grand total$2,953,374 $1,805,842
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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