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Brandon Hall (Texas)
Brandon Hall (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 55. Hall lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Hall ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Biography
Brandon Hall earned a degree from the University of Texas. Hall's career experience includes working as an information technology professional and running a construction company.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hugh Shine (R) | 100.0 | 34,297 |
| Total votes: 34,297 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine defeated Brandon Hall and C.J. Grisham in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hugh Shine | 60.2 | 6,907 |
| Brandon Hall | 21.4 | 2,457 | ||
 | C.J. Grisham | 18.4 | 2,113 | |
| Total votes: 11,477 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| C.J. Grisham, the founder of Open Carry Texas, and Rev. Brandon Hall challenged state Rep. Hugh Shine, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus, in his primary. Grisham was endorsed by state Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R), a member of the Texas Freedom Caucus. When endorsing Grisham on January 2, 2018, Stickland said, "Many will criticize me for endorsing against a fellow ‘Republican.’ It’s not typical and most don’t do it. It’s time to kick out RINOs (Republican in Name Only).”[2] All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Grisham was criticized by the Texas Metropolitan Police Association for comments he made on Facebook in June 2018 saying, “I’m done feeling bad when cops get shot," and, “this is why people like me have lost confidence in the law enforcement profession and treat them all they way they treat us — like a threat. This video hurts my heart and my soul.” Grisham said he did not remember the reason why he made the comments. The Texas Metropolitan Police Association endorsed Shine in the race.[3] Endorsements for Hall
Endorsements for Grisham
Endorsements for Shine
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Campaign finance
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Brandon Hall, "About Brandon," accessed February 6, 2018
- ↑ TDT News, "GOP’s factions emerging in House District 55 race," January 13, 2018
- ↑ [http://www.wacotrib.com/news/elections/state-legislative-candidate-draws-criticism-from-police-association/article_06e9b506-c28c-5798-8efa-a67e5417c8c2.html Waco Tribune-Herald, "State legislative candidate draws criticism from police association," February 17, 2018]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Texas Tribune, "The Blast," February 8, 2018
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