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Brian Holk
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Brian Holk (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 53. Holk lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 53

Wesley Virdell defeated Joe P. Herrera and Brian Holk in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wesley Virdell
Wesley Virdell (R)
 
76.6
 
76,176
Image of Joe P. Herrera
Joe P. Herrera (D) Candidate Connection
 
21.2
 
21,058
Image of Brian Holk
Brian Holk (L)
 
2.2
 
2,230

Total votes: 99,464
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53

Joe P. Herrera advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe P. Herrera
Joe P. Herrera Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,714

Total votes: 3,714
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53

Wesley Virdell defeated Hatch Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wesley Virdell
Wesley Virdell
 
60.4
 
24,038
Hatch Smith
 
39.6
 
15,729

Total votes: 39,767
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 53

Brian Holk advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on March 23, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Brian Holk
Brian Holk (L)

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Texas' 11th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Texas' 11th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 11

August Pfluger defeated Jon Mark Hogg and Wacey Alpha Cody in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of August Pfluger
August Pfluger (R)
 
79.7
 
232,568
Image of Jon Mark Hogg
Jon Mark Hogg (D) Candidate Connection
 
18.3
 
53,394
Image of Wacey Alpha Cody
Wacey Alpha Cody (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
5,811

Total votes: 291,773
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 11

Jon Mark Hogg advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 11 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jon Mark Hogg
Jon Mark Hogg Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
16,644

Total votes: 16,644
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 11

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 11 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of August Pfluger
August Pfluger
 
52.2
 
56,093
Image of Brandon Batch
Brandon Batch Candidate Connection
 
15.1
 
16,224
Image of Wesley Virdell
Wesley Virdell Candidate Connection
 
7.1
 
7,672
Image of Jamie Berryhill
Jamie Berryhill Candidate Connection
 
7.0
 
7,496
Image of J. Ross Lacy
J. Ross Lacy Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
4,785
Image of J.D. Faircloth
J.D. Faircloth
 
4.0
 
4,257
Image of Casey Gray
Casey Gray
 
3.8
 
4,064
Image of Robert Tucker
Robert Tucker
 
2.9
 
3,137
Ned Luscombe
 
1.9
 
2,066
Gene Barber
 
1.5
 
1,641

Total votes: 107,435
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 11

Wacey Alpha Cody defeated Brian Holk in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 11 on March 21, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Wacey Alpha Cody
Wacey Alpha Cody (L) Candidate Connection
Image of Brian Holk
Brian Holk (L)

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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]

Incumbent Andrew Murr defeated Stephanie Lochte Ertel and Brian Holk in the Texas House of Representatives District 53 general election.[2]

Texas House of Representatives, District 53 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Murr Incumbent 76.92% 54,741
     Democratic Stephanie Lochte Ertel 20.03% 14,256
     Libertarian Brian Holk 3.05% 2,170
Total Votes 71,167
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Stephanie Lochte Ertel ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 53 Democratic Primary.[3][4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 53 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Lochte Ertel  (unopposed)


Incumbent Andrew Murr ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 53 Republican Primary.[3][4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 53 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Murr Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Rob Henneke and Andrew Murr defeated Karen Harris, Tink Nathan and Wayne Ramsay in the Republican primary. Murr defeated Henneke in the May 27 Republican runoff. Maximilian Martin was running as a Libertarian. Brian Holk filed but did not advance past the Libertarian convention.[5][6][7][8] Murr defeated Martin in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 53 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Murr 89.9% 36,878
     Libertarian Maximilian Martin 10.1% 4,139
Total Votes 41,017

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Holk ran for District 53 in the Texas House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections. Holk was defeated by Republican incumbent Harvey Hilderbran in the November 2 general election.[9]

Texas House of Representatives, District 53
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Harvey Hilderbran (R) 36,424 89.89%
Brian Holk (L) 4,093 10.10%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Brian Holk did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Brian Holk campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 53Lost general$0 $750
Grand total$0 $750
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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