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Chris Spellmon
Chris Spellmon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas Railroad Commission. Spellmon lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Biography
Chris Spellmon was born in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Kashmere High School and received a BBA in finance from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Spellmon’s career experience includes working as a CEO, CFO, COO and commercial construction director/consultant/staff developer.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Roman McAllen and Mike Wright in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christi Craddick (R) | 53.2 | 4,376,729 |
 | Roman McAllen (D) | 43.9 | 3,612,130 | |
Mike Wright (L)  | 2.9 | 237,984 | ||
| Total votes: 8,226,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Roman McAllen defeated Chris Spellmon in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roman McAllen | 58.5 | 535,855 |
 | Chris Spellmon | 41.5 | 380,091 | |
| Total votes: 915,946 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Weston Martinez in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christi Craddick | 75.8 | 1,036,964 |
 | Weston Martinez | 24.2 | 330,407 | |
| Total votes: 1,367,371 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Spellmon provided the following description of his political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | I hope to ensure that all citizens understand the power of their vote and to educate how to use that power to affect change in our communities[1][2] | ” |
| —Chris Spellmon, 2018 | ||
He added:
| “ | There is so much that voters do not know or understand about The railroad commission, and how it affects families in our society. I am running for this position so that we can ensure better opportunities for the underserved communities.[1][2] | ” |
| —Chris Spellmon, 2018 | ||
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