Chris Spencer (Texas)
Chris Spencer (Republican Party) is running for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 1. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Sean Huffman (D) and Chris Spencer (R) are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Sean Huffman (D)  | |
| Chris Spencer (R) | ||
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Democratic primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Sean Huffman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 1 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Huffman | 100.0 | 5,916 |
| Total votes: 5,916 | |||
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Republican primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Chris Spencer (R) defeated Josh Bray (R) in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 1 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Spencer | 50.9 | 14,913 | |
| Josh Bray | 49.1 | 14,400 | ||
| Total votes: 29,313 | |||
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Endorsements
Spencer received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Texas Right to Life
- True Texas Project
- Young Conservatives of Texas
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Gary VanDeaver won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary VanDeaver (R) | 100.0 | 66,843 |
| Total votes: 66,843 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Gary VanDeaver defeated Chris Spencer in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 1 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary VanDeaver | 53.5 | 11,718 |
| Chris Spencer | 46.5 | 10,178 | ||
| Total votes: 21,896 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Gary VanDeaver and Chris Spencer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dale Huls in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary VanDeaver | 45.5 | 13,928 |
| ✔ | Chris Spencer | 43.0 | 13,165 | |
 | Dale Huls | 11.4 | 3,496 | |
| Total votes: 30,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Hommel (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Spencer in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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