Clark Patterson

Clark Patterson (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 35th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Clark Patterson was born in Houston, Texas. Patterson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988.^[1] His career experience includes owning Clark Patterson Photography & Videography and working as a wedding photographer and videographer.^[1]^[2] Patterson has been affiliated with the Atlas Society, the Libertarian Party of Texas, and the Libertarian Party of Travis County.^[3]

Elections

2024

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Greg Casar defeated Steven Wright in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 35 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Greg Casar (D)	67.4	170,509
	Steven Wright (R)	32.6	82,610

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 253,119
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Clark Patterson (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Steven Wright defeated Michael Rodriguez in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on May 28, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steven Wright	50.1	1,082
	Michael Rodriguez	49.9	1,077

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,159
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Greg Casar advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Casar	100.0	28,830

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,830
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Michael Rodriguez and Steven Wright advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dave Cuddy, Brandon Dunn, and Rod Lingsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Michael Rodriguez	27.1	4,085
✔	Steven Wright	24.6	3,715
	Dave Cuddy	20.4	3,079
	Brandon Dunn	17.9	2,700
	Rod Lingsch	10.0	1,514

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,093
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

Clark Patterson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Clark Patterson (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Endorsements

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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 37

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated Jenny Garcia Sharon, Clark Patterson, and Sherri Taylor in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 37 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lloyd Doggett (D)	76.8	219,358
		Jenny Garcia Sharon (R)	21.0	59,923
		Clark Patterson (L)	2.2	6,332
	Submit photo	Sherri Taylor (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	176

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 285,789
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Benjamin Ovard (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 37

Jenny Garcia Sharon defeated Rod Lingsch in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 37 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jenny Garcia Sharon	59.1	6,923
	Rod Lingsch	40.9	4,791

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,714
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 37

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated Donna Imam, Christopher Jones, and Quinton Beaubouef in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 37 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lloyd Doggett	79.3	60,007
		Donna Imam	17.7	13,385
		Christopher Jones	2.0	1,503
	Submit photo	Quinton Beaubouef	1.1	804

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,699
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Hasani Burton (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 37

Jenny Garcia Sharon and Rod Lingsch advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jeremiah Diacogiannis in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 37 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jenny Garcia Sharon	46.8	9,087
✔	Rod Lingsch	27.8	5,403
	Jeremiah Diacogiannis	25.4	4,938

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,428
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 37

Clark Patterson defeated Nazirite Perez in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 37 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Clark Patterson (L)
	Submit photo	Nazirite Perez (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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2020

Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Donna Imam, Clark Patterson, and Jonathan Scott in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 31 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Carter (R)	53.4	212,695
	Donna Imam (D)	44.3	176,293
	Clark Patterson (L)	2.2	8,922
	Jonathan Scott (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	147

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 398,057
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jeremy Bravo (Independent)
Moshe Schrauth (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31

Donna Imam defeated Christine Eady Mann in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31 on July 14, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Donna Imam	56.6	21,026
	Christine Eady Mann	43.4	16,109

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,135 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christine Eady Mann	34.7	24,145
✔		Donna Imam	30.7	21,352
		Tammy Young	14.3	9,956
	Submit photo	Michael Grimes (Unofficially withdrew)	10.8	7,542
		Eric Hanke	5.9	4,117
		Dan Janjigian	3.6	2,471

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,583
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Mike Williams, Christopher Wall, and Abhiram Garapati in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Carter	82.3	53,070
	Mike Williams	8.6	5,560
	Christopher Wall	4.9	3,155
	Abhiram Garapati	4.2	2,717

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,502
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

John Bohlin (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31

Clark Patterson advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Clark Patterson (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated David Smalling and Clark Patterson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 35 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lloyd Doggett (D)	71.3	138,278
	Submit photo	David Smalling (R)	26.0	50,553
		Clark Patterson (L)	2.7	5,236

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,067
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lloyd Doggett	100.0	32,101

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,101
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

David Smalling defeated Sherrill Kenneth Alexander in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Smalling	53.3	7,083
	Submit photo	Sherrill Kenneth Alexander	46.7	6,198

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,281
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2016

See also: Texas' 17th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Bill Flores (R) defeated William Matta (D) and Clark Patterson (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Flores defeated Ralph Patterson and Kaleb Sims in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.^[4]^[5]

**U.S. House, Texas District 17 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Flores Incumbent	60.8%	149,417
	Democratic	William Matta	35.2%	86,603
	Libertarian	Clark Patterson	4%	9,708
Total Votes				245,728
Source: Texas Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Texas District 17 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Flores Incumbent	72.4%	60,502
Ralph Patterson	18.4%	15,411
Kaleb Sims	9.1%	7,634
Total Votes		83,547
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

Patterson ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 1st District. Patterson was not nominated at the Libertarian state convention.^[6]

2012

See also: Texas' 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

Patterson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 1st District. He ran as a Libertarian candidate. He ran against incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) and Shirley McKellar (D) in the November 6, 2012, general election and lost to Gohmert.^[7]

**U.S. House, Texas District 1 General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Louie Gohmert Incumbent	71.4%	178,322
	Democratic	Shirley J. McKellar	26.9%	67,222
	Libertarian	Clark Patterson	1.6%	4,114
Total Votes				249,658
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Clark Patterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Clark Patterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patterson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m Clark Patterson, Libertarian candidate for Congress in 2022 [Texas Congressional District 37]. I’m running for Congress to advocate the philosphic ideas of Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism and the economic views of Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian School of economics. Bad philosophic and economic ideas have led America to our current philosophic, cultural, and financial crises. According to a 2013 US Census Report 151 million Americans received a benefit or check from some level of government. Unfortunately, far too many Americans today have become addicted to the government trough. It’s my sincere belief that America is on a slow road to an authoritarian state. Only massive cuts in government spending and a severe reduction in the size and scope of government -- at the federal, state, and local levels -- can avert this. And the massive cuts and severe reduction need to begin immediately. For too long in American politics, we’ve focused on the short run – not the long run. This must change immediately. Ultimately, the long run is far more important. In the long run, only the philosophic ideas of Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism can save modern civilization from a new worldwide Dark Ages. In the intermediate run, only the economic ideas of Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian school of economics can rebuild the American economy. And in the short run, only enormous cuts in the size and scope of government can lead America out of its current fiscal plight.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Eliminating the $31 trillion federal debt and unfunded liabilities of c. $100 trillion
Phasing out all "entitlement" programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, within 25 years
Ending all foreign economic and military interventionism

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Drastically cutting government spending, phasing out all taxation, and ending foreign interventionism

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Ayn Rand, because she saw the greatness of America before she was 20, and then moved here from the Soviet Union.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Atlas Shrugged

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The ability to focus on the long term.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Stubbornness

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Upholding the US Constitution

What legacy would you like to leave?

He fought the good fight to Make America Free Again.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. I had just turned 10.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Target in Sharpstown [Houston] (2 months)

What is your favorite book? Why?

Atlas Shrugged, because it shows what could happen to America, and is also a blueprint for how to Make America Free Again.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Howard Roark

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

"Like A G6" by Far East Movement

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Big government

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

It alone possesses the "power of the purse" and only Congress can declare war.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

It’s my sincere belief that America is on a slow road to an authoritarian state. Only massive cuts in government spending and a severe reduction in the size and scope of government -- at the federal, state, and local levels -- can avert this. And the massive cuts and severe reduction need to begin immediately.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Banking; Foreign Affairs; Ways and Means

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

N/A

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I'm agnostic on term limits; I could live with or without them.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Ron Paul

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

No one story in particular.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Sorry, but it's not G-Rated.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

I believe that "extremism in defense of liberty is no vice and that moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue."

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Libertarians such as myself believe in immediate drastic reduction of taxes, and eventual elimination of all taxation.

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2020

Clark Patterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patterson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm Clark Patterson, Libertarian candidate for Congress in 2020 [Texas Congressional District 31]. I'm running for Congress to advocate the philosphic ideas of Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism and the economic views of Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian School of economics. Bad philosophic and economic ideas have led America to our current philosophic, cultural, and financial crises. Only the sound views of Rand and of Mises and the Austrian School can make America great again. It's my sincere belief that America is on a slow road to an authoritarian state. Only massive cuts in government spending and a severe reduction in the size and scope of government - at the federal, state, and local levels - can avert this. And the massive cuts and severe reduction need to begin immediately. For too long in American politics, we've focused on the short run - not the long run. This must change immediately. Ultimately, the long run is far more important. In the long run, only the philosophic ideas of Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism can save modern civilization from a new worldwide Dark Ages. In the intermediate run, only the economic ideas of Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian school of economics can rebuild the American economy. And in the short run, only enormous cuts in the size and scope of government can lead America out of its current fiscal plight.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Only Much More Liberty Can Genuinely Make America Great Again
Libertarians Don't Want To Live In Donald Trump America OR A Joe Biden America
Let's Legalize Freedom

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1) Reducing the size and scope of the federal government to less than 5 percent of its current size.

2) Phasing out entitlement programs.
3) Auditing and then ending the Federal Reserve System and replacing it with private, free market money.

4) Closing all overseas military bases, ending draft registration and the military draft, withdrawing from the UN, NATO and all other entangling alliances, and ending all foreign policy interventionism.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was 15 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in August, 1974. He lied to the American people but he also lied to his youngest daughter Julie who was at the time going around the country defending her father.

What is your favorite book? Why?

"Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand" (1991) by Leonard Peikoff

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The current U.S. federal government's debt now stands at $26,776,000,000,000. The federal government's annual budget deficits routinely exceed $900 billion; the deficit for Fiscal Year 2021 is projected to be $966 billion. Even more alarming, economists Laurence Kotlikoff, Alan Auerbach, and Jagadeesh Gokhale in 2014 estimated the U.S. fiscal gap of unfunded liabilities at $210 trillion, almost ten times the current U.S. Gross Domestic Product of $22.3 trillion. And this figure is rising rapidly. So-called "mandatory spending" accounts for almost two-thirds of the annual federal budget. Regaining control of the federal budget necessitates making large cuts in mandatory spending, either legislatively, or by constitutional amendment, if necessary. In short, before we can restore fiscal solvency, more Americans must embrace the idea that no citizen is 'entitled' to health care, a college education, a government-funded pension, etc. According to a 2013 US Census Report, in 2011, 151 million Americans received a benefit or check from some level of government. Unfortunately, far too many Americans today have become addicted to the government trough. Almost every American family has an immediate family member receiving some benefit or check from some level of government, whether a Social Security payment, a Stafford Loan, a Veterans Administration benefit, a government-guaranteed home mortgage, etc. Additionally, too many Americans today either work directly for the federal, state, or local government, or work for private companies that are heavily dependent on government contracts. This must change. A federal government that provides government benefits to over half of its citizens is precisely the kind of paternalistic government that our Founding Fathers warned us about. Cradle-to-grave and womb-to-tomb government programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are not consonant with a limited, constitutional republic and are antithetical to the Spirit of '76.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Ron Paul

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Clark Patterson campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 35	Disqualified general	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Texas District 37	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Texas District 31	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2018	U.S. House Texas District 35	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal 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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 19, 2020
↑ LinkedIn, "Clark Patterson," accessed March 16, 2022
↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 21, 2022
↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Federal Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
↑ Texas Libertarian Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 10, 2012 (dead link)

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Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)

[bio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 19, 2020

[bio2-2] LinkedIn, "Clark Patterson," accessed March 16, 2022

[bio3-3] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 21, 2022

[4] Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015

[primaryresults16-5] The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016

[6] The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Federal Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014

[7] Texas Libertarian Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 10, 2012 (dead link)

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Elections

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

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Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

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Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 37

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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 37

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 37

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 37

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Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 37

2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 31

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Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

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Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

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Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 31

2018

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General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

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Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

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