Darrell Day
Darrell Day (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. He was on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Day completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Darrell Day was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a high school diploma from Columbia High School and a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, in 1978. Day's career experience includes working as a business owner, journalist, bureau chief of United Press International, and the editor of "Facilities" Magazine and "Columns" Magazine.[1][2]
As of 2025, Day was affiliated with the following organizations:[2][3]
- Dallas County GOP
- Collin County GOP
- Richardson Republican Women
- Plano Republican Women
- Mesquite Republican Women
- Park West Republican Women
- Create Church
- Texas Eagle Forum
- Red Texas Forum
- True Texas Project
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the March 3, 2026, Republican primary as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Ryan Binkley (R), Paul Bondar (R), Darrell Day (R), Jace Yarbrough (R), and five other candidates ran in the Republican primary for Texas' 32nd Congressional District on March 3, 2026. The filing deadline was December 8, 2025. As of February 2026, Binkley, Bondar, Day, and Yarbrough led in polling, fundraising, and local media attention.[4][5]
The primary took place in the context of Texas' August 2025 redistricting. An Inside Elections analysis of the new district lines said the 32nd District "was previously a compact, Dallas-based seat with a Baseline of D+22. Now, it stretches from the Dallas suburbs deep into conservative East Texas, giving it a Baseline of R+17. Accordingly, we are changing our rating in this seat from Solid Democratic to Solid Republican."[6] Incumbent Julie Johnson (D) ran for re-election in the 33rd District.
Binkley was, as of the 2026 elections, the chief executive of a mergers and acquisitions firm and the senior pastor of Create Church in Houston.[7] Binkley ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. In his Candidate Connection survey, Binkley said he was running because "we are facing a financial crisis in our nation that is threatening the future of the next generation. We have the highest debt to GDP ratio in our nation’s history and we need leaders in Congress to address this challenge with strategic plans and wisdom."
Bondar was, as of the 2026 elections, a businessman with experience in the insurance industry.[8] Bondar ran to represent Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District in 2024 and lost to incumbent Tom Cole (R) 65%–26%. In his Candidate Connection survey, Bondar said he was running because "Americans are getting a raw deal. We need to put America first. Let's stop selling out our citizens and start creating value in the tax dollars we harvest."
Day was, as of the 2026 elections, a business owner. Day was the Republican nominee in 2024, losing to Julie Johnson (D) 61%–37% under the old district lines. Day said he was "the MAGA candidate, running to bring honesty, common sense and proven conservative leadership to Congress. I stand on the unshakable foundation of the Bible and the U.S. Constitution to deliver solid solutions for Texans."[9]
Yarbrough was, as of the 2026 elections, an attorney specializing in constitutional law and the co-founder of Saint Francis Academy. Yarbrough said he was running because "President Trump needs reinforcements in DC to help deliver on his promises to the American people – and keep the radical left from taking us backwards toward a distorted vision of America."[10] President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Yarbrough on February 4, 2026.[11]
Also running in the primary were Aimee Carrasco (R), Gordon Heslop (R), Monty Montanez (R), James Ussery (R), and Abteen Vaziri (R).
If no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers would have advanced to a runoff on May 26.
Elections
2026
See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary occurred on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Texas District 32
Dan Barrios and Charles Harper are running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 3, 2026.
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| Charles Harper (Independent) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
Dan Barrios defeated Anthony Bridges in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Barrios | 60.1 | 26,368 |
 | Anthony Bridges | 39.9 | 17,526 | |
| Total votes: 43,894 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | Jace Yarbrough | 49.0 | 33,812 | |
 | Ryan Binkley | 21.7 | 15,000 | |
 | Paul Bondar | 13.9 | 9,569 | |
 | Darrell Day | 5.8 | 4,023 | |
 | James Ussery | 2.8 | 1,956 | |
| Aimee Carrasco | 2.7 | 1,832 | ||
 | Gordon Heslop | 2.1 | 1,462 | |
 | Monty Montanez | 1.3 | 867 | |
 | Abteen Vaziri | 0.8 | 541 | |
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 69,062 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zain Shaito (R)
- Eric Niehaus (R)
- Tobey Pearson (R)
Polls
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Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Ryan Binkley | Republican Party | $1,933,132 | $1,645,449 | $287,683 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Paul Bondar | Republican Party | $1,908,970 | $1,898,014 | $10,956 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Aimee Carrasco | Republican Party | $34,575 | $33,951 | $624 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Darrell Day | Republican Party | $102,105 | $57,619 | $133,821 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Gordon Heslop | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Monty Montanez | Republican Party | $39,224 | $39,967 | $-743 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| James Ussery | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Abteen Vaziri | Republican Party | $63,462 | $64,786 | $-1,324 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Jace Yarbrough | Republican Party | $424,554 | $226,219 | $198,335 | As of February 11, 2026 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[12][13][14]
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Note: As of January 15, 2026, Gordon Heslop (R) had not registered as a candidate with the Federal Election Commission.
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 32
Julie Johnson defeated Darrell Day and Kevin Hale in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Johnson (D) | 60.5 | 140,536 |
| Darrell Day (R) | 37.0 | 85,941 | |
 | Kevin Hale (L) | 2.6 | 5,987 | |
| Total votes: 232,464 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clayton Chapman (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32
Darrell Day defeated David Blewett in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darrell Day | 64.8 | 3,394 |
 | David Blewett | 35.2 | 1,842 | |
| Total votes: 5,236 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Johnson | 50.4 | 17,633 |
 | Brian Williams | 19.2 | 6,704 | |
 | Justin Moore | 7.1 | 2,483 | |
 | Jan McDowell | 4.9 | 1,722 | |
 | Zachariah Manning | 4.6 | 1,617 | |
 | Raja Chaudhry | 3.6 | 1,258 | |
 | Callie Butcher | 3.3 | 1,169 | |
 | Kevin Felder | 3.1 | 1,101 | |
 | Alex Cornwallis | 2.6 | 909 | |
 | Christopher Panayiotou | 1.0 | 361 | |
| Total votes: 34,957 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
David Blewett and Darrell Day advanced to a runoff. They defeated Juan Feria and Gulrez Khan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Blewett | 44.4 | 10,706 |
| ✔ | | Darrell Day | 38.2 | 9,211 |
 | Juan Feria | 9.9 | 2,397 | |
 | Gulrez Khan | 7.4 | 1,787 | |
| Total votes: 24,101 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32
Kevin Hale advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 23, 2024.
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Day signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 32
Incumbent Colin Allred defeated Antonio Swad in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colin Allred (D) | 65.4 | 116,005 |
 | Antonio Swad (R) | 34.6 | 61,494 | |
| Total votes: 177,499 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32
Antonio Swad defeated Justin Webb in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonio Swad | 57.0 | 6,929 |
 | Justin Webb | 43.0 | 5,226 | |
| Total votes: 12,155 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
Incumbent Colin Allred advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colin Allred | 100.0 | 31,805 |
| Total votes: 31,805 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonio Swad | 40.3 | 8,962 |
| ✔ | | Justin Webb | 18.0 | 4,007 |
 | Nathan Davis | 16.0 | 3,549 | |
| Darrell Day | 10.4 | 2,321 | |
 | Brad Namdar | 10.2 | 2,270 | |
 | Ejike Okpa | 5.1 | 1,128 | |
| Total votes: 22,237 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Montgomery Markland (R)
- Ricardo Salazar (R)
- Gary Slagel (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32
No candidate advanced from the convention.
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| Nathan Bosley (L) | ||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Darrell Day completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Day's responses.
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- To strengthen our economy, we need to aggressively continue President Trump's AMERICA FIRST program of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
- Another move to boost our economy is aggressively pursuing an "all of the above" strategy of increasing domestic energy production, from increasing domestic oil production to building new nuclear and natural gas power generators. Boosting energy production will decrease energy prices, which will reverberate throughout the economy and lower inflation by lowering prices for all products.
- Our obscene $37 trillion national debt endangers our country. We must aggressively cut federal spending, starting with U.S. Congress reviewing every government agency to cut every penny of spending which is unconstitutional or is counter to an AMERICA FIRST policy.
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Campaign website
Day's campaign website stated the following:
America First Policy
Darrell stands with Trump to prioritize U.S. interests, curb spending, and DOGE our government for efficiency—eliminating waste and fraud to return savings to the American taxpayers.
Securing the Border
Darrell will support President Trump to finish building the wall on our southern border. Just as importantly, he will support President Trump and our brave ICE agents as they finish the huge job of deporting illegal immigrants.
Support With Law Enforcement
Our men and women in blue play an integral role in keeping our communities safe. Darrell will provide them with the resources and support they need to protect our neighborhoods. Darrell will fully support our ICE agents and police officers to keep our neighborhoods safe.
Protect our children's future
Darrell will fight to keep boys out of girls’ sports and keep explicit materials out of school libraries.
ENERGY SECURITY
A robust and diversified energy sector is vital for both national security and economic prosperity. Darrell is committed to advancing policies that promote domestic energy production to boost East Texas jobs.
UPHOLDING FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
Upholding our nation’s founding principles is something Darrell does not take lightly. As an advocate for our constitutional rights, Darrell believes the First and Second Amendments are the backbone of preserving our individual liberties.
PRO-LIFE
Darrell values the sanctity of human life from conception to end. Darrell will defend the rights and dignity of the unborn, promote a culture of life, and ensure that every voice, including the most vulnerable, is heard and respected.
— Darrell Day's campaign website (November 21, 2025)
Campaign ads
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2024
Darrell Day completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Day's responses.
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-America-first constitutionalist -Previously served as City Councilman in the nation’s 50th largest city of Arlington, TX -GOP Precinct Chair for eight years -Delegate to four Texas GOP State Conventions. -Former Election Judge -Former Press Secretary, gubernatorial campaign -Successful business owner for 25 years -Married for 21 years, with four children and four grandchildren -Pro-life Christian -Passionate Second Amendment advocate
- Protect our southern border from the current invasion!
- Control inflation by controlling runaway federal spending!
- We MUST protect our elections from hackers and cheaters!
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Campaign website
Day’s campaign website stated the following:
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STANDING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT STOP WASTEFUL SPENDING ENERGY SECURITY SECURING THE BORDER MADE IN THE USA UPHOLDING FOUNDING PRINCIPLES PRO-LIFE EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM |
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| —Darrell Day’s campaign website (2024)[16] | ||
2022
Darrell Day did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Day's campaign website stated the following:
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Soaring crime rates, hordes of illegal immigrants streaming across our border, and sky-high gas prices is the America brought to us by liberals like Colin Allred. Soft-on-the-border Democrats have failed. Do you want safe streets in your neighborhood? Do you want to stop the flood of illegal immigrants into Texas? Do you want a return to President Trump’s AMERICA-FIRST policy? On day 1, will begin working to secure funding to finish President Trump’s border wall. We are a nation of LEGAL immigrants!
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry wrote of the difference in governing philosophies between Republicans and Democrats: “There's the vision common in blue states, where the state plays an increasing role in the lives of its citizens. In these states, taxes are on the rise. Pension programs are out of control and jobs are leaving by the truckloads. “And then there's the vision common to red state America where the freedom of the individual comes first, and the reach of government is limited. In these states, taxes are low, spending is under control, jobs are on the rise and opportunity is being sought far and wide.” Conservative, PRO-AMERICA policies are right for our country.[15] |
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| —Darrell Day's campaign website (2022)[17] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Darrell Day for Congress, "About," accessed February 2, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 12, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 4, 2025
- ↑ X.com, "Brandon Waltens on October 2, 2025," accessed November 7, 2025
- ↑ NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, "Republican candidate jumps in race for district set to be redrawn," August 7, 2025
- ↑ Inside Elections, "A Detailed Analysis of Texas’ New Congressional Map," August 27, 2025
- ↑ Ryan Binkley campaign website, "Meet Ryan," accessed November 7, 2025
- ↑ KFOR, "Who is Paul Bondar, running to unseat Tom Cole? We found him." May 13, 2024
- ↑ Darrell Day campaign website, "Home page," accessed November 7, 2025
- ↑ Jace Yarbrough campaign website, "Home page," accessed February 11, 2026
- ↑ Truth Social, "Donald J. Trump on February 4, 2026," accessed February 11, 2026
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Day for U.S. Congress, “Issues,” accessed January 14, 2024
- ↑ Darrell Day for Congress, “Home,” accessed January 18, 2022
