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Deanna Maria Metzger
Deanna Maria Metzger (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 24th Congressional District. Metzger did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Metzger was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 107. She lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Metzger ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive, and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Biography
Deanna Maria Metzger was born in Dallas, Texas.[1] She graduated from North Mesquite High School.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law.[1] Metzger's career experience includes working as the owner of a small business.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 24
Beth Van Duyne defeated Candace Valenzuela, Darren Hamilton, Steve Kuzmich, and Mark Bauer in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Beth Van Duyne (R) | 48.8 | 167,910 |
 | Candace Valenzuela (D) | 47.5 | 163,326 | |
 | Darren Hamilton (L)  | 1.6 | 5,647 | |
 | Steve Kuzmich (Independent) | 1.2 | 4,229 | |
 | Mark Bauer (Independent) | 0.8 | 2,909 | |
| Total votes: 344,021 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 24
Candace Valenzuela defeated Kim Olson in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 24 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Candace Valenzuela | 60.4 | 20,003 |
 | Kim Olson | 39.6 | 13,131 | |
| Total votes: 33,134 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Olson | 41.0 | 24,442 |
| ✔ | | Candace Valenzuela | 30.4 | 18,078 |
 | Jan McDowell | 10.0 | 5,965 | |
| Crystal Fletcher (Unofficially withdrew) | 5.7 | 3,386 | ||
 | Richard Fleming | 5.1 | 3,010 | |
 | Sam Vega | 4.5 | 2,677 | |
 | John Biggan | 3.4 | 1,996 | |
| Total votes: 59,554 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24
Beth Van Duyne defeated David Fegan, Desi Maes, Sunny Chaparala, and Jeron Liverman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Van Duyne | 64.3 | 32,067 |
 | David Fegan | 20.7 | 10,295 | |
 | Desi Maes | 5.8 | 2,867 | |
 | Sunny Chaparala | 5.6 | 2,808 | |
 | Jeron Liverman | 3.6 | 1,809 | |
| Total votes: 49,846 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 24
Darren Hamilton advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Darren Hamilton (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Victoria Neave Criado defeated Deanna Maria Metzger in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Victoria Neave Criado (D) | 57.1 | 29,058 |
 | Deanna Maria Metzger (R) | 42.9 | 21,829 | |
| Total votes: 50,887 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 107
Deanna Maria Metzger defeated Joe Ruzicka in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deanna Maria Metzger | 56.1 | 2,247 |
| Joe Ruzicka | 43.9 | 1,758 | ||
| Total votes: 4,005 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Victoria Neave Criado advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victoria Neave Criado | 100.0 | 6,494 |
| Total votes: 6,494 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107
Deanna Maria Metzger and Joe Ruzicka advanced to a runoff. They defeated Brad Perry in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deanna Maria Metzger | 45.3 | 3,413 |
| ✔ | Joe Ruzicka | 27.4 | 2,064 | |
| Brad Perry | 27.3 | 2,058 | ||
| Total votes: 7,535 | |||
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This was one of the 10 closest elections in the first half of 2018. Click here for the full list »
Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Three Republicans filed to run in this primary: Deanna Maria Metzger, Brad Perry, and Joe Ruzicka. The winner faced incumbent state Rep. Victoria Neave Criado (D) in the general election. In its endorsement of Ruzicka in the primary, the Dallas Morning News said that Ruzicka's top priorities were education and transportation policy, Perry would support a speaker similar to Joe Straus if elected, and Metzger supported the bathroom bill and a stricter form of Texas' voter ID law. As of January 31, 2018, only Metzger had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor.[3] See our coverage of the primary runoff in this race here. Endorsements for Metzger
Endorsements for Ruzicka
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Endorsements
Metzger was endorsed by Texas Values Action, Texans for Toll-Free Highways, and Texas Gun Rights.[4]
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deanna Maria Metzger did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Texas Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Deanna Maria Metzger," February 5, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deanna Maria Metzger for Texas House District 107, "Home," accessed February 25, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dallas Morning News, "We recommend Joe Ruzicka in Republican primary for 107th state House District," January 25, 2018
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Deanna Maria Metzger," February 2, 2018
