Dwayne Stovall

Dwayne Stovall

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Texas District 9

Elections and appointments

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

High school

West Rusk High School, 1984

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

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Dwayne Stovall (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 9th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Stovall attended Kilgore Junior College and Southwest Texas State University. He then worked at the ARCO refinery for over 13 years. In 1996, Stovall started his own business, Diamond K Equipment Inc, which primary specialized in bridge construction.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

Incumbent Al Green and Earnest Clayton are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Al Green
	Submit photo	Earnest Clayton

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Alexandria Butler
		Briscoe Cain
	Submit photo	Peter Emmert
		Alex Mealer
		Dwayne Stovall
		Deddrick Wilmer

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2020

See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2020

United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Texas

Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Mary Jennings Hegar, Kerry McKennon, David B. Collins, and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Cornyn (R)	53.5	5,962,983
		Mary Jennings Hegar (D)	43.9	4,888,764
		Kerry McKennon (L)	1.9	209,722
		David B. Collins (G)	0.7	81,893
		Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	678

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,144,040
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Arjun Srinivasan (Independent)
• Cedric Jefferson (People Over Politics Party)
• James Brumley (The Human Rights Party)
• Tim Smith (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas

Mary Jennings Hegar defeated Royce West in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Jennings Hegar	52.2	502,516
		Royce West	47.8	459,457

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 961,973 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Jennings Hegar	22.3	417,160
✔		Royce West	14.7	274,074
		Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez	13.2	246,659
		Annie Garcia	10.3	191,900
		Amanda Edwards	10.1	189,624
		Chris Bell	8.5	159,751
		Sema Hernandez	7.4	137,892
		Michael Cooper	4.9	92,463
		Victor Harris	3.2	59,710
		Adrian Ocegueda	2.2	41,566
		Jack Daniel Foster Jr.	1.7	31,718
		D.R. Hunter	1.4	26,902

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,869,419
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Love III (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas

Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Dwayne Stovall, Mark Yancey, John Castro, and Virgil Bierschwale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Cornyn	76.0	1,470,669
		Dwayne Stovall	11.9	231,104
		Mark Yancey	6.5	124,864
		John Castro	4.5	86,916
		Virgil Bierschwale	1.1	20,494

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,934,047
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Green convention

Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas

David B. Collins advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		David B. Collins (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas

Kerry McKennon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Kerry McKennon (L)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wes Benedict (L)
• Rhett Rosenquest Smith (L)

2016

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2016

Stovall briefly ran in the 2016 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 36th District. Stovall did make it onto the ballot.

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Texas, 2014

Stovall ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Texas. Stovall was defeated by incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Texas Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Cornyn Incumbent	59.4%	781,259
Steve Stockman	19.1%	251,577
Dwayne Stovall	10.7%	140,794
Linda Vega	3.8%	50,057
Ken Cope	2.6%	34,409
Chris Mapp	1.8%	23,535
Reid Reasor	1.6%	20,600
Curt Cleaver	0.9%	12,325
Total Votes		1,314,556
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Stovall ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 18. Stovall was defeated by incumbent John Otto in the May 29 primary election.

Texas House of Representatives District 18 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Otto Incumbent	67%	9,485
Dwayne Stovall	33%	4,677
Total Votes		14,162

Campaign themes

2026

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2020

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2014

Stovall's campaign website listed the following issues:

“ Obamacare/Affordable Care Act Excerpt: "I am surprised that no one discusses its blatant unconstitutionality anymore. Make no mistake: it should be repealed, and if it isn’t, the States should be resolved not to participate, period." Debt Crisis Excerpt: "We have upwards of 17 trillion dollars in debt, growing larger every day, and we have over 220 trillion dollars in unfunded liabilities. The reality of our situation is that there is not enough currency in circulation on planet earth to pay this off, and yet we continue to increase the debt at every opportunity." 2nd Amendment Excerpt: "The federal Bill of Rights is a restriction on the Federal Government only. The members of the 1st Congress were crystal clear on this. The preamble has meaning. The term "shall not be infringed" has meaning. The men that created, debated, and ratified the federal Bill of Rights wanted it understood that, among other things, the Federal Government had no business anywhere near the issue of Arms." The NSA and The Beauty of No Excerpt: "Make no mistake: some of the actions of the NSA and of the alphabet soup of other federal agencies are blatantly un-Constitutional. Through regulations and warrantless spying on American citizens, the federal government has gone too far. As Senator from the State of Texas, not only will I consistently vote against such actions, I will work hard to find ways to stop it and hold these agencies accountable to the American people." Illegal Immigration / Amnesty Excerpt: "Illegal immigration is an issue I've seen here in Texas forever, as a citizen, as an employee, and as an employer. I've worked beside illegal immigrants on the job. As a state bridge contractor for 15 years, I unknowingly hired a few, either directly or through subcontractors. As few people do, I understand this issue from many sides." ”

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Dwayne Stovall campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Texas District 9	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. Senate Texas	Lost primary	$113,330	$111,270
Grand total			$113,330	$111,270
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.

Personal

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Stovall is married and has three children.

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Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

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)