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Hatch Smith
Hatch Smith (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 53. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 53
Wesley Virdell defeated Joe P. Herrera and Brian Holk in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wesley Virdell (R) | 76.6 | 76,176 |
 | Joe P. Herrera (D)  | 21.2 | 21,058 | |
 | Brian Holk (L) | 2.2 | 2,230 | |
| Total votes: 99,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53
Joe P. Herrera advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe P. Herrera | 100.0 | 3,714 |
| Total votes: 3,714 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53
Wesley Virdell defeated Hatch Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wesley Virdell | 60.4 | 24,038 |
| Hatch Smith | 39.6 | 15,729 | ||
| Total votes: 39,767 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 53
Brian Holk advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 53 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Holk (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Hatch Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 53 |
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