Hawk Dunlap

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Hawk Dunlap

Republican Party

Candidate, Texas Railroad Commission

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Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

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Hawk Dunlap (Republican Party) is running for election to the Texas Railroad Commission. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Hawk Dunlap earned a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. His experience includes working in oil drilling.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas Railroad Commissioner 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

Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Jon Rosenthal (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jon Rosenthal

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent James Wright (R), Katherine Culbert (R), Hawk Dunlap (R), Bo French (R), and James Matlock (R) are running in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		James Wright
		Katherine Culbert
		Hawk Dunlap
		Bo French
		James Matlock

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2024

See also: Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Katherine Culbert, Eddie Espinoza, Hawk Dunlap, and Richard McKibbin in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Craddick (R)	55.6	6,100,218
		Katherine Culbert (D)	39.0	4,275,904
		Eddie Espinoza (G)	2.8	301,793
		Hawk Dunlap (L)	2.6	285,544
		Richard McKibbin (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1,656

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,965,115
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Katherine Culbert defeated Bill Burch in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katherine Culbert	67.6	615,965
		Bill Burch	32.4	294,628

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 910,593
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated James Matlock, Christie Clark, Corey Howell, and Petra Reyes in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Craddick	50.4	982,457
		James Matlock	26.6	517,624
		Christie Clark	11.7	228,395
	Submit photo	Corey Howell	6.3	122,802
		Petra Reyes	5.0	97,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,948,558
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Corner (R)

Green convention

Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Eddie Espinoza advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eddie Espinoza (G)	100.0	51

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Hawk Dunlap defeated Chris Fuller in the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 14, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Hawk Dunlap (L)
	Submit photo	Chris Fuller (L)

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Hawk Dunlap campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Texas Railroad Commission	Lost general	$3,750	$0
Grand total			$3,750	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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