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Helen Kerwin
Helen Kerwin (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 58. She assumed office on January 14, 2025. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Kerwin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 58. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Kerwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Helen Kerwin's career experience includes working as a small business owner and entrepreneur. She served as mayor of Glen Rose and as a Somervell County Commissioner. Kerwin has also served on the North Texas Council of Governments Executive Board, as a 4-H Superintendent, and as an FFA Horse Judging Coach. She received the Texas A&M Outstanding Service Award.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Helen Kerwin defeated Richard Windmann in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helen Kerwin (R)  | 82.1 | 63,760 |
 | Richard Windmann (L) | 17.9 | 13,935 | |
| Total votes: 77,695 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Helen Kerwin defeated incumbent DeWayne Burns in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Kerwin | 57.5 | 7,685 |
 | DeWayne Burns | 42.5 | 5,670 | |
| Total votes: 13,355 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Helen Kerwin and incumbent DeWayne Burns advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lyndon Laird in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Kerwin | 48.9 | 11,535 |
| ✔ | | DeWayne Burns | 41.2 | 9,724 |
 | Lyndon Laird | 9.9 | 2,330 | |
| Total votes: 23,589 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Richard Windmann advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 58 on March 23, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Windmann (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Kerwin received the following endorsements.
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
Pledges
Kerwin signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Helen Kerwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kerwin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Securing the Border
- Election Integrity
- Educational Freedom
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 58 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 58 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by DeWayne Burns (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 58 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
