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Jaye Curtis
Jaye Curtis (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 8. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Curtis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jaye Curtis was born in Rusk, Texas. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1978 to 1981. He earned a GED. He graduated from the Medvance Institute in 2010.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris defeated Carolyn Salter in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cody Harris (R) | 81.4 | 60,938 |
 | Carolyn Salter (D)  | 18.6 | 13,961 | |
| Total votes: 74,899 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Carolyn Salter advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Salter | 100.0 | 2,365 |
| Total votes: 2,365 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Cody Harris defeated Jaye Curtis in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Harris | 82.8 | 21,179 |
 | Jaye Curtis | 17.2 | 4,386 | |
| Total votes: 25,565 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Curtis in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jaye Curtis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Curtis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Pay for Teachers should be raised by 7500.00 a year so that they are at the national average
- Constitutional Reform. Reduce the power of the Texas Speaker of the House
- Curb illegal immigration by legislation to prevent loans, lodging or jobs to those who are illegally in our state.
I love fantasy fiction
Illegal Immigration
Modernizing our electrical Grid
Calvin Coolidge Project
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 8 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 18, 2023
