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Jeremy Story
Jeremy Story (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 52. Story lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Story ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Story was a candidate for Place 9 on the Austin Community College District board of trustees in Travis County in Texas. Story was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016. This was a special election that was scheduled due to incumbent Allen Kaplan's decision to step down two years before his term was set to expire.
Biography
Jeremy Story earned a degree in government from the University of Texas.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 52
James Talarico defeated Cynthia Flores in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 52 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Talarico (D) | 51.7 | 36,798 |
| Cynthia Flores (R) | 48.3 | 34,340 | ||
| Total votes: 71,138 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 52
James Talarico advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 52 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Talarico | 100.0 | 7,499 |
| Total votes: 7,499 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 52
Cynthia Flores defeated Jeremy Story and Christopher Ward in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 52 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cynthia Flores | 60.8 | 6,056 | |
 | Jeremy Story | 22.4 | 2,232 | |
 | Christopher Ward | 16.8 | 1,671 | |
| Total votes: 9,959 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Three Republicans filed to run in the election to replace state Rep. Larry Gonzales (R): Cynthia Flores, Jeremy Story, and Christopher Ward. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Story
Endorsements for Flores
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Campaign finance
2016
Travis County held elections for county commission, all five constables, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[6] The following candidates ran in the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees Place 9 general election.[7]
| Austin Community College District Board of Trustees, Place 9 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Guadalupe Sosa | 40.44% | 84,864 |
| Julie Ann Nitsch | 33.32% | 69,928 |
| Mitch Fuller | 17.16% | 36,011 |
| Jeremy Story | 9.08% | 19,056 |
| Total Votes | 209,859 | |
| Source: Travis County, Texas, "November 08, 2016 Official Cumulative Results," November 21, 2016 Williamson County, Texas, "2016 Joint General and Special November 8, 2016," November 20, 2016 Hays County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Unofficial," November 8, 2016 Bastrop County, Texas, "2016 General Election," November 15, 2016 Lee County, Texas, "General Election - November 8, 2016," November 17, 2016 Caldwell County, Texas, "Unofficial Grand Total Result," November 9, 2016 | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Texas Legislature website
- Travis County website
Footnotes
- ↑ Jeremy Story for Texas House of Representatives District 52, “Home,” accessed January 31, 2018
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "The Blast," February 1, 2018
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- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2016 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 12, 2016
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