John Betz, Jr.

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John Betz, Jr.

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Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2014

John Betz, Jr. was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 25th Congressional District of Texas. John Betz, Jr. lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Betz was a 2012 Libertarian candidate for District 12 of the Texas State Senate.

Elections

2014

See also: Texas' 25th Congressional District elections, 2014

Betz ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 25th District. Betz won the Libertarian Party nomination at the state convention in April 2014. He was defeated by incumbent Roger Williams (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Texas District 25 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roger Williams Incumbent	60.2%	107,120
	Democratic	Marco Montoya	36.2%	64,463
	Libertarian	John Betz, Jr.	3.5%	6,300
Total Votes				177,883
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

Betz ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 12. Betz ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by incumbent Jane Nelson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jane Nelson Incumbent	83.4%	203,988
	Libertarian	John Betz, Jr.	16.6%	40,570
Total Votes				244,558

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Texas' 25th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Texas' 25th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Texas Tribune, U.S. House elections brackets
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart

Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

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Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)