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John Huffman (Texas)
John Huffman (Republican Party) is running in a special election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 9. He declared candidacy for the special 2025 election.[source]
Huffman is also running for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 9. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
John Huffman was born in and lives in Texas. His career experience includes working as a small business owner and as an attorney. Huffman was elected to the city council and became mayor of Southlake, Texas.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 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.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 9
John Huffman is running in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 9 on March 3, 2026.
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2025
See also: Texas state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
Special general election for Texas State Senate District 9
Taylor Rehmet, John Huffman, and Leigh Wambsganss are running in the special general election for Texas State Senate District 9 on November 4, 2025.
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2024
See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 26
Brandon Gill defeated Ernest Lineberger III and Phil Gray in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Gill (R) | 62.1 | 241,096 |
 | Ernest Lineberger III (D) | 35.7 | 138,558 | |
 | Phil Gray (L) | 2.3 | 8,773 | |
| Total votes: 388,427 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26
Ernest Lineberger III advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ernest Lineberger III | 100.0 | 18,308 |
| Total votes: 18,308 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kelvin Leaphart (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Gill | 58.4 | 49,876 |
 | Scott Armey | 14.5 | 12,400 | |
| John Huffman | 10.0 | 8,559 | |
 | Luisa Del Rosal | 4.6 | 3,949 | |
 | Doug Robison | 3.5 | 2,999 | |
 | Mark Rutledge | 2.5 | 2,130 | |
 | Joel Krause | 2.3 | 1,959 | |
 | Neena Biswas | 1.9 | 1,665 | |
 | Burt Thakur | 1.1 | 975 | |
 | Vlad De Franceschi | 0.7 | 572 | |
 | Jason Kergosien | 0.4 | 366 | |
| Total votes: 85,450 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26
Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 23, 2024.
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Huffman signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2026
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2025
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2024
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Campaign website
Huffman’s campaign website stated the following:
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| —John Huffman’s campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ John Huffman, Conservative for Congress, "Meet John," accessed January 18, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Huffman, Conservative for Congress, "John's Vision," accessed January 18, 2024
