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Kent Lester
Richard Kent Lester (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 31st Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Biography
Kent Lester was born in Hampton, Virginia, and lives in Texas. Lester served in the U.S. Army and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1980. Lester’s career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 31
Incumbent John Carter defeated Mary Jennings Hegar and Jason Hope in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Carter (R) | 50.6 | 144,680 |
 | Mary Jennings Hegar (D) | 47.7 | 136,362 | |
| Jason Hope (L) | 1.7 | 4,965 | ||
| Total votes: 286,007 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31
Mary Jennings Hegar defeated Christine Eady Mann in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 62.2 | 8,843 |
 | Christine Eady Mann | 37.8 | 5,371 | |
| Total votes: 14,214 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31
Mary Jennings Hegar and Christine Eady Mann advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mike Clark and Richard Kent Lester in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 44.9 | 13,803 |
| ✔ | | Christine Eady Mann | 33.5 | 10,305 |
 | Mike Clark | 11.2 | 3,449 | |
 | Richard Kent Lester | 10.3 | 3,178 | |
| Total votes: 30,735 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31
Incumbent John Carter defeated Mike Sweeney in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Carter | 65.5 | 34,513 |
 | Mike Sweeney | 34.5 | 18,184 | |
| Total votes: 52,697 | |||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 31st Congressional District
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Footnotes
