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Kristian Carranza
Kristian Carranza (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 118. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Carranza completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent John Lujan defeated Kristian Carranza in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Lujan (R) | 51.7 | 39,246 |
 | Kristian Carranza (D)  | 48.3 | 36,624 | |
| Total votes: 75,870 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Kristian Carranza defeated Carlos Quezada in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristian Carranza | 63.1 | 4,091 |
 | Carlos Quezada | 36.9 | 2,388 | |
| Total votes: 6,479 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118
Incumbent John Lujan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 118 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Lujan | 100.0 | 8,047 |
| Total votes: 8,047 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Carranza received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kristian Carranza completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carranza's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Making it work meant occasionally relying on the support of family, changing schools to follow jobs, and a lot of hustle to pay the bills, month after month. Working hourly wage jobs also meant living without health insurance, both a mother’s sacrifice and an injustice no family should have to face.
I’ve been working since I was 16, taking jobs at Bill Miller’s, retail at the mall, to administrative jobs on campus. In my senior year at A&M Corpus Christi my mom wasn’t able to keep her job. So I moved back home, got a new job to pay the bills, and helped her navigate the health care we could afford.
When mom was back on her feet, I went back to school, this time with a clearer sense of purpose. I started in jobs as a community organizer, worked on campaigns across the country, and managed staff and million-dollar budgets, making it all the way to Washington, D.C., and the White House.
I’m running for State Representative for all the families who know the meaning of grit and sacrifice but are losing faith that our political system is serious about anything more than lip service. And our current incumbent is your stereotypical politician. Given a seat at the table, he chooses to stand on the sidelines.- Support Public Schools and Give Teachers The Pay They Deserve
- Stand Up for Every Woman’s Right to Make Their Own Healthcare Choices
- Affordable Healthcare for All Texans
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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