Lakeisha Simon
Lakeisha Simon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 7th Congressional District. Simon was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on March 5, 2024.
2024 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the March 5 Democratic primary in Texas' 7th Congressional District as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D) won the Democratic primary for Texas' 7th Congressional District on March 5, 2024. She defeated Pervez Agwan (D). The general election was on November 5, 2024.
Local political analysts said redistricting was a central dynamic in the race. Rice University professor Mark Jones said, "Under the previous configuration of the district, [Fletcher] had a very solid message to the primary electorate, that, ‘I’m a Democrat, and I’m your best chance to maintain District 7 in Democratic hands,’...Now that’s gone, because whatever Democrat wins is going to win District 7."[1] Agwan's campaign said the redrawn 7th District was "Texas’ most diverse congressional district, which is also now its most unequal," and that Fletcher was out of touch with district voters.[2] Fletcher's campaign said she was "committed to working to ensure that this community’s core values—inclusion, innovation, and collaboration—result in progress, equality, and opportunity for all Americans."[3]
Agwan's campaign emphasized the district's ideological shift since Fletcher's election in 2018. Fletcher was, at the time of the election, a member of the New Democrat Coalition, an organization describing itself as a center-left group of "pragmatic House Democrats who work across the aisle and across the Capitol to advance innovative, inclusive, and forward-looking policies." The group's PAC supported Fletcher.[3][4][5] Agwan, a self-described progressive, said he was running to create "a movement to return power back to our people, and to working families."[2] Agwan said he supported ending U.S. aid for Israel and said Fletcher's support for Israel was out of step with the district's voters: "Most people want the United States not to be sending aid to countries that violate human rights."[6] As of March 4, 2024, Agwan had raised $1,554,838 to Fletcher's $1,422,349.
As of March 4, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball all rated the general election Solid/Safe Democratic. In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) in the district 64.2% to 34.5%.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Caroline Kane in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D) | 61.3 | 149,820 |
 | Caroline Kane (R)  | 38.7 | 94,651 | |
| Total votes: 244,471 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7
Caroline Kane defeated Kenneth Omoruyi in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caroline Kane | 50.4 | 2,539 |
 | Kenneth Omoruyi | 49.6 | 2,495 | |
| Total votes: 5,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
Incumbent Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Pervez Agwan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher | 74.2 | 27,902 |
 | Pervez Agwan | 25.8 | 9,679 | |
| Total votes: 37,581 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Noor Mobeen (D)
- Lakeisha Simon (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7
Kenneth Omoruyi and Caroline Kane advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carolyn B. Bryant and Tina Blum Cohen in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Omoruyi | 41.9 | 9,834 |
| ✔ | | Caroline Kane | 24.6 | 5,764 |
 | Carolyn B. Bryant | 18.7 | 4,382 | |
 | Tina Blum Cohen | 14.9 | 3,489 | |
| Total votes: 23,469 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Weinberg (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 7
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
 | Roy Eriksen (L) | |
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Polls
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Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzie Pannill Fletcher | Democratic Party | $2,440,397 | $2,445,442 | $1,316,662 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Pervez Agwan | Democratic Party | $1,751,160 | $1,751,374 | $-213 | As of September 30, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[7][8][9]
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Simon in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lakeisha Simon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Jewish Insider, "In Houston, a far-left insurgent challenges a Democratic incumbent on Israel," August 10, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pervez Agwan campaign website, "The New District 7," accessed December 16, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lizzie Pannill Fletcher campaign website, "Meet Lizzie Fletcher," accessed December 16, 2023
- ↑ Lizzie Pannill Fletcher campaign website, "Endorsements 2024," accessed December 18, 2023
- ↑ New Democrat Coalition, "About Us," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ The Intercept, "As Democrats Line Up behind Israel's Right-Wing Government, One Progressive Candidate Says He Is Unafraid of AIPAC," July 18, 2023
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
