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Lisa Luby Ryan
Lisa Luby Ryan (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 114. Ryan lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Ryan ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
Biography
Lisa Luby Ryan lives in Dallas, Texas. Ryan's career experience includes working as an entrepreneur and an interior designer.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 114
John Turner defeated Lisa Luby Ryan in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Turner (D) | 55.6 | 37,020 |
 | Lisa Luby Ryan (R) | 44.4 | 29,508 | |
| Total votes: 66,528 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114
John Turner advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Turner | 100.0 | 8,914 |
| Total votes: 8,914 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114
Lisa Luby Ryan defeated incumbent Jason Villalba in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 114 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Luby Ryan | 53.1 | 6,387 |
 | Jason Villalba | 46.9 | 5,644 | |
| Total votes: 12,031 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Lisa Luby Ryan challenged state Rep. Jason Villalba, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus, in his primary. As of January 31, 2018, only Ryan had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. On February 8, Ryan tweeted a video that featured Villalba's criticisms of President Donald Trump (R) during the 2016 presidential campaign.[2] After Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee in May 2016, Villalba wrote an op-ed criticizing him and said he would not vote for him. On November 10, 2016, just two days after the presidential election, Villalba tweeted, "I 100% support President Trump and will pray daily for his success."[3] Endorsements for Ryan
Endorsements for Villalba
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Campaign finance
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Texas Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Lisa Luby Ryan | Republican for Texas State House', "Home," accessed February 10, 2018
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- ↑ Texas Tribune, "The Blast," January 19, 2018
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