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Paul Pape
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Paul Pape is a judge of the Bastrop County Court in Texas.
Pape (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 17. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 17
Stan Gerdes defeated Madeline Eden and Linda Curtis in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stan Gerdes (R) | 64.2 | 39,092 |
 | Madeline Eden (D)  | 31.9 | 19,404 | |
 | Linda Curtis (Independent) | 3.9 | 2,388 | |
| Total votes: 60,884 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 17
Stan Gerdes defeated Paul Pape in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stan Gerdes | 51.2 | 6,591 |
 | Paul Pape | 48.8 | 6,271 | |
| Total votes: 12,862 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17
Madeline Eden advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Madeline Eden | 100.0 | 5,491 |
| Total votes: 5,491 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Tutt (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17
Stan Gerdes and Paul Pape advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tom Glass, Trey Rutledge, and Jen Bezner in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stan Gerdes | 30.0 | 6,277 |
| ✔ | | Paul Pape | 27.7 | 5,811 |
 | Tom Glass | 25.7 | 5,377 | |
 | Trey Rutledge | 10.1 | 2,122 | |
| Jen Bezner | 6.5 | 1,365 | ||
| Total votes: 20,952 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Pape ran for re-election to the Bastrop County Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Ty McDonald in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 62.1 percent of the vote.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Pape did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Pape received a B.B.A. from West Texas A&M.[3]
Career
Pape has over 40 years of administrative experience, and 30 years experience as a business owner.[3]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
