Perla Hopkins

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Perla Hopkins

Republican Party

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Texas

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 3, 2026

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Perla Hopkins (Republican Party) is running for election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on April 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Mike Collier (Independent) is running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mike Collier (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Vikki Goodwin (D), Courtney Head (D), and Marcos Velez (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Vikki Goodwin
		Courtney Head
		Marcos Velez

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Incumbent Dan Patrick (R), Perla Hopkins (R), Timothy Mabry (R), and Esala Wueschner (R) are running in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dan Patrick
		Perla Hopkins
		Timothy Mabry
		Esala Wueschner

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Green Party convention

Green convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Kevin McCormick (G) is running in the Green Party convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on April 11, 2026.

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		Kevin McCormick

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Board of education

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Rebecca Bell-Metereau defeated Perla Hopkins in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D)	63.8	419,391
		Perla Hopkins (R)	36.2	237,773

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 657,164
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Loewe (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Rebecca Bell-Metereau defeated Juan Juárez and Kevin Guico in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebecca Bell-Metereau	73.7	91,899
		Juan Juárez	19.8	24,667
		Kevin Guico	6.5	8,077

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 124,643
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5

Mark Loewe defeated Robert Morrow in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Loewe	53.5	39,106
	Submit photo	Robert Morrow	46.5	33,975

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,081
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State House

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 19

Ellen Troxclair defeated Pam Baggett in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Troxclair (R)	72.7	70,492
		Pam Baggett (D)	27.3	26,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,025
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Emilee Jordan (Independent)
• Kodi Sawin (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 19

Ellen Troxclair defeated Justin Berry in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Troxclair	56.5	12,573
		Justin Berry	43.5	9,677

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,250
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19

Pam Baggett advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Baggett	100.0	5,898

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,898
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19

Ellen Troxclair and Justin Berry advanced to a runoff. They defeated Nubia Devine and Perla Hopkins in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 19 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Troxclair	38.2	12,435
✔		Justin Berry	35.4	11,523
	Submit photo	Nubia Devine	21.7	7,072
		Perla Hopkins	4.6	1,490

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,520
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2026

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2022

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Perla Hopkins campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Texas House of Representatives District 19	Lost primary	$0	$0
2022	Texas State Board of Education District 5	Lost general	$32,080	$31,573
Grand total			$32,080	$31,573
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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