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Rachel Wester
Rachel Wester (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 12. Wester lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 12
Pam Little defeated Suzanne Smith and Rachel Wester in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Pam Little (R) ![]() | 49.4 | 334,584 |
![]() | Suzanne Smith (D) ![]() | 47.9 | 324,307 | |
Rachel Wester (L) | 2.7 | 18,002 |
Total votes: 676,893 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled. Suzanne Smith advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 12.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12
Suzanne Smith and Laura Malone-Miller advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tina Green in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Suzanne Smith ![]() | 48.1 | 35,460 |
✔ | Laura Malone-Miller | 26.3 | 19,426 | |
Tina Green | 25.6 | 18,883 |
Total votes: 73,769 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12
Pam Little advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Pam Little ![]() | 100.0 | 82,548 |
Total votes: 82,548 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]
Incumbent Scott Sanford defeated John Bryant, Rachel Wester and Emmett Merwin in the Texas House of Representatives District 70 general election.[2]
Texas House of Representatives, District 70 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
67.08% | 56,684 | |
Democratic | John Bryant | 28.47% | 24,057 | |
Libertarian | Rachel Wester | 3.74% | 3,160 | |
Green | Emmett Merwin | 0.71% | 598 | |
Total Votes | 84,499 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
John Bryant ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 70 Democratic Primary.[3][4]
Texas House of Representatives, District 70 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Incumbent Scott Sanford ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 70 Republican Primary.[3][4]
Texas House of Representatives, District 70 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Republican | ![]() |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
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