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Ray Ash
Ray Ash (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 89. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Ash completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ray Ash served in the U.S. Army. He earned a degree in business and accounting from Rider University in 1981 and a law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 1986. Ash's career experience includes working as a certified public accountant and an attorney with his own small business.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Candy Noble defeated Ray Ash and Ed Kless in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 89 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Candy Noble (R) | 59.0 | 58,102 |
Ray Ash (D)  | 38.5 | 37,837 | ||
 | Ed Kless (L) | 2.5 | 2,466 | |
| Total votes: 98,405 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Ray Ash defeated Jon Cocks in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89 on March 3, 2020.
| Total votes: 12,838 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Incumbent Candy Noble advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Candy Noble | 100.0 | 14,212 |
| Total votes: 14,212 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Ed Kless advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 89 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Kless (L) |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Candy Noble defeated Ray Ash in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 89 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Candy Noble (R) | 59.5 | 44,445 |
| Ray Ash (D) | 40.5 | 30,203 | ||
| Total votes: 74,648 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Ray Ash advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ray Ash | 100.0 | 5,352 | |
| Total votes: 5,352 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Candy Noble defeated John Payton in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Candy Noble | 54.2 | 7,897 |
| John Payton | 45.8 | 6,679 | ||
| Total votes: 14,576 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ray Ash completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ash's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born in Crockett, Texas, Ray traveled the world with his military family and attended high school in Germany. Ray then enlisted in the US Army and served honorably during the Vietnam conflict as a Military Ordnance Specialist.
Ray is the right kind of leader for North Texas. He's not East Coast or West Coast, but deep in the heart of Texas. He knows our issues and will work hard to improve lives in the pragmatic, responsible Texas tradition.
Ray is running for Texas State Representative to make sure that all Texans, regardless of ethnic background or socio-economic class, have access to a level playing field. That's what makes America and Texas great!- "Sugar" Ray Ash will be Fighting For You!
- Ray Ash wants to be YOUR voice in the Texas House, District 89!
- If you Show Up at the Polls, Ray Ash will Show Out for you in Austin!
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
