Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
Robert Cadena
Robert Cadena (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 18th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on July 14, 2020.
Cadena completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Robert Cadena was born in Houston, Texas.[1] He earned a two-year A.A.S. degree from ITT in November 1997. Cadena's professional experience includes working as a small business owner and general contractor. Cadena has served as president of the Harris County MUD 150 board of directors and as president of the Camden Park HOA board of directors.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 18
Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Wendell Champion, Luke Spencer, and Vince Duncan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | 73.3 | 180,952 |
 | Wendell Champion (R)  | 23.5 | 58,033 | |
 | Luke Spencer (L) | 1.8 | 4,514 | |
 | Vince Duncan (Independent) | 1.4 | 3,396 | |
| Total votes: 246,895 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Watch the Candidate Conversation for this race!
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 18
Wendell Champion defeated Robert Cadena in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 18 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Champion | 71.8 | 4,000 |
 | Robert Cadena | 28.2 | 1,570 | |
| Total votes: 5,570 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheila Jackson Lee | 77.1 | 49,729 |
 | Marc Flores | 8.3 | 5,353 | |
 | Bimal Patel | 3.8 | 2,456 | |
 | Jerry Ford Sr. | 3.7 | 2,417 | |
 | Stevens Orozco | 3.4 | 2,180 | |
 | Michael Allen | 2.6 | 1,672 | |
 | Donovan Boson | 1.1 | 709 | |
| Total votes: 64,516 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Champion | 35.1 | 3,428 |
| ✔ | | Robert Cadena | 20.5 | 2,005 |
 | T.C. Manning | 18.7 | 1,823 | |
 | Nathan Milliron | 11.0 | 1,076 | |
 | Ava Pate | 8.1 | 794 | |
| Nellie Heiskell | 6.5 | 638 | ||
| Total votes: 9,764 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Whitney Hatter (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18
Luke Spencer advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Luke Spencer (L) |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Note: Cadena submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 22, 2020. Note: Cadena submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 13, 2020.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
