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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University

Contact

Sarah Laningham (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 28. Laningham lost in the special general election on November 5, 2019.

Laningham (Republican) was a candidate who sought election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 14. Laningham lost the primary on March 6, 2018.

Laningham ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.

Biography

Sarah Laningham earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 2008. She founded an airport shuttle service in 2015.[1]

Elections

2019

See also: Texas state legislative special elections, 2019

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 28

Gary Gates defeated Elizabeth Markowitz in the special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on January 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary Gates
Gary Gates (R)
 
58.1
 
17,484
Image of Elizabeth Markowitz
Elizabeth Markowitz (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.9
 
12,629

Total votes: 30,113
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General election

Special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elizabeth Markowitz
Elizabeth Markowitz (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.1
 
11,356
Image of Gary Gates
Gary Gates (R)
 
28.5
 
8,275
Image of Tricia Krenek
Tricia Krenek (R)
 
18.1
 
5,272
Image of Anna Allred
Anna Allred (R)
 
9.3
 
2,705
Image of Gary Hale
Gary Hale (R) Candidate Connection
 
2.4
 
712
Sarah Laningham (R)
 
1.7
 
503
Clinton Purnell (R)
 
0.9
 
256

Total votes: 29,079
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2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent John Raney defeated Josh Wilkinson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Raney
John Raney (R)
 
56.4
 
26,906
Josh Wilkinson (D)
 
43.6
 
20,817

Total votes: 47,723
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14

Josh Wilkinson defeated Alex Vidal in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Josh Wilkinson
 
63.2
 
2,429
Alex Vidal
 
36.8
 
1,416

Total votes: 3,845
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14

Incumbent John Raney defeated Sarah Laningham, Rick Davis, and Jeston Texeira in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Raney
John Raney
 
57.7
 
4,917
Sarah Laningham
 
23.5
 
2,005
Rick Davis
 
17.1
 
1,454
Jeston Texeira
 
1.7
 
146

Total votes: 8,522
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
See also: Factions in Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018 and Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.

The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.

The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.

Texas Senate Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 2 1
     Anti-Straus 1 3
     Unknown 3 3
     Open seats 1 -
     Runoffs - -
     Too close to call - -
Total 7 7



Texas House Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 20 20
     Anti-Straus 4 9
     Unknown 2 5
     Open seats 15 -
     Runoffs - 7
     Too close to call - -
Total 41 41
Primary we watched
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Races to watch

This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes.

What made this a race to watch?

Rick Davis, Sarah Laningham, and Jeston Texeira challenged state Rep. John Raney, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus. As of January 31, 2018, all candidates in this race except for Davis signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor.

Endorsements for Laningham

  • Texas Right to Life

Endorsements for Raney

  • Texas Medical Association
  • Texas Association of Business
  • Associated Republicans of Texas
  • National Federation of Independent Business[2]
  • The Eagle[3]
  • Texas Parent PAC[4]
Campaign finance
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Sarah Laningham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Sarah Laningham for Texas House, "Sarah Laningham for Texas House," accessed January 29, 2018
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NFIB
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EAGLE
  4. Email communication with Ballotpedia staff, February 22, 2018


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