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Sarah Laningham
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Gates (R) | 58.1 | 17,484 |
 | Elizabeth Markowitz (D)  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Markowitz (D) | 39.1 | 11,356 |
| ✔ | | Gary Gates (R) | 28.5 | 8,275 |
 | Tricia Krenek (R) | 18.1 | 5,272 | |
 | Anna Allred (R) | 9.3 | 2,705 | |
 | Gary Hale (R) | 2.4 | 712 | |
| Sarah Laningham (R) | 1.7 | 503 | ||
| Clinton Purnell (R) | 0.9 | 256 | ||
| Total votes: 29,079 | |||
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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
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
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
Endorsements for Raney |
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
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sarah Laningham for Texas House, "Sarah Laningham for Texas House," accessed January 29, 2018
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