Steven Kinard
Steven Kinard (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 70. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Kinard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steven Kinard was born in Dallas, Texas. Kinard earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 2008 and a graduate degree from George Washington University in 2013.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Incumbent Mihaela Plesa defeated Steven Kinard in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mihaela Plesa (D) | 52.2 | 38,183 |
 | Steven Kinard (R)  | 47.8 | 34,933 | |
| Total votes: 73,116 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Incumbent Mihaela Plesa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mihaela Plesa | 100.0 | 5,790 |
| Total votes: 5,790 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70
Steven Kinard defeated Joe Collins in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 70 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Kinard | 68.1 | 6,673 |
 | Joe Collins | 31.9 | 3,125 | |
| Total votes: 9,798 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kinard in this election.
Pledges
Kinard signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steven Kinard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kinard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Invest in Students. Empower Parents.
- Energy Abundance and Innovation.
- Lower Taxes.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 70 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 5, 2023
