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Summara Kanwal
Summara Kanwal (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 76. She lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 28, 2024.
Kanwal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Summara Kanwal earned a graduate degree from the National University of Modern Languages in 2008. Her career experience includes working as a homemaker and special education assistant teacher.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Suleman Lalani defeated Lea Simmons in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suleman Lalani (D) | 56.5 | 39,770 |
Lea Simmons (R)  | 43.5 | 30,615 | ||
| Total votes: 70,385 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 76
Lea Simmons defeated Summara Kanwal in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lea Simmons | 67.2 | 641 | |
 | Summara Kanwal | 32.8 | 313 | |
| Total votes: 954 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Suleman Lalani defeated Vanesia Johnson in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suleman Lalani | 63.5 | 6,494 |
 | Vanesia Johnson | 36.5 | 3,738 | |
| Total votes: 10,232 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76
Summara Kanwal and Lea Simmons advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dayo David in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 76 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Summara Kanwal | 35.6 | 2,771 |
| ✔ | Lea Simmons | 35.5 | 2,761 | |
 | Dayo David | 28.9 | 2,244 | |
| Total votes: 7,776 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kanwal in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Summara Kanwal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kanwal's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Leave Our Kids Alone
- Secure Border for Secure Homes
- Hold Judges and District Attorneys Accountable
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 27, 2023
