Texas' 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 28 Republican primary runoff)

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Texas' 12th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: December 11, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024
Primary runoff: May 28, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Texas
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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A Republican Party primary runoff took place on May 28, 2024, in Texas' 12th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024.

Craig Goldman advanced from the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 12.

All 435 seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Republicans had a 220 to 212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 64.3%-35.7%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 58.3%-40.1%.[2]

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
December 11, 2023
March 5, 2024
November 5, 2024


A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party in advance in order to participate in that party's primary. The voter must sign a pledge stating the following (the language below is taken directly from state statutes)[3]

The following pledge shall be placed on the primary election ballot above the listing of candidates' names: 'I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year.'[4]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Texas' 12th Congressional District Republican primary runoff. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary, Democratic primary, and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 12

Craig Goldman defeated John O'Shea in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 12 on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Craig Goldman
Craig Goldman
 
62.9
 
16,787
Image of John O'Shea
John O'Shea Candidate Connection
 
37.1
 
9,903

Total votes: 26,690
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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "Raised to be proud of his heritage, he is the son of Dr. John Thomas O’Shea and Nancy O’Shea. His mother founded the renowned Oakridge School in Arlington, Texas because she wanted her children to have a better education than that being offered by the public school system. John is committed to improving the American education situation as there is nothing more important than providing a quality education to our future leaders. John is a man of great faith in God, and believes America was His great gift to the world, and that our greatest export has been freedom. He also believes he owes this country so much, because of the great opportunities he was given to succeed in life. Beyond his phenomenal success in business, his greatest pride is in being a brother, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a business partner, and a friend to many. If he is so fortunate as to be elected by the voters in the 12th Congressional district, John has committed to serve a maximum of two terms. He wants to inspire others to get involved in our amazing Constitutional Republic. In Texas we celebrate success, and respect those who use their God-given talents to succeed and make the world a better place. Pulitzer Prize winner, Carl Sandburg’s observation of us was, “Texans are a blend of valor and swagger.” As freedom-loving, independent-thinking Americans, we earned our swagger because of our valor. As a boot wearing, gun toting, proud-to-be-a-Texan, John is one of us."


Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.


100% pro America First candidate. It is not just a political movement, but a moral imperative as we must benefit every American first.


It is time for new leadership in our federal government and a return to citizen servants and away from career politicians. If fortunate to be elected I pledge to a maximum of 2 terms.


Strict constitutionalist driven to see that government is rolled back and every citizen enjoys all of their God-given civil liberties.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 12 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Election information in Texas: May 28, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: April 29, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by April 29, 2024
  • Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: May 17, 2024
  • By mail: Received by May 17, 2024
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: May 28, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by May 28, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

May 20, 2024 to May 24, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST/MST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Craig Goldman Republican Party $3,196,798 $2,660,901 $535,896 As of December 31, 2024
John O'Shea Republican Party $351,914 $341,661 $10,254 As of December 31, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Texas U.S. House Democratic or Republican 2% of votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less $3,125.00 12/11/2023 Source
Texas U.S. House Unaffiliated 5% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less N/A 12/11/2023 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
  2. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  3. Texas Statutes, "Section 172.086," accessed October 7, 2024
  4. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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