Texas' 21st Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Democratic primary)

Elections in Texas, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 7

• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Photo ID required
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Texas' 21st Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: December 11, 2017
Primary: March 6, 2018 Primary runoff: May 22, 2018 (if needed) General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Lamar Smith (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican Inside Elections: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican
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This page covers the March 6, 2018 primary election. Click here for coverage of the May 22, 2018 primary election runoff.

Army veteran Joseph Kopser won the Democratic primary runoff election on May 22, 2018.

Kosper and primary challenger Mary Wilson were the top two vote-getters in the primary election for Texas' 21st Congressional District election, and both advanced to a runoff election that was held on May 22 since neither received more than 50 percent of the vote. Wilson received 30.90 percent of the vote and Kopser received 29.03 percent. The two defeated Derrick Crowe and Elliott McFadden. For more information about the primary runoff election, click here.

The winner of the primary runoff faced the winner of the Republican runoff for the seat of incumbent Lamar Smith, who announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018 on November 2, 2017, leaving the seat open to a newcomer.

Kopser led the field in funds raised as of December 31, 2017, reporting about $678,000 in total contributions with $260,000 of those in the last quarter of 2017. That amount was more than any of the 18 Republican candidates who filed for the seat raised in the same quarter. Crowe reported the next-highest funds raised in the Democratic race with $120,000 in contributions at the close of 2017.

Although this seat was rated Safe Republican or Likely Republican by ratings outlets as of February 5, 2018, the four Democratic candidates could have made it a competitive election, depending on who had won the primary. Donald Trump (R) won the district by 10 points in 2016. Mitt Romney (R) won it by 21.9 points in 2012.

Texas voter? Dates you need to know.
Primary election	March 6, 2018
Candidate filing deadline	December 11, 2017
Registration deadline	February 5, 2018
Absentee application deadline	February 23, 2018
General election	November 6, 2018
Voting information
Primary type	Open
Early voting deadline	March 2, 2018
Polling locations: Go to this page to find early voting locations and your assigned precinct for election day.

For more on related elections, please see:

• Texas' 21st Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
• Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2018
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2018
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2018
• Democratic Party primaries in Texas, 2018
• Republican Party primaries in Texas, 2018

Candidates and election results

Mary Wilson and Joseph Kopser advanced to a runoff. They defeated Derrick Crowe and Elliott McFadden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21 on March 6, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 21

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Wilson	30.9	15,736
✔		Joseph Kopser	29.0	14,787
		Derrick Crowe	23.1	11,742
		Elliott McFadden	17.0	8,667

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Candidates

Top candidates

Derrick Crowe

Derrick Crowe

Crowe has worked as a nonprofit professional and is a former senior staffer and small business owner. He worked as a staffer for House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill. He was communications director for the nonprofit SAFE and also worked for the Center for Public Policy Priorities and the Children’s Defense Fund. Crowe also served as a senior staffer for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics. Crowe graduated from Texas Tech University in 2002.

Crowe was the winner of a straw poll for the primary election conducted by the Bexar County Democrats on November 11, 2017. He was backed by the progressive organizations Our Revolution Texas and Left Up To Us. Crowe reported $157,377 in contributions as of February 14, 2018.

Joseph Kopser

Joseph Kopser

Kopser is a U.S. Army veteran and has worked in private industry. Leading up to the 2018 primary election, he was serving as president of the advisory and analytics firm Grayline as well as a member of the Defense Council of the Truman National Security Project. His other professional experience includes serving as the director of Texas Lyceum, a member of the board of directors of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, and the chairman and co-founder of Bunker Labs Austin.

Kopser's military experience includes serving as the department chair and professor of leadership and strategy at Texas Army ROTC and as the special assistant to the Army chief of staff. Kopser spent several years deployed in Iraq. He graduated from Harvard University with his M.P.A. and from the United States Military Academy at West Point with his bachelor's in aerospace engineering.

Kopser was endorsed by state Sen. Kirk Watson (D) and state Rep. Donna Howard (D). He led fundraising in this race as of the February 14, 2018, deadline, reporting $774,225 in campaign contributions.

Mary Wilson

Wilson earned a master's degree in mathematics from SUNY-New Paltz and studied theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Her career experience includes working as a pastor and teacher.

List of all candidates

• Derrick Crowe

• Joseph Kopser

• Elliott McFadden

• Mary Wilson

Endorsements

See also: Endorsements in the Texas congressional primaries, 2018

Democratic candidate endorsements
Endorsement	Crowe	Kopser	McFadden	Wilson
National figures
Jason Kander, former Missouri secretary of state		✔
State officials
State Sen. Kirk Watson (D)		✔
State Rep. Donna Howard (D)		✔
State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D)			✔
Former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos			✔
Local officials
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt			✔
Publications
Austin Chronicle	✔		✔
Organizations
Education Austin			✔
National Nurses United	✔
Our Revolution Texas	✔
Left Up To Us	✔
Bexar County Tejano Democrats	✔
Democracy for America	✔
PAC's
Circle C Area Democrats	✔

Polls

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The Bexar County Democrats conducted a straw poll for the Democratic primary on November 11, 2017. Derrick Crowe led the field with 42 percent. Elliott McFadden came in second with 24 percent, Mary Wilson had 20.7 percent, and Joseph Kopser had 13 percent.

Campaign finance

The table below details the campaign finance reports submitted by the candidates in this race through February 14, 2018.

Campaign tactics and strategies

Campaign advertisements

Joseph Kopser

"Send a “Champion of Change” to Congress" - Kopser campaign ad, released February 8, 2018

Chip Roy

"Courage" - Roy campaign ad, released by Club for Growth PAC on February 12, 2018

Campaign strategies

The table below contains quotes from each of the Democratic candidates or their campaign staff about campaign strategies for the race.

Democratic candidates on their campaign strategies:

Derrick Crowe "The way we’re going to win is by turning out the Democratic voters that typically vote in presidential elections but sit out the midterms...Some of our opponents are building strategies on image consultants, but we have a really solid foundation of people power. I got into this race before the blue wave was discussed. My values led me to fight. And I feel very strongly that progressive values are going to win this race." Joseph Kopser Joe Trippi, one of Kopser's campaign staffers who also served as Doug Jones' chief media strategist, said voters had reached a tipping point with what he said were the “divisive partisan politics” in Washington — and he saw Kopser as the prime candidate to utilize the public sentiment. "We certainly saw this in Alabama. People are responding to the message of rising above party and just doing what’s best for their district or their state, and starting to really reject knee-jerk partisans." Elliott McFadden "We’ve looked at this race and the way the lines are drawn. In a wave election, there’s probably about a 20,000-vote margin we need to overcome...There’s a huge wealth of voters that vote presidential but don’t vote midterms, and that’s where the difference is going to be made." Mary Wilson "I’m a person who’s comfortable in her own skin, and with what my values and priorities are...I think having that comfort level would be really helpful (in Congress) … I’m an openly lesbian Baptist minister, and I can count on one hand how many people fit that profile."

Noteworthy events

Crowe discovers plagiarized work in Kopser's campaign materials

On January 15, 2018, the Huffington Post published an article outlining instances of candidate Joseph Kopser's campaign materials containing sentences from news and other sources without attribution. Two examples were cited in which the candidate answered questionnaires using verbatim responses from the news website Vox and another website called Alliance to Save Energy. The Huffington Post also listed examples that it said came from The Dallas Morning News, The Washington Post, and the Economic Policy Institute's website.

Kopser's fellow candidate in the race Derrick Crowe discovered these examples through a website called Quetext and shared them with the Huffington Post. “You cannot copy and paste a true commitment to progressive values,” he said in a statement. “This plagiarism is a troubling act by Joseph Kopser, and it is part of a pattern that will spell certain defeat in a general election. Democrats in this district deserve better.”

Prior to this, Crowe had pointed out that Kopser posted an event invite using a sentence identical to the one that appeared on Crowe's Facebook page. At the bottom of Kopser's invitation appeared a sentence asking invitees to “sign up for email updates at electcrowe.com/join,” which was Crowe's campaign website.

Kopser campaign spokesman Ian Rivera said in a statement, "Deliberate steps were taken to prevent this from happening but, unfortunately, they were insufficient." Rivera said the Kopser campaign had a staff of 15 volunteers who drafted its policy responses and checked for plagiarism using an online service. “We’ll be shopping around for alternatives this week and we will make appropriate adjustments to the written text as formatted,” Rivera added.

Campaign themes

Below are listed the policy positions on the candidates' campaign websites, if available.

Derrick Crowe

“	Medicare for all We must implement Medicare for All because health care is a right, not a privilege. Our district has 83,000 people without health insurance--that's unacceptable. We must stop Republican plans to kick more people off of health care, then go on offense to get Medicare for All passed. Fixing the rigged economy We need an economy that works for everyone and not just the people at the top. We must protect our economic and political liberty, bust up monopolies and “too big to fail” firms, and get big money out of politics. That means overturning Citizens United, bringing back trust-busting, and standing with organized labor. Fighting climate change Climate change is real. We must get our carbon emissions down to net zero by 2035 to preserve a free and prosperous future. We should implement a carbon fee and dividend system to spur innovation and slow emissions, but that's not enough. We need a Marshall-Plan-style program to electrify our energy system using solar and wind power, strong efficiency standards, and regulations to cram down carbon emissions in time to avoid catastrophic climate change. Net neutrality Net Neutrality is the basic idea that Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon should be prohibited from blocking, slowing down, or speeding up apps, content, or websites. Net Neutrality is essential to an open, democratic Internet. The FCC recently voted to gut Net Neutrality in the face of deep public opposition, but we don't have to take it. Sign our petition to save Net Neutrality. Combating racism Stop the assault on communities of color, which includes ending mass incarceration, the war on drugs, and mass deportation. Structural racism and right-wing scaremongering has corroded the American Dream for too many, for too long. Living wage now Raise the minimum wage to $15/hour so people who work full-time can afford a life with dignity. If you work 40 hours a week then you should not live in poverty. We need to fight for a living wage for all. Fight for 15! Act on automation We must come to grips with the real implications of the coming deep automation of our economy so that mass automation doesn’t destroy the income of millions of Americans. College for all Make public colleges and universities free to attend and fund quality K-12 education where local schools, not standardized testing companies, shape our children’s destinies. Women's rights American women should know that they will receive equal pay on the job, as well as paid maternity leave should they choose to have a child. They should also be afforded the respect of having control of their own bodies, and their reproductive rights should be safe from right wing attacks on their freedom. LGBTQIA rights We must stand with our LGBTQIA neighbors against the right-wing attack on their rights and relationships. Marriage equality and respect in the workplace are non-negotiable.	”
—Derrick Crowe's 2018 campaign website

Joseph Kopser

“	My policy priorities have been largely influenced by three things. First, my life experience as a 20-year Army veteran, technology entrepreneur, and father of three daughters. Second, the three-decade disconnect between outgoing Rep. Lamar Smith and his constituents allowing the White House and special interests to be prioritized over Central Texans. And third, my interactions with citizens of TX-21 over the last year. Many proud Texans, like you and me, are concerned about our country but confident that hard work and vision will deliver solutions. They’re committed to establishing a government that works for them and reflects their interest in working together. They’re not afraid of hard decisions but want to base those decisions on facts, transparency, and with an eye toward the future and parity. Only two things will evolve my public positions: your input and verified scientific data. My commitment to the citizens of TX-21, however, will never waver. Your voice will be heard, your questions will be answered, and your values, priorities, and expectations of your member of Congress will establish a new model of service and effective representation for Texas and the United States.	”
—Joseph Kopser's 2018 campaign website

Kopser had detailed sections under the following headings on his website:

• Health care for all
• Women's health and opportunity
• Climate and energy
• Education and workforce development
• Gun safety
• Foreign policy
• Ethical and effective government
• Criminal justice reform
• Tax reform
• Science
• Food and water safety
• Community policy engagement

Early voting in Texas primaries, 2018

Click here to learn about historic early voting turnout for both parties in Texas in 2014 and 2018.

2016

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lamar Smith (R) defeated Thomas Wakely (D), Mark Loewe (L), and Antonio Diaz (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smith defeated Matt McCall, John Murphy and Todd Phelps in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Wakely defeated Tejas Vakil for the Democratic nomination.

U.S. House, Texas District 21 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lamar Smith Incumbent	57%	202,967
	Democratic	Thomas Wakely	36.4%	129,765
	Libertarian	Mark Loewe	4.1%	14,735
	Green	Antonio Diaz	2.4%	8,564
Total Votes				356,031
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 21 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lamar Smith Incumbent	60.1%	69,866
Matt McCall	28.9%	33,624
Todd Phelps	5.7%	6,597
John Murphy	5.3%	6,200
Total Votes		116,287
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Thomas Wakely	59%	29,632
Tejas Vakil	41%	20,595
Total Votes		50,227
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 21st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 21st Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Lamar Smith (R) defeated Ryan Shields (L) and Antonio Diaz (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 21 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lamar Smith Incumbent	71.8%	135,660
	Green	Antonio Diaz	14.7%	27,831
	Libertarian	Ryan Shields	13.5%	25,505
Total Votes				188,996
Source: Texas Secretary of State

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+10, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 21st Congressional District the 136th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.11. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.11 points toward that party.

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Texas heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Texas.
• Republicans held 25 of 36 U.S. House seats in Texas, and Democrats held 11.

State executives

• As of May 2018, Republicans held six of 11 state executive positions and five positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
• The governor of Texas was Republican Greg Abbott.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled both chambers of the Texas State Legislature. They had a 93-55 majority in the state House and a 21-10 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

• Texas was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party held the governorship, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House.

2018 elections

See also: Texas elections, 2018

Texas held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• The Class 1 U.S. Senate seat held by Ted Cruz (R)
• All 36 U.S. House seats
• Governor
• Five lower state executive positions
• 15 of 31 state Senate seats
• All 150 state House seats
• Local judicial offices
• Local school boards
• Municipal elections in Arlington, Austin, Bexar County, Collin County, Corpus Christi, Dallas County, Denton County, El Paso County, Fort Bend County, Garland, Harris County, Irving, Laredo, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Nueces County, Tarrant County, Travis County, Webb County, and Williamson County

Demographics

Demographic data for Texas
	Texas	U.S.
Total population:	27,429,639	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	261,232	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	74.9%	73.6%
Black/African American:	11.9%	12.6%
Asian:	4.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	38.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	81.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.6%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$53,207	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.9%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Texas had a population of approximately 27,862,596 people, and its three largest cities were Houston (pop. est. 2.3 million), San Antonio (pop. est. 1.5 million), and Dallas (pop. est. 1.3 million).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Texas from 2000 to 2016.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Texas every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Texas 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	52.23%	Hillary Clinton	43.24%	8.99%
2012	Mitt Romney	57.17%	Barack Obama	41.38%	15.79%
2008	John McCain	55.45%	Barack Obama	43.68%	11.77%
2004	George W. Bush	61.09%	John Kerry	38.22%	22.87%
2000	George W. Bush	59.30%	Al Gore	37.98%	21.32%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Texas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Texas 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	John Cornyn	61.56%	David Alameel	34.36%	27.20%
2012	Ted Cruz	56.46%	Paul Sadler	40.62%	15.84%
2008	John Cornyn	54.82%	Richard Noriega	42.84%	11.98%
2006	Kay Bailey Hutchison	61.69%	Barbara Ann Radnofsky	36.04%	25.65%
2002	John Cornyn	55.30%	Ron Kirk	43.33%	11.97%
2000	Kay Bailey Hutchison	65.04%	Gene Kelly	32.35%	32.69%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2014

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2014. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Texas.

Election results (Governor), Texas 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Greg Abbott	59.27%	Wendy Davis	38.90%	20.37%
2010	Rick Perry	54.97%	Bill White	42.30%	12.67%
2006	Rick Perry	39.03%	Chris Bell	29.79%	9.24%
2002	Rick Perry	57.81%	Tony Sanchez	39.96%	17.85%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Texas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Texas 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	25	69.4%	11	30.6%	R+14
2014	25	69.4%	11	30.6%	R+14
2012	24	66.7%	12	33.3%	R+12
2010	23	71.9%	9	28.1%	R+14
2008	20	62.5%	12	37.5%	R+8
2006	19	59.4%	13	40.6%	R+6
2004	21	65.6%	11	34.4%	R+10
2002	15	46.9%	17	53.1%	D+2
2000	13	43.3%	17	56.7%	D+4

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2018
• United States House elections in Texas (March 6, 2018 Democratic primaries)
• Texas' 21st Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2018

Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)

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