Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 28 Republican primary runoff)
A Republican Party primary runoff took place on May 28, 2024, in Texas' 29th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024.
Alan Garza advanced from the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 29.
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 Democratic candidate won 71.4%-28.6%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 67.8%-31.0%.[2]
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
|---|---|---|
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' 29th 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:
- Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
- Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2024
Candidates and election results
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 29
Alan Garza defeated Christian Garcia in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 29 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alan Garza  | 53.8 | 421 |
 | Christian Garcia | 46.2 | 362 | |
| Total votes: 783 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Candidate profiles
This section includes candidate profiles that may be created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff may compile a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy. For more on how we select candidates to include, click here.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Christian V. Garcia "CVG" was born in Houston, Texas. Christian is a proud American with a Mexican heritage. His policy is influenced by classical American constitutionalism. A strong supporter of safe and secure borders, immigration reform, and trade policy that puts America and its people first. Garcia graduated from Lone Star College - North Harris. He has years of experience serving his community as a volunteer. His volunteer work includes after-school youth programs, Christian ministries, and tax preparation services. "
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 29 in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I’m Alan Garza: a native Houstonian, an attorney, an engineer, and someone who wants to help revitalize our democracy. We live in a time where political division and extremism have become the norm, distrust in our leaders is growing, and the problems we face are being left unresolved. I'm running to help build a movement that restores faith in our founding principles, our institutions, and each other, while offering solutions to the new challenges the 21st century brings. "
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 29 in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Garcia | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Alan Garza | Republican Party | $34,169 | $34,169 | $0 | As of December 5, 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." |
|||||
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
- Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
- Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 29th Congressional District election, 2024
- United States House elections in Texas, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Texas, 2024 (March 5 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Texas Statutes, "Section 172.086," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
