Morgan Luttrell won the Republican primary election for Texas' 8th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Eleven candidates ran. Incumbent Rep. Kevin Brady (R), first elected in 1996, did not seek re-election. Media outlets focused on Luttrell and Christian Collins due to endorsements they received.^[1]^[2]

The Texas Tribune's Patrick Svitek wrote that the race "has boiled over into a tense proxy war, with some of the best-known Republicans in Texas — and the country — split between two of the leading candidates. ... Luttrell is a former Navy SEAL backed by former Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Houston and the top super PAC aligned with House GOP leadership. Collins, meanwhile, is a young political operative who has the support of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the campaign arm of the House Freedom Caucus, and some of the most ardent pro-Trump Republicans in the House, like U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia."^[2]

Andrew Schneider of Houston Public Media highlighted the House Freedom Caucus' endorsement of Collins and Rep. Crenshaw's endorsement of Luttrell.^[3] In December 2021, Crenshaw criticized the Freedom Caucus, saying its members were not supportive of former President Donald Trump's agenda.^[4] Schneider wrote, "Neither Collins nor Luttrell is purely Trumpist or purely 'old guard' Republican. There's not a lot to differentiate the two in terms of platforms."^[3]

Collins compared his endorsers to Luttrell's, saying Luttrell would "go along to get along with the Washington establishment." Collins said, "I'm the true conservative in the race."^[5]^[6]

Luttrell said of his endorsers, "I’m supported by all these people across the country, in this state and by those PACs because no one can hold a candle to my resume, my experience and my fortitude."^[2]

Luttrell was a special advisor to Rick Perry when Perry was U.S. secretary of energy. Luttrell's campaign said his work included "leading the creation of the Artificial Intelligence and Technologies Office to ensure America continued to outpace Russia and China in the development of machine-learning technology."^[1]^[7] Collins was a campaign aide for Ted Cruz and founded the Texas Youth Summit. The group says its mission is "to identify, educate, and train students to promote principles of fiscal responsibility, free market, limited government, American Exceptionalism, and the Judeo-Christian principles this country was founded upon."^[8]

The following are excerpts from Luttrell's and Collins' responses to a question on Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey about what public policy areas they were personally passionate about:

Luttrell: "Like you, I will not allow the conservative values we’re teaching our children to be threatened by DC. As our Congressman, I will bring bold leadership, put America first, fight to finish the Wall, stop radical indoctrination in our kids’ classrooms, defend from increasing cybersecurity threats, stand with Israel, and protect America from the threat of Russia and China and socialists here at home."
Collins: "Christian's top three issues are fighting for election integrity, working to finish the wall and secure the border, and fighting against the radical indoctrination of our youth and backing pro-America education. This isn't to say that he is not passionate about other issues too, but he believes that if we don't tackle these three issues first then we aren't going to have a country."

Betsy Bates (R), Christian Collins (R), Jonathan Hullihan (R), Morgan Luttrell (R), Dan McKaughan (R), Jonathan Mitchell (R), Chuck Montgomery (R), Mike Philips (R), Jessica Wellington (R), and Taylor Whichard (R) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click on a candidate's name to view that candidate's responses.

Three independent election forecasters rated the general election Safe- or Solid Republican. According to FiveThirtyEight, redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census moved this district from a Republican lean of R+50 to a Republican lean of R+26.^[9]

This page focuses on Texas' 8th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan Luttrell	52.1	34,271
		Christian Collins	22.3	14,659
		Jonathan Hullihan	12.6	8,296
		Dan McKaughan	2.4	1,585
		Jessica Wellington	2.4	1,550
		Candice C. Burrows	2.3	1,519
	Submit photo	Chuck Montgomery	1.8	1,169
		Mike Philips	1.3	871
		Jonathan Mitchell	1.2	791
		Betsy Bates	1.1	712
	Submit photo	Taylor Whichard	0.4	295

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,718
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Candidate profiles

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Betsy Bates

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I am a native Texan who grew up in Houston. I ran a multi physician clinic and worked in the O.R.. I understand what it takes to run a business and to be a patients advocate when they are asleep on the operating table. I love Jesus, my family, granddaughter and our 200 pound European Great Dane."

Key Messages

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If we don't get to the bottom of what happened on November 3, 2020 ,then everything moving forward is illegitimate. Without fair elections, you have no freedoms.

Big Techs censorship of information and the exchange of ideas must be stopped. This suppression has caused actual harm during the pandemic and given political advantage to one party over the other.

Our three lettered agencies have become politicalized along with bureaucracies, this is causing fundamental cracks in our governments foundation. We must begin to repair our government before real change will occur.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Christian Collins

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "Christian Collins is a sixth-generation Texan, a Conservative Activist, and founder of Texas Youth Summit running for Congress to represent his home district, TX-08. As a next-generation leader, Christian has made it a major priority to reach and educate Gen-Z and Millennials with Conservative Principles and inspire them to join our older generations in the fight to save America. He regularly speaks on high school and college campuses, and in 2019, he launched Texas Youth Summit and began bringing in many influencers, such as Donald Trump Jr., Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, Allie Beth Stuckey, and Kayleigh McEnany to join him in this effort. In 2021, he hosted his largest rally to date in Montgomery County, with over 2000 people, 1200 of which were youth. He formerly worked as an aide to Senator Ted Cruz and has received Cruz's endorsement for this race. Christian has committed to join the House Freedom Caucus when elected to Congress to fight boldly for the America First Agenda. Many of you are tired of watching politicians that you’ve help elect, who you thought shared your Conservative values, start to sing a different tune once they get to Washington because they are blinded by their own ambition or bought by special interests. He feels the same way, and that’s why he's running. He'll be loyal to you – not to lobbyists, career politicians or any party agenda that does not respect the will of the voters. A people’s Congressman."

Key Messages

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He will always fight for you and he won't sell out to the swamp.

As a next-generation Conservative, he will work to bring young people into our Republican Party to work alongside our older generations to save America.

He has worked hard his entire life. Nobody will work harder on the campaign trail or as your Congressman than him.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Jonathan Hullihan

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "Jonathan Hullihan is the conservative outsider running for Congress in Texas’ 8th Congressional District. He’s running because believes our constitutional republic is at a tipping point. Hullihan will bring his extensive experience in law and policy, conservative adherence to our founding principles, and willingness to stand up and lead against the liberal mob and Marxist agenda to truly represent "We the People..." and take our nation back from the radicals and D.C. insiders. Hullihan was raised in Montgomery County, Texas. With his foundation, Hullihan with bring real hometown values to D.C., leading the charge against establishment insiders and those that enable the erosion of Texas sovereignty and corrosive Marxism into American society. Upon graduation from New Caney High School, Hullihan was awarded a football athletic scholarship to Texas State University, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, double majoring in Political Science and History. After graduation from Texas State, Hullihan attended Loyola University College of Law, was awarded a Dean’s Merit Scholarship, was Loyola’s recipient of the Law League of Louisiana’s Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips Law School Merit Award, and was President of the Loyola College of Law Federalist Society chapter. After graduation from Loyola with a Juris Doctorate, Hullihan was commissioned as a naval officer in the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps."

Key Messages

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Jonathan Hullihan is the American First candidate. The United States of America is the greatest country in the history of the world. Despite our historical scars, we live in the freest nation to have ever come into existence. Being born an American is a lottery ticket on life, where still today, you can achieve and dream and become anything you want if you have the grit, determination, and fortitude to go after it. It relates to me because I have seen tyranny around the world, and with a historical perspective, I see our American norms and the rule of law slipping away. Core issues of individual liberty, economic liberty, medical liberty, etc, are incrementally being chipped away and being replaced with dangerous centralized totalitarianism

Jonathan believes the federal government should only be involved in those matters specifically enumerated in the US Constitution to create an environment that fosters healthy economic growth and protects the National Security of the United States.. The various states should exercise authority and a role of limited government that respects individual liberty, and only exercises police power to ensure society in not lawless, and that fosters an open and free civil society.

The 2nd amendment means allowing individuals to secure their liberty and right to self defense of themselves and their families. I believe in the originalist and founders viewpoint, that governments will use standing armies and tyranny against their own people if allowed the opportunity. The right of the people to keep and bear arms should not be infringed, just like the right to free speech or the right to practice the free exercise of religion. This is a right rooted in natural law, and the government should not be allowed to remove a right that is already granted by nature and God our creator.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Morgan Luttrell

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "Husband, Father, Texan, Former U.S. Navy Seal, Congressional Candidate for TX-08"

Key Messages

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Border Security

Cyber Security

Pro-Life

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Dan McKaughan

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I grew up in the piney woods between Conroe and Montgomery. Living in the country I learned the value of hard work, individual responsibility, care for your neighbors, and most importantly a love of God. After I graduated high school, I went to the US Naval Academy and was commissioned as an officer in the Navy. The Navy taught me more than just how to be a pilot. I learned duty, honor, integrity, and leadership. I learned about sacrificing for the greater good--a free America. After my 20-year military career ended, I brought by family back to Montgomery, back to my home where I knew the values I grew up with still existed. I am running for Congress because what makes our Republic great, what makes it original and a beacon of hope to the world, is being lost. In many instances, it is already lost—lost through government overreach; outdated, overly complicated, and unfair taxation; and a push to fundamentally transform America into a European socialist style nation. Our rights are being stripped away. Government is too involved in everyday life. The nation is in a moral tailspin. It’s time for bold, fearless leadership."

Key Messages

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Individual liberty and states' rights are the foundation of our Republic. Get the Federal Government out of our lives!

Government overreach must be reversed and liberty restored to the people.

Abolish the IRS and income tax. It's an oppressive and manipulative system that divides the nation and punishes success.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Jonathan Mitchell

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I am Jonathan Mitchell a typical blue collar man who gets up every morning to put my boots on, and heads to work to provide for my family. I am running for the common folk that have been forgotten by our politicians, while we struggle to make ends meet. Our politicians have been increasing our taxes along with putting restrictions on our constitutional rights. I can no longer sit back, and allow this to happen. Knowing that I am fully capable of running for office to try, and put a stop this madness that they have created."

Key Messages

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I am wanting to lower the taxes on all Americans, and to cut budgets in certain areas where over spending is happening.

Reinstate our full 2nd amendment right by abolishing the restrictions that undermine our constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

To reinstate all of our liberties that have been restricted by the regulations place into law.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Chuck Montgomery

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I'm a born and raised Texas farm boy, disabled Air Force veteran, and 14 year oilfield hand. I'm not a politician and am self funded because I don't want to spend other peoples' money."

Key Messages

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America First! Our government either focuses on other countries and their borders or on pandering to illegals in our country, all the while overlooking The People, our people. Let the other countries take care of their own business and focus on our people before giving a thought to illegals that shouldn't be here.

I am not a politician. I have no ties to the corruption in our government and have the freedom to pursue carving out the rot that infests our institutions. I am beholden to no one, but my constituents, and will aim to impose term limits and remove the perks that lead to Congressmen exiting Congress as millionaires, such as insider trading and special interest lobbying.

No more wars. The Middle East is not worth the American blood spilled there. If Ukraine is worried about their borders, we'll sell them munitions and wish them well. I don't care about the Palistine/Israel border dispute. They can solve it themselves. We need to take care of our own borders and if we ARE attacked, that country will be cratered and left in the stone age.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Mike Philips

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "Mike was born in Pasadena, Texas. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University in 1976 and attended graduate school at George Washington University. His professional experience includes the United States Marine Corps, NATO, NASA Hubble Space Telescope, Management and Executive Positions with MCI/Verizon, Nextel and Sprint in Information Technology. Mike is retired from Verizon."

Key Messages

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We must end abortions now. Roe V Wade was decided on the principle of privacy that comes out of the 14Th Amendment giving former slaves the right to vote. That come directly from the Supreme Court decision. That isn’t a good enough reason for me. Abortions are immoral in my opinion. They are not any part of my moral compass. I will do everything in my power to end all abortions in the United States and make sure we don’t spend taxpayers money to fund abortions anywhere in the world.

We must finish the southern border wall now. Last year almost 2M illegal immigrants crossed that border into the US. Most were from Mexico. The population of Mexico is only 128M. At this rate it will only take about 60 years for virtually all of Mexico to illegally immigrate to the United States. I hope you can see the problem with this. Even if half or a quarter or a tenth of Mexico illegally enters the US, it will be too much. Add on top of that the fact they are unvaccinated against COVID 19, they are not vetted in many cases and they are responsible for some rather horrible crimes in America. I say enough is enough.

We must save Social Security. The Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund issued a report last Fall that said Social Security checks will be automatically cut by 22% before 2034 and that might happen much sooner if we have high inflation and a recession. Well, we already have high inflation. If a recession occurs we could all be looking at a $440 cut in the average Social Security check. We must fix this now and I have a rational plan to do it.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Jessica Wellington

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "Jessica Wellington is a wife and a mom. She has a bachelor's in political science from Baylor and a master's in business from Texas A&M Commerce. She has a background in community news, worked as a district director for a U.S. Congressman and is a small business owner."

Key Messages

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I want to give the government's power back to the people of TX-08. I will always seek their input in all of my decisions. They will always come first. I believe in putting people before politics.

We have to stop sending money to countries that hate us. We need to use American taxpayer dollars to invest in our own country. Also, hard-working Americans should be able to keep more of their paychecks.

We need to stop the federal government from overreach, protect the U.S. Constitution and ensure the state of Texas can operate without interference from DC.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Taylor Whichard

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "Devoted husband. Loving father. America-First Conservative. Texan who loves his state and country."

Key Messages

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America and Americans first.

Secure our elections.

Secure our Border.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 8 in 2022.

Campaign advertisements

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Betsy Bates

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Candice Burrows

January 27, 2022

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Christian Collins

October 18, 2021

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Jonathan Hullihan

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Morgan Luttrell

June 3, 2021

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Dan McKaughan

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August 25, 2021

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Jonathan Mitchell

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Chuck Montgomery

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Mike Philips

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Jessica Wellington

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Taylor Whichard

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Endorsements

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Election competitiveness

Polls

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Race ratings

Race ratings: Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
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Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[10] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[11] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Betsy Bates	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Candice C. Burrows	Republican Party	$32,352	$32,352	$0	As of April 15, 2022
Christian Collins	Republican Party	$418,003	$418,003	$0	As of September 19, 2022
Jonathan Hullihan	Republican Party	$221,662	$221,662	$0	As of March 31, 2022
Morgan Luttrell	Republican Party	$4,750,766	$4,488,963	$261,803	As of December 31, 2022
Dan McKaughan	Republican Party	$45,581	$45,581	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Jonathan Mitchell	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Chuck Montgomery	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Mike Philips	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jessica Wellington	Republican Party	$20,238	$20,238	$0	As of June 30, 2022
Taylor Whichard	Republican Party	$34,077	$11,101	$-2,036	As of July 14, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.^[12]^[13]^[14]

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Election context

District election history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2020

Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 8

Incumbent Kevin Brady defeated Elizabeth Hernandez and Chris Duncan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 8 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kevin Brady (R)	72.5	277,327
	Elizabeth Hernandez (D)	25.5	97,409
	Chris Duncan (L)	2.0	7,735

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,471
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

Elizabeth Hernandez defeated Laura Jones in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth Hernandez	59.8	18,660
	Laura Jones	40.2	12,519

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,179
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Jacob Osborne (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

Incumbent Kevin Brady defeated Kirk Osborn and Melissa Esparza-Mathis in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Brady	80.7	75,044
		Kirk Osborn	16.2	15,048
	Submit photo	Melissa Esparza-Mathis	3.1	2,860

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,952
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 8

Chris Duncan advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Chris Duncan (L)

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2018

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General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 8

Incumbent Kevin Brady defeated Steven David and Chris Duncan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 8 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kevin Brady (R)	73.4	200,619
	Steven David (D)	24.9	67,930
	Chris Duncan (L)	1.7	4,621

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,170
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

Steven David advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven David	100.0	13,183

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,183
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

Incumbent Kevin Brady advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Brady	100.0	67,593

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,593
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2016

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Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Kevin Brady (R) faced no opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016. Brady defeated Steve Toth, Andre Dean and Craig McMichael in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race.^[15]^[16]

**U.S. House, Texas District 8 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin Brady Incumbent	100%	236,379
Total Votes				236,379
Source: Texas Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Texas District 8 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kevin Brady Incumbent	53.4%	65,059
Steve Toth	37.3%	45,436
Craig McMichael	5%	6,050
Andre Dean	4.3%	5,233
Total Votes		121,778
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 8th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Kevin Brady (R) defeated Ken Petty (L) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Texas District 8 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin Brady Incumbent	89.3%	125,066
	Libertarian	Ken Petty	10.7%	14,947
Total Votes				140,013
Source: Texas Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Texas District 8 Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kevin Brady Incumbent	68.3%	42,368
Craig McMichael	31.7%	19,687
Total Votes		62,055
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Democratic or Republican	2% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	$3,125.00	12/13/2021	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	6/23/2022	Source

District analysis

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District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

	2024 → ← 2020
Texas' 8th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: December 13, 2021
	Primary: March 1, 2022; Primary runoff: May 24, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Texas
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+16; Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Texas District 8
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 8
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[17] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[18]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Texas
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Texas' 1st	26.5%	72.4%	27.2%	71.6%
Texas' 2nd	37.9%	60.7%	48.6%	49.9%
Texas' 3rd	42.0%	56.4%	48.7%	49.8%
Texas' 4th	36.4%	62.4%	24.4%	74.4%
Texas' 5th	38.2%	60.6%	37.9%	60.9%
Texas' 6th	37.4%	61.3%	47.8%	50.8%
Texas' 7th	64.2%	34.5%	53.6%	45.1%
Texas' 8th	35.8%	63.0%	28.1%	70.6%
Texas' 9th	76.2%	22.8%	75.7%	23.3%
Texas' 10th	39.8%	58.6%	48.4%	50.0%
Texas' 11th	29.1%	69.5%	19.7%	79.1%
Texas' 12th	40.1%	58.3%	37.9%	60.5%
Texas' 13th	26.5%	72.0%	19.4%	79.2%
Texas' 14th	35.0%	63.6%	39.6%	59.0%
Texas' 15th	48.1%	51.0%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 16th	67.0%	31.5%	66.4%	32.0%
Texas' 17th	38.0%	60.5%	43.6%	54.6%
Texas' 18th	73.6%	25.1%	75.7%	23.0%
Texas' 19th	26.2%	72.4%	26.3%	72.2%
Texas' 20th	65.8%	32.7%	63.7%	34.7%
Texas' 21st	39.4%	59.1%	47.9%	50.6%
Texas' 22nd	41.3%	57.4%	48.9%	49.8%
Texas' 23rd	45.8%	52.9%	48.5%	50.3%
Texas' 24th	43.0%	55.4%	51.9%	46.5%
Texas' 25th	33.8%	64.9%	44.4%	54.0%
Texas' 26th	40.0%	58.6%	42.1%	56.3%
Texas' 27th	38.1%	60.6%	37.5%	61.2%
Texas' 28th	52.9%	45.9%	51.6%	47.2%
Texas' 29th	67.8%	31.0%	65.9%	32.9%
Texas' 30th	77.8%	21.0%	79.8%	18.9%
Texas' 31st	39.0%	59.2%	47.6%	50.4%
Texas' 32nd	65.7%	32.7%	54.4%	44.0%
Texas' 33rd	74.2%	24.4%	73.0%	25.6%
Texas' 34th	57.3%	41.8%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 35th	71.7%	26.5%	---	---
Texas' 36th	33.6%	65.2%	26.9%	71.9%
Texas' 37th	75.5%	22.7%	67.7%	30.5%
Texas' 38th	40.2%	58.4%	---	---

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2022. Information below was calculated on Jan. 27, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 223 candidates filed to run for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 143 Republicans, 79 Democrats, and one independent candidate. That’s 5.9 candidates per district, less than the 6.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 5.9 in 2018.

Texas gained two U.S. House districts following the 2020 census. Two members of the U.S. House filed to run for re-election in a different district than the one represented before redistricting: Lloyd Doggett (D) filed in the new 37th District, while Vicente Gonzalez (D) filed in the 34th District seat held by retiring Rep. Filemon Vela (D).

Six districts were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. In addition to Gonzalez’s and Doggett’s districts, these included the newly-created 38th District and the 1st, 8th, and 30th districts. 1st District incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) filed to run for state attorney general, while incumbents Kevin Brady (R) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) did not file for re-election.

This was the same number as 2012, the previous post-redistricting cycle, and 2020. There were seven open seats in 2018.

There were 13 incumbents who filed to run in districts without any primary challengers.

Three districts were likely to be won by Republicans because no Democrats filed. There were no districts where the same is true of Democratic candidates.

Fifteen candidates each filed to run in the 15th and 30th Districts, more than any other. Six Democrats and nine Republicans filed in the 15th. Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. Both districts were open.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 8th the 71st most Republican district nationally.^[19]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Texas' 8th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
35.8%	63.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2020

Texas presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Texas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019. {{{Demo widget}}}

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	12	12
Republican	2	24	26
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	36	38

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Texas, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor	Dan Patrick
Secretary of State	John Scott
Attorney General	Ken Paxton

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Texas State Legislature as of November 2022.

Texas State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	13
	Republican Party	18
	Vacancies	0
Total		31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	65
	Republican Party	83
	Vacancies	2
Total		150

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Texas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2022
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty 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
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
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
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

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Houston Chronicle, "Houston-area congressional race draws 9 GOP primary candidates, endorsements from top Republicans," December 7, 2021
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The Texas Tribune, "National GOP proxy war breaks out in crowded primary to succeed U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady," February 3, 2022
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Houston Public Media, "11 GOP candidates crowd the race to replace Woodlands Congressman Kevin Brady," January 20, 2022
↑ USA Today, "Rep. Dan Crenshaw slams House Freedom Caucus members as 'grifters,' 'performance artists,'" December 7, 2021
↑ Twitter, "Christian Collins on February 8, 2022," accessed February 14, 2021
↑ Twitter, "Alex Bruesewitz on February 8, 2022," accessed February 14, 2022
↑ Morgan Luttrell's 2022 campaign website, "Meet Morgan," accessed January 31, 2022
↑ Texas Youth Summit, "Home," accessed January 24, 2022
↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," updated January 31, 2022
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

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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)

[hc-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Houston Chronicle, "Houston-area congressional race draws 9 GOP primary candidates, endorsements from top Republicans," December 7, 2021

[tt-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The Texas Tribune, "National GOP proxy war breaks out in crowded primary to succeed U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady," February 3, 2022

[hpm-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Houston Public Media, "11 GOP candidates crowd the race to replace Woodlands Congressman Kevin Brady," January 20, 2022

[4] USA Today, "Rep. Dan Crenshaw slams House Freedom Caucus members as 'grifters,' 'performance artists,'" December 7, 2021

[5] Twitter, "Christian Collins on February 8, 2022," accessed February 14, 2021

[6] Twitter, "Alex Bruesewitz on February 8, 2022," accessed February 14, 2022

[7] Morgan Luttrell's 2022 campaign website, "Meet Morgan," accessed January 31, 2022

[8] Texas Youth Summit, "Home," accessed January 24, 2022

[9] FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," updated January 31, 2022

[10] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[11] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[definition-12] OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021

[stats-13] OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021

[14] National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021

[15] Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015

[primaryresults16-16] The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016

[17] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[18] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[19] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

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Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)

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Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

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Candidate comparison

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Campaign advertisements

Betsy Bates

Candice Burrows

Christian Collins

Jonathan Hullihan

Morgan Luttrell

Dan McKaughan

Jonathan Mitchell

Chuck Montgomery

Mike Philips

Jessica Wellington

Taylor Whichard

Endorsements

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General election

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Democratic primary election

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 8

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 8

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8

2016

2014

Ballot access requirements

District analysis

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Effect of redistricting

Competitiveness

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Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

2020 presidential election results

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State party control

Congressional delegation

State executive

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Texas State Senate

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Trifecta control

See also

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Texas District 8
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after 2020 redistricting cycle