Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024 (March 5 Republican primaries)
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| Primary | March 5, 2024 |
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Fifty-nine contested Republican primaries for the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 5, 2024. Forty-six of those (78.0%) involved incumbents facing primary challengers. Of those, 29 incumbents (63.0%) advanced to the general election, eight (17.4%) advanced to the May 28, 2024, primary runoffs, and nine (19.6%) lost to challengers. This was the largest number of incumbent defeats since 2012, when 10 House Republicans lost in the primaries. Click here for more on the May 28 Republican primary runoffs.
The 2024 legislative elections were Texas' most competitive since at least 2012. Forty-six incumbents—more than half of House Republicans seeking re-election (59.7%)—faced primary challengers in 2024. The previous high was 37 in 2012.
If all eight incumbents lost their runoffs, 37% of all contested incumbents would have been defeated. This would have been a decade high, with 2014 following at 30% of contested Republicans defeated. In the five election cycles between 2014 and 2022, 16.3% of Texas House Republicans facing contested primaries lost re-election.
The 2024 elections took place in the context of two votes in 2023 that divided the House GOP caucus.
One was the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The House voted 121-23 to impeach Paxton. Sixty Republicans joined with 61 Democrats in support of impeachment.[1] Paxton had endorsed three incumbents who voted against impeachment and one incumbent who voted for impeachment as well as 35 challengers to Republican incumbents who voted for impeachment.[2] Click here for more on the impeachment.
In the other, the caucus split over removing a provision for school vouchers from an education bill. The vote removing the provision for school vouchers passed 84-63, with 21 Republicans joining 63 Democrats to remove vouchers.[3][4] Gov. Greg Abbott (R) supported the measure and said he would oppose legislators who voted against it.[5] Abbott had endorsed all 59 Republican incumbents who voted in favor of the proposal and ran for re-election. Abbott had endorsed 10 challengers to incumbents who voted against school vouchers.[6]
Of the eight incumbents defeated in the March 5 primaries, seven (87.5%) voted in favor of impeaching Paxton and six (75.0%) voted against the voucher proposal Abbott supported. No incumbent who both voted against impeaching Paxton and in favor of the Abbott-supported voucher proposal lost in a March 5 primary.
In general, Abbott's endorsements were more successful than Paxton's. Abbott had endorsed all 59 Republican incumbents who voted in favor of the school voucher proposal and ran for re-election. He also endorsed 10 challengers to incumbents who voted against school vouchers.[7] Five of those challengers won their primary, three advanced to a primary runoff, and two lost their primary.[8]
Paxton endorsed three incumbents who voted against impeachment and one incumbent who voted for impeachment as well as 35 challengers to Republican incumbents who voted for impeachment.[2] Seven of those challengers won their primary, seven advanced to a primary runoff, and 21 lost their primary.[8]
Paxton and former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed David Covey (R), who challenged House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) in the primary.[9] On February 10, 2024, the Texas Republican Party had voted to censure Phelan. The resolution of censure mentioned Phelan's vote for Paxton's impeachment and support for the impeachment process as two of the five counts against him.[10] Phelan and Covey headed to the primary runoff, the first for a house speaker since 1972.[8]
Other notable incumbents defeated or forced into runoffs by endorsed challengers included committee chairs DeWayne Burns, Stephanie Klick, John Kuempel, and Reggie Smith.[8]
Of the 34 battleground districts Ballotpedia identified, 18 had incumbents who advanced from their primary, eight had incumbents who lost their primary, seven resulted in primary runoffs, and one was open, meaning no incumbents ran for re-election. To learn more about the battleground elections, click here.
As of the 2024 election, Texas was one of 23 Republican trifectas. A state government trifecta is a term used to describe a single-party government where one political party holds the governor's office and a majority in both chambers of the state legislature.
For more information on the November general elections for the Texas House, click here.
For more information on the May 28, 2024, Republican primary runoffs, click here.
Background
The 2024 Texas legislative primaries took place in the context of two votes that divided the House Republican caucus in 2023: the vote to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), and the vote to remove a school voucher proposal that Gov. Greg Abbott (R) supported from an education bill. The 85 House Republicans voted as follows:
- Forty-one (48%) House Republicans sided with Abbott on vouchers by voting against their removal and sided against Paxton by voting in favor of his impeachment.
- Twenty (24%) House Republicans sided with Abbott on vouchers by voting against their removal and sided with Paxton by voting against his impeachment.
- Eighteen (22%) House Republicans sided against Abbott on vouchers by voting for their removal and sided against Paxton by voting in favor of his impeachment.
- Three (4%) House Republicans sided against Abbott on vouchers by voting for their removal and sided with Paxton by voting against his impeachment.
- Three (4%) House Republicans did not take a stance on one of the two measures.[11]
More incumbents who sided against Abbott or Paxton faced primary challengers than those who did not. All 16 incumbents running for re-election who voted against school vouchers—15 of whom also voted for impeachment—faced primary challengers. Twenty-six of the 40 incumbents (65%) who sided with Abbott on vouchers but against Paxton on impeachment faced primary challengers. Meanwhile, two of the 19 incumbents (12%) who sided with both Abbott and Paxton faced primary challengers. Click here for more details on primary election competitiveness in 2024.
Of the eight incumbents defeated in the March 5 primaries, five had sided against Abbott and against Paxton, two had sided with Abbott and against Paxton, and one had sided with Paxton and against Abbott. None of the incumbents who had sided with both Abbott and Paxton lost in the March 5 primaries.
In addition to Abbott's and Paxton's involvement, satellite organizations issued endorsements and made donations in districts with contested primaries. On January 12, 2024, the Texas state chapter of Americans for Prosperity endorsed seven candidates who already had endorsements from Abbott. Between January 1–20, 2024, the political action committee Texans United for a Conservative Majority donated to nine non-incumbent candidates, all of whom had been endorsed by Paxton and five of whom were running against Abbott-endorsed incumbents. Click here for more details on organization involvement in the 2024 elections.
In 2022, Texas House Republicans had an above-average rate of primary challenges but a below-average rate of primary defeats. That year, 30 out of 70 (42.9%) Texas House Republicans who filed for re-election had candidates file against them in the primary, meaning Texas was tied with Nevada for the 11th-highest rate of Republican primary challenges among the 45 states that held elections for their legislative lower chambers that year.[12] This was above the 45-state average of 30.4%. In 2022, one of the 30 (3.3%) Texas House Republicans facing a primary challenge was defeated. This was below the average rate of primary defeats (19.9%) and was the lowest rate among any of the 30 states where at least one House Republican lost a primary challenge.[13]
Ballotpedia identified the Republican primaries for Texas House of Representatives as battlegrounds in both 2020 and 2018. The conflict in both years' primaries involved factions supporting or opposing the outgoing House Speaker. In 2020, outgoing Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R) spent to support seven incumbents—one of whom was defeated—and opposed 10 others. In 2018, candidates were divided based on their support for or opposition to outgoing Speaker Joe Straus (R), with anti-Straus candidates winning a net five seats.
Aftermath
| Texas Republican legislative conflicts |
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| Leadership elections |
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| 2025 speaker election |
| Battleground primaries |
| 2024 • 2022 • 2020 • 2018 |
| Noteworthy events |
| Impeachment of Ken Paxton, 2023 |
| Noteworthy individuals |
| Joe Straus Speaker, 2008-2018 Dennis Bonnen Speaker, 2019-2020 Dade Phelan Speaker, 2021-2024 Greg Abbott Gov., elected 2014 Dan Patrick Lt. Gov., elected 2014 Ken Paxton AG, elected 2022 |
| Noteworthy groups |
| Empower Texans Texas Freedom Caucus |
On January 14, 2025, the members of the Texas House of Representatives elected Dustin Burrows (R) to serve as speaker through 2026. Burrows defeated David Cook (R) on the second round of voting 85-55, supported by 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans. Incumbent Dade Phelan (R), first elected to the speakership in 2021, did not run for a third term.[14]
In addition to Burrows and Cook, Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos (D) ran for speaker and received 23 votes in the first round of voting. With none of the candidates receiving a majority, voting moved to a runoff between Burrows and Cook. Republicans controlled 88 of the legislature's 150 seats as a result of the 2024 elections, with 76 votes needed to win the speakership.[14]
In an interview with FOX 4 News, Southern Methodist University professor Matthew Wilson described the election for speaker as reflecting "the ongoing division among Republicans in the Texas House between a conservative faction and a more establishment moderate faction, and that is a battle that has been going on among Texas Republicans for more than a decade now over House leadership," with the conservative faction supporting Cook and the establishment faction supporting Burrows. Wilson said the election would determine "whether the the House is going to operate more or less the way the Senate does and whether it's going to have a decidedly conservative flavor to it, as we've seen in the Texas Senate."[15]
In his review of the 2023 legislative session, Rice University professor Mark Jones rated 11 House Republicans as less conservative than Burrows and 72 as more conservative. Jones rated 47 House Republicans as less conservative than Cook and 36 as more conservative.[16]
Local political observers also described the March 5 Republican primaries for Texas House in 2024 as a battle between a more moderate and a more conservative wing of the state Republican Party. The primaries took place following two votes in 2023 that divided the House Republican caucus—one in which the House voted against introducing a school voucher program over Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) objections and one in which the House voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). Both Cook and Burrows voted in support of Abbott's voucher proposal and in favor of impeaching Paxton.
Vote to impeach Ken Paxton
Of the 88 House Republicans participating in the caucus vote, 43 voted to impeach Paxton in 2023 and 17 voted against impeachment. Twenty-six more had not been elected yet and two were in office but did not vote on impeachment. A majority of House Republicans who voted to impeach Paxton backed Burrows, with 29 (67%) appearing only on Burrows' list of supporters, 12 (28%) appearing only on Cook's list of supporters, and two (5%) appearing on both lists. A majority of House Republicans who voted against impeaching Paxton backed Cook, with 15 (88%) appearing only on Cook's list of supporters and one each (6% each) appearing only on Burrows' list and on both lists.
Of the 13 Republicans first elected to the House in 2024 after a successful primary challenge to a Republican incumbent, 12 (92%) defeated an incumbent who voted to impeach Paxton and one (8%) defeated an incumbent who voted against impeachment. All 13 appeared only on Cook's list.
Thirty-three House Republicans on Burrows' list of supporters were members of the House during 2023 and voted on impeachment. Thirty-one of those legislators (94%) voted to impeach Paxton. The two who voted against impeaching Paxton were Charles Cunningham and E. Sam Harless. Cunningham appeared on both candidates' supporter lists and said he intended to support Cook.
Thirty House Republicans on Cook's list of supporters were members of the House during 2023 and voted on impeachment.[17] Sixteen of those legislators (53%) voted against impeaching Paxton while 14 (47%) voted in favor.
Vote to remove voucher provision
Of the 88 House Republicans participating in the caucus vote, 54 voted to keep the voucher proposal in place in 2023 and seven voted to remove it. Twenty-six more had not been elected yet and one was in office but did not vote on the proposal. A majority of House Republicans who voted to keep vouchers in place backed Cook, with 29 (54%) appearing only on Cook's list of supporters, 22 (41%) appearing only on Burrows' list, and three (6%) appearing on both lists. All seven House Republicans who voted to remove the voucher proposal backed Burrows.
Of the 13 Republicans first elected to the House in 2024 after a successful primary challenge to a Republican incumbent, eight (62%) defeated incumbents who voted to remove the voucher proposal and five (38%) defeated incumbents who voted to keep the voucher proposal. All 13 appeared only on Cook's list.
Thirty-two House Republicans on Burrows' list of supporters were members of the House during 2023 and voted on the voucher proposal.[18] Twenty-five of those legislators (78%) voted to keep the voucher proposal and seven (22%) voted to remove it.
Thirty-two House Republicans on Cook's list of supporters were members of the House during 2023 and voted on the voucher proposal. All 32 voted to keep the voucher proposal in place.
Reactions
On Speaker Phelan and Covey advancing to a May 28 primary runoff:
The Texas Tribune's Zach Despart wrote, "Jason Villalba, a former Republican state representative from Dallas who served alongside Phelan, said the fact that that the speaker made a runoff despite the concerted and well-funded campaign to oust him speaks to his strength as a candidate. ... The May 28 runoff promises to be an expensive, high-profile contest that will help reshape the political dynamics of the Texas House. Tuesday’s results showed the growing influence of the far-right wing of the Republican Party, which has attacked the House and its GOP majority as beholden to liberal interests, with Phelan as its chief capitulator. ... Nine [a record number] of Phelan’s incumbent Republicans lost outright to Republican challengers, while another seven face runoffs."[19]
If Phelan won his runoff, his role as speaker of the house could have been threatened because of the record turnover in incumbents.[20]
On school vouchers:
The Texas Tribune's Zach Despart and Renzo Downey wrote, "As many challengers attempted to outflank incumbents on the right, the result signals that the House will likely continue to embrace more conservative policies. ... Abbott is within striking distance of compiling a House membership that will allow public funding to be spent on private schools. .... Based on the vote on the House voucher bill last November, Abbott needed to pick up 11 pro-voucher votes. Before the runoffs, he already had nine more supporters."[8]
Karen Brooks Harper, of the The Texas Tribune, wrote that Abbott and his supporters claimed the election was a mandate for school choice and a "political bellwether for the potential success of the program in other GOP-leaning states."[21] Brian Woods, deputy director for advocacy at the Texas Association of School Administrators, said, "I think Republican primary voters have spoken on vouchers to a degree, but to say that’s a mandate of the people, meaning all the people, that’s tortured logic if not an outright lie."[21] Brooks Harper also noted that some anti-voucher Republicans won their primaries outright or made it to primary runoffs, while Rep. James Talarico (D) suggested the presence of successful pro-voucher Republicans on the general ballot could help Democrats flip Republican districts: "There’s a bipartisan pro-public education majority in this state, and I’m confident we will keep defending our neighborhood schools."[21]
On potential gridlock between the parties:
Jasper Scherer, of the Houston Chronicle, wrote that the chamber's shift right could deter Democratic support for constitutional amendments, which require a two-thirds vote.[20] Rep. Gary VanDeaver (R), an incumbent who voted against school vouchers and advanced to a primary runoff, said, "I think big picture, as we’re moving in the direction we appear to be going, the Legislature is just going to become gridlocked and things like property tax relief that we just passed, that required 100 votes, those things are probably not going to be possible anymore."[20]
On the role of endorsements:
Southern Methodist University American politics professor Cal Jillson said of the impact of Paxton's endorsements: "While Abbott had a higher percentage of successes, Paxton secured important wins in key House and judicial races," including backing challengers who unseated two judges on the criminal court of appeals and forcing a third into a runoff.[22] His most successful House endorsement was of Covey against Phelan. Jillson said, "Paxton is like a second baseman who’s only batting 0.200. He may not get a lot of hits, but when he does connect it makes an impact."[22]
The Houston Chronicle's Taylor Goldenstein wrote, "It’s difficult to say how much of the credit ought to go to Paxton versus Gov. Greg Abbott, who poured millions into House races to support candidates who are pro-school vouchers, many of whom overlapped with Paxton’s endorsees."[23] Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University, said Abbott was "surgical" about the candidates he supported, both financially and with campaign stops, while Paxton took a "more scattershot" approach by supporting any candidate that opposed pre-impeachment incumbents.[23]
Party control
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| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 63 | 62 | |
| Republican Party | 86 | 88 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
Candidates
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
Incumbents who did not advance to the general election
Incumbents defeated in primaries
Fifteen incumbents lost in primaries. This was more than the average of 6.4 incumbent defeats per cycle from 2010 to 2022.
Retiring incumbents
Nine Republican state House incumbents did not file for re-election.
Three retiring incumbents voted in favor of school vouchers and against impeaching Ken Paxton (R):
- Matt Schaefer (District 6)
- Geanie Morrison (District 30)
- Charles Anderson (District 56)
Two retiring incumbents voted against school vouchers and against impeaching Ken Paxton (R):
- Ed Thompson (District 29)
- Four Price (District 87)
One retiring incumbent voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Ken Paxton (R):
- Craig Goldman (District 97)
Three retiring incumbents voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Ken Paxton (R):
- Kyle Kacal (District 12)
- John Raney (District 14)
- Andrew Murr (District 53)
Primary election competitiveness
Overview
The 2024 Republican primaries for Texas House were more competitive than in past election cycles. Between 2014 and 2022, there were an average of 25 incumbents facing primary challenges and 40 Republican primaries. In 2024, there were 46 incumbents facing primary challenges and 59 Republican primaries. This was the first election since at least 2014 where more than half of Republican incumbents faced primary challenges.
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| Year | Raw number | % | Raw number | % | Raw number | % |
| 2024 | 46 | 59.7% | 15 | 32.6% | 59 | 39.3% |
| 2022 | 30 | 42.9% | 1 | 3.3% | 54 | 36.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | 14.5% | 2 | 18.2% | 29 | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 26 | 31.0% | 3 | 11.5% | 41 | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 33 | 37.5% | 6 | 18.2% | 41 | 27.3% |
| 2014 | 23 | 27.4% | 7 | 30.4% | 37 | 24.7% |
Breakdown by votes
In the 2024 primaries, a greater proportion of candidates who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Ken Paxton (R) faced primary challenges than candidates who did not. All 16 House members seeking re-election who voted against school vouchers—15 of whom also voted in favor of impeachment—faced primary challenges. Twenty-six of the 40 incumbents (65%) who voted in favor of impeachment and in favor of vouchers faced primary challenges. Of the 17 legislators seeking re-election who voted against impeachment and in favor of vouchers, two (11.8%) faced primary challenges.
Of the 15 House Republicans who faced contested primaries in 2024 after voting against vouchers and in favor of impeachment, five (33.3%) lost in the March 5 primaries. The one House Republican who faced a contested primary after voting against vouchers and against impeachment lost in the March 5 primary. Two of the 26 legislators (7.7%) who faced contested primaries after voting in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeachment lost on March 5. Neither of the two House Republicans who faced contested primaries after voting in favor of vouchers and against impeachment lost on March 5.
All six of the incumbents who were defeated in the May 28 primary runoffs voted in favor of impeaching Paxton. Three of the six voted against vouchers and three voted in favor. Of the 42 incumbents who voted in favor of impeaching Paxton and faced primary challengers, 13 (31.0%) lost in the primary or primary runoff. Of the 16 incumbents who voted against vouchers and faced primary challengers, nine (56.3%) lost in the primary or primary runoff. Neither of the two incumbents who voted in favor of vouchers and against impeachment and faced primary challenges lost their primaries.
| Texas House of Representatives Republican primary competitiveness by voting record, 2024 | ||||||
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| Voting record | Incumbent primary challenges | Incumbent primary defeats | ||||
| Total number | Raw number | % | Raw number | % | ||
| In favor of vouchers, against impeachment | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 0 | 0% | |
| Against vouchers, against impeachment | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% | |
| In favor of vouchers, in favor of impeachment | 40 | 26 | 65.0% | 5 | 19.2% | |
| Against vouchers, in favor of impeachment | 15 | 15 | 100.0% | 8 | 53.3% | |
| Other | 3[24] | 1 | 33.33% | 0 | 0% | |
Organization involvement
Americans for Prosperity Texas
On January 12, 2024, the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity endorsed seven candidates. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) also endorsed all seven:[25]
- Cody Harris (R), who was running for re-election against Jaye Curtis (R) in District 8. Harris voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Ken Paxton (R).
- Joanne Shofner (R), who was running against incumbent Travis Clardy (R) in District 11. Clardy voted against school vouchers and against impeachment. Paxton endorsed Clardy.
- Alex Kamkar (R), who was one of four candidates running for the open seat in District 29.
- Jeff Bauknight (R), who was one of four candidates running for the open seat in District 30.
- Hillary Hickland (R), who was one of three challengers to Hugh Shine (R) in District 55. Shine voted against vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Paxton also endorsed Hickland.
- Pat Curry (R), who was one of two candidates running for the open seat in District 56.
- Marc LaHood (R), who was one of two challengers to Steve Allison (R) in District 121. Allison voted against vouchers and in favor of impeachment.
Texans United for a Conservative Majority
Texans United for a Conservative Majority was a political action committee associated with Defend Texas Liberty.[26] Between Jan. 1, 2024, and Jan. 20, 2024, the group donated to nine candidates for Texas House. Ken Paxton (R) also endorsed all nine:[27][2]
- $100,000 to Andy Hopper, who was one of two challengers to Lynn Stucky in District 64. Stucky voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Abbott endorsed Stucky while Paxton endorsed Hopper.
- $100,000 to David Covey, who was one of two challengers to House Speaker Dade Phelan in District 21. Phelan voted present on vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Paxton endorsed Covey.
- $50,000 to Brent Money, who was one of two candidates running for the open seat in District 2. Abbott and Paxton endorsed Money.
- $50,000 to David Lowe, who was one of two challengers to Stephanie Klick in District 91. Klick voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Abbott endorsed Klick while Paxton endorsed Lowe.
- $50,000 to Matt Morgan, who was one of two challengers to Jacey Jetton in District 26. Jetton voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Paxton endorsed Morgan while Abbott endorsed Jetton.
- $50,000 to Mitch Little, who was running against incumbent Kronda Thimesch in District 65. Thimesch voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Paxton endorsed Little while Abbott endorsed Thimesch.
- $50,000 to Shelley Luther, who was running against incumbent Reggie Smith in District 62. Smith voted against vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Paxton endorsed Luther.
- $25,000 to Barry Wernick, who was running against incumbent Morgan Meyer in District 108. Meyer voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Abbott endorsed Meyer while Paxton endorsed Wernick.
- $10,000 to Cheryl Bean, who was one of three candidates running for the open seat in District 97. Paxton endorsed Bean.
Battleground primaries
Ballotpedia identified 34 of the 59 contested Republican primaries as battleground primaries, all but two of which had an incumbent running. Of that total, 24 were races where Greg Abbott (R) and Ken Paxton (R) endorsed different candidates, one was a race where Abbott endorsed a challenger and Paxton made no endorsement, three were races where Paxton endorsed a challenger and Abbott made no endorsement, and five were races where Paxton and Abbott both endorsed the same challenger. The open seat battleground primary was in a district where Paxton and Abbott endorsed one candidate while the other candidate had raised more money.
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| District 1 | Gary VanDeaver | Yes |  |
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| District 2 | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A | Open seat where Abbott and Paxton endorsed one candidate and the other raised more funds | |||||||
| District 5 | Cole Hefner | Yes | |
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| District 9 | Trent Ashby | Yes | |
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| District 11 | Travis Clardy | Yes | |
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| District 17 | Stan Gerdes | Yes | |
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| District 18 | Ernest Bailes | Yes | |
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| District 20 | Terry Wilson | Yes | |
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| District 21 | Dade Phelan | Yes |  |
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| District 26 | Jacey Jetton | Yes | |
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| District 30 | Geanie Morrison | No | |
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| District 55 | Hugh Shine | Yes | |
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| District 56 | Charles Anderson | No | |
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| District 58 | DeWayne Burns | Yes | |
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| District 60 | Glenn Rogers | Yes | |
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| District 61 | Frederick Frazier | Yes | |
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| District 63 | Ben Bumgarner | Yes | |
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| District 64 | Lynn Stucky | Yes | |
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| District 65 | Kronda Thimesch | Yes | |
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| District 66 | Matt Shaheen | Yes | |
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| District 67 | Jeff Leach | Yes | |
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| District 68 | David Spiller | Yes | |
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| District 72 | Drew Darby | Yes | |
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| District 83 | Dustin Burrows | Yes | |
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| District 85 | Stan Kitzman | Yes | |
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| District 88 | Ken King | Yes | |
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| District 89 | Candy Noble | Yes | |
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| District 91 | Stephanie Klick | Yes | |
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| District 99 | Charlie Geren | Yes | |
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| District 108 | Morgan Meyer | Yes | |
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| District 121 | Steve Allison | Yes | |
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| District 128 | Briscoe Cain | Yes | |
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| District 133 | Mano Deayala | Yes | |
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| District 138 | Lacey Hull | Yes | |
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District 1
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Gary VanDeaver (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Dale Huls (R) and Chris Spencer (R). Abbott endorsed Spencer while Paxton endorsed Huls. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary VanDeaver | 45.5 | 13,928 |
| ✔ | Chris Spencer | 43.0 | 13,165 | |
 | Dale Huls  | 11.4 | 3,496 | |
| Total votes: 30,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Hommel (R)
District 2
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No |
What made this a battleground race?
| Jill Dutton (R) and Brent Money (R) were running for this vacant seat. Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Money. As of January 20, 2024, Dutton had raised $975,000 and Money had raised $353,000. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brent Money | 56.9 | 17,300 |
 | Jill Dutton | 43.1 | 13,110 | |
| Total votes: 30,410 | |||
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District 5
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Cole Hefner (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced Dewey Collier (R) and Jeff Fletcher (R). Abbott endorsed Hefner while Paxton endorsed Fletcher. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 5
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cole Hefner | 69.8 | 20,040 |
 | Jeff Fletcher | 19.3 | 5,547 | |
 | Dewey Collier | 10.9 | 3,119 | |
| Total votes: 28,706 | |||
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District 9
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Trent Ashby (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Paulette Carson (R). Abbott endorsed Ashby while Paxton endorsed Carson. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 9
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Trent Ashby | 82.2 | 24,331 |
 | Paulette Carson | 17.8 | 5,284 | |
| Total votes: 29,615 | |||
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District 11
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Travis Clardy (R), who voted against school vouchers and against impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Joanne Shofner (R). Paxton endorsed Clardy while Abbott endorsed Shofner. As of January 20, 2024, Clardy had raised $194,000 and Shofner had raised $193,000. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 11
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joanne Shofner | 63.0 | 19,712 |
 | Travis Clardy | 37.0 | 11,601 | |
| Total votes: 31,313 | |||
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District 17
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Stan Gerdes (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Tom Glass (R). Abbott endorsed Gerdes while Paxton endorsed Glass. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 17
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stan Gerdes | 57.9 | 14,159 |
 | Tom Glass | 42.1 | 10,315 | |
| Total votes: 24,474 | |||
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District 18
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Ernest Bailes (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Janis Holt (R) and Stephen Missick (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Holt. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janis Holt | 53.2 | 15,014 |
 | Ernest Bailes | 38.8 | 10,952 | |
 | Stephen Missick | 8.0 | 2,258 | |
| Total votes: 28,224 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Duke (R)
District 20
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Terry Wilson (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Elva Janine Chapa (R). Abbott endorsed Wilson while Paxton endorsed Chapa. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 20
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terry Wilson | 59.4 | 13,945 |
 | Elva Janine Chapa | 40.6 | 9,532 | |
| Total votes: 23,477 | |||
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District 21
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent House Speaker Dade Phelan (R), who voted present on school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers David Covey (R) and Alicia Davis (R). Paxton endorsed Covey. On January 30, 2024, former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Covey, citing Phelan's role in Paxton's impeachment.[28] The Texas Republican Party censured Phelan on February 10, 2024. This was the fourth time in state party history it voted to censure an elected Republican.[29] |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 21
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Covey | 46.3 | 15,589 |
| ✔ |  | Dade Phelan | 43.3 | 14,574 |
 | Alicia Davis | 10.5 | 3,523 | |
| Total votes: 33,686 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shilo Platts (R)
District 26
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Jacey Jetton (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Jessica Rose Huang (R) and Matt Morgan (R). Abbott endorsed Jetton while Paxton endorsed Morgan. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 26
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Morgan | 53.8 | 8,786 |
 | Jacey Jetton | 38.7 | 6,316 | |
 | Jessica Rose Huang | 7.6 | 1,235 | |
| Total votes: 16,337 | |||
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District 30
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No |
What made this a battleground race?
| Bret Baldwin (R), Jeff Bauknight (R), Vanessa Hicks-Callaway (R), and A.J. Louderback (R) ran for this open seat. Abbott endorsed Bauknight while Paxton endorsed Louderback. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 30
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Bauknight | 42.1 | 11,384 | |
| ✔ |  | A.J. Louderback | 40.4 | 10,946 |
 | Vanessa Hicks-Callaway | 10.1 | 2,733 | |
| Bret Baldwin | 7.4 | 1,998 | ||
| Total votes: 27,061 | |||
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District 55
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Hugh Shine (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Jorge Estrada (R), Davis Ford (R), and Hillary Hickland (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Hickland. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hillary Hickland | 53.1 | 9,115 |
 | Hugh Shine | 39.5 | 6,781 | |
| Davis Ford | 4.5 | 775 | ||
 | Jorge Estrada | 2.9 | 493 | |
| Total votes: 17,164 | |||
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District 56
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No |
What made this a battleground race?
| Pat Curry (R) and Devvie Duke (R) ran for this open seat. Abbott endorsed Curry while Paxton endorsed Duke. As of February 16, 2024, Curry had raised $160,000 to Duke's $70,000. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 56
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pat Curry | 58.1 | 15,153 |
 | Devvie Duke | 41.9 | 10,917 | |
| Total votes: 26,070 | |||
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District 58
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent DeWayne Burns (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Helen Kerwin (R) and Lyndon Laird (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Kerwin. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helen Kerwin | 48.9 | 11,535 |
| ✔ |  | DeWayne Burns | 41.2 | 9,724 |
 | Lyndon Laird | 9.9 | 2,330 | |
| Total votes: 23,589 | |||
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District 60
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Glenn Rogers (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Mike Olcott (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Olcott. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 60
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Olcott | 63.4 | 25,282 |
 | Glenn Rogers | 36.6 | 14,587 | |
| Total votes: 39,869 | |||
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District 61
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Frederick Frazier (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Chuck Branch (R) and Keresa Richardson (R). Abbott endorsed Frazier while Paxton endorsed both Branch and Richardson. As of February 16, 2024, Frazier has raised $360,000 to Richardson's $220,000 and Branch's $100,000. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 61
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keresa Richardson | 39.7 | 7,241 |
| ✔ |  | Frederick Frazier | 32.1 | 5,847 |
| Chuck Branch | 28.2 | 5,130 | ||
| Total votes: 18,218 | |||
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District 63
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Ben Bumgarner (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Carlos Andino Jr. (R) and Vincent Gallo (R). Abbott endorsed Bumgarner while Paxton endorsed Gallo. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 63
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Bumgarner | 59.3 | 9,762 |
 | Vincent Gallo | 35.3 | 5,816 | |
| Carlos Andino Jr. | 5.4 | 894 | ||
| Total votes: 16,472 | |||
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District 64
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Lynn Stucky (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Elaine Hays (R) and Andy Hopper (R). Abbott endorsed Stucky while Paxton endorsed Hopper. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 64
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Hopper | 46.7 | 11,746 |
| ✔ |  | Lynn Stucky | 43.3 | 10,895 |
 | Elaine Hays | 10.0 | 2,528 | |
| Total votes: 25,169 | |||
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District 65
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Kronda Thimesch (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Mitch Little (R). Abbott endorsed Thimesch while Paxton endorsed Little. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 65
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mitch Little | 50.7 | 10,971 |
 | Kronda Thimesch | 49.3 | 10,675 | |
| Total votes: 21,646 | |||
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District 66
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Matt Shaheen (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Wayne Richard (R). Abbott endorsed Shaheen while Paxton endorsed Richard. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Shaheen | 63.7 | 11,037 |
| Wayne Richard | 36.3 | 6,276 | ||
| Total votes: 17,313 | |||
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District 67
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Jeff Leach (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Daren Meis (R). Abbott endorsed Leach while Paxton endorsed Meis. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 67
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Leach | 65.1 | 11,260 |
 | Daren Meis | 34.9 | 6,031 | |
| Total votes: 17,291 | |||
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District 68
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent David Spiller (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Kerri Kingsbery (R). Abbott endorsed Spiller while Paxton endorsed Kingsbery. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 68
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Spiller | 67.0 | 23,091 |
 | Kerri Kingsbery | 33.0 | 11,384 | |
| Total votes: 34,475 | |||
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District 72
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Drew Darby (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Stormy Bradley (R). Abbott endorsed Bradley. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 72
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Drew Darby | 57.0 | 14,112 |
 | Stormy Bradley | 43.0 | 10,665 | |
| Total votes: 24,777 | |||
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District 83
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Dustin Burrows (R), who voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Wade Cowan (R). Abbott endorsed Burrows while Paxton endorsed Cowan. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 83
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dustin Burrows | 68.0 | 17,279 |
| Wade Cowan | 32.0 | 8,128 | ||
| Total votes: 25,407 | |||
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District 85
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Stan Kitzman (R), who voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Tim Greeson (R). Abbott endorsed Kitzman while Paxton endorsed Greeson. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stan Kitzman | 66.6 | 18,248 |
 | Tim Greeson | 33.4 | 9,136 | |
| Total votes: 27,384 | |||
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District 88
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Ken King (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Karen Post (R). Paxton endorsed Post. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 88
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken King | 77.6 | 17,949 |
| Karen Post | 22.4 | 5,181 | ||
| Total votes: 23,130 | |||
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District 89
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Candy Noble (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Abraham George (R). Abbott endorsed Noble while Paxton endorsed George. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 89
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Candy Noble | 52.6 | 9,579 |
 | Abraham George | 47.4 | 8,632 | |
| Total votes: 18,211 | |||
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District 91
Did the incumbent file for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Stephanie Klick (R), who voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez (R) and David Lowe (R). Abbott endorsed Klick while Paxton endorsed Lowe. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 91
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Klick | 48.1 | 7,492 |
| ✔ |  | David Lowe | 46.1 | 7,175 |
 | Teresa Ramirez Gonzalez | 5.8 | 905 | |
| Total votes: 15,572 | |||
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District 99
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Charlie Geren (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Jack Reynolds (R). Paxton endorsed Reynolds. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 99
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charlie Geren | 60.2 | 9,081 |
 | Jack Reynolds | 39.8 | 6,001 | |
| Total votes: 15,082 | |||
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District 108
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Morgan Meyer (R), who voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Barry Wernick. Abbott endorsed Meyer while Paxton endorsed Wernick. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Morgan Meyer | 51.1 | 12,303 |
 | Barry Wernick | 48.9 | 11,766 | |
| Total votes: 24,069 | |||
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District 121
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Steve Allison (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challengers Michael Champion (R) and Marc LaHood (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed LaHood. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 121
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marc LaHood | 53.4 | 11,813 |
| Steve Allison | 39.5 | 8,723 | ||
 | Michael Champion | 7.1 | 1,573 | |
| Total votes: 22,109 | |||
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District 128
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Briscoe Cain (R), who voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Bianca Gracia (R). Abbott endorsed Cain while Paxton endorsed Gracia. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Briscoe Cain | 69.5 | 9,004 |
 | Bianca Gracia | 30.5 | 3,947 | |
| Total votes: 12,951 | |||
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District 133
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Mano Deayala (R), who voted in favor of school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger John Perez (R). Abbott endorsed Deayala while Paxton endorsed Perez. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 133
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mano Deayala | 58.5 | 10,736 |
 | John Perez | 41.5 | 7,607 | |
| Total votes: 18,343 | |||
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District 138
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Lacey Hull (R), who voted in favor of vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Jared Woodfill (R). Abbott endorsed Hull while Paxton endorsed Woodfill. |
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 138
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lacey Hull | 61.2 | 8,835 |
 | Jared Woodfill | 38.8 | 5,613 | |
| Total votes: 14,448 | |||
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Campaign finance
The tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. Only districts with contested Republican primaries are displayed. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA. Transparency USA tracks loans separately from total contributions. View each candidates’ loan totals, if any, by clicking “View More” in the table below and learn more about this data here.
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 9 of the Texas Election Code
A candidate in Texas may run with an officially recognized political party, as an independent, or as a write-in.
For major party candidates
In order to run with a major political party, a candidate must file an application with the county or state party chair and pay a filing fee. A candidate also has the option of filing a petition in lieu of the filing fee. Application and petition forms are available through local party officials or the Texas Secretary of State. The regular filing period for the primary election begins on the 30th day before the date of the regular filing deadline, which is 6 p.m. on the second Monday in December of an odd-numbered year.[30]
A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[31]
For minor party candidates
State-qualified minor parties nominate candidates by convention. To be considered for nomination by a convention, a minor party candidate must file an application for nomination no later than 6 p.m. on the second Monday in December of an odd-numbered year, preceding the minor party’s convention. A candidate seeking nomination for a state or district office must file with the state party chair. Candidates for county or precinct offices must file applications with county party chairs. A candidate nominated via convention must either pay a filing fee (equal to the filing fee paid by major party candidates in primary elections) or submit a petition a petition in lieu of paying the filing fee.[32][33]
For independent candidates
A candidate may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot as an independent candidate if he or she is not affiliated with a political party.[34][35][36][37][38]
To run as an independent, a candidate must file a declaration of intent with the county judge (county or precinct offices) or the Texas Secretary of State (district and state offices) during the same filing period as major and minor party candidates.[35][39]
This paperwork must include signatures of voters who have not participated in the primary election or the runoff primary election of a party that has nominated, at either election, a candidate for the office the petitioning candidate seeks.[35][40]
A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[35]
For write-in candidates
In order to become a write-in candidate in the general election, the candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Texas Secretary of State or the county judge, as appropriate, no later than 5 p.m. of the 78th day before general election day.[41][42]
The declaration must be accompanied by either a filing fee or a nominating petition signed by a certain number of qualified voters. A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[41][43]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[44]
- A U.S. citizen
- 21 years old before the general election
- A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
- A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[45] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $7,200/year | $221/day |
When sworn in
Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session, which starts at noon on the second Tuesday in January in the year after the election.[46][47]
Texas political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 |
Presidential politics in Texas
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Texas, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
||
| ✔ |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
52.1
|
5,890,347 | 38 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
46.5
|
5,259,126 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
|
126,243 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.3
|
33,396 | 0 | |
 
| Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
2,785 | 0 | |
 
| President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
|
2,012 | 0 | |
| Gloria La Riva/Leonard Peltier (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
350 | 0 | |
 
| Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
|
337 | 0 | |
|
| Todd Cella/Tim Cella (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
205 | 0 | |
|
| Kasey Wells/Rachel Wells (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
114 | 0 | |
|
| Robert Morrow/Anne Beckett (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
56 | 0 | |
|
| Jesse Cuellar/Jimmy Monreal (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
49 | 0 | |
|
| Abram Loeb/Jennifer Jairala (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
36 | 0 | |
 |
Total votes: 11,315,056 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Texas, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 43.2% | 3,877,868 | 0 | |
| Republican | Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
52.2% | 4,685,047 | 38 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.2% | 283,492 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.8% | 71,558 | 0 | |
| - | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 51,261 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 8,969,226 | 38 | |||
| Election results via: Texas Secretary of State | |||||
Texas presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | R |
2024 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:
- Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
- Illinois' 12th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
- State attorney election in Hillsborough County, Florida (August 20, 2024 Democratic primary)
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties; will face Senate trial," May 27, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Facebook, "Ken Paxton on February 12, 2024," accessed February 16, 2024
- ↑ Houston Public Media, "GOP-led Texas House votes to remove school voucher provision from education bill," November 17, 2023
- ↑ Texas House of Representatives, "Friday, November, 17, 2023 — 5th Day (cont'd)," November 17, 2023
- ↑ KENS 5, "Greg Abbott will use $19 million he raised in 2023 to target anti-voucher Republicans," January 11, 2024
- ↑ Greg Abbott campaign website, "News," accessed February 16, 2024
- ↑ Greg Abbott campaign website, "News," accessed February 16, 2024
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 The Texas Tribune "Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton declare victory in attack on House GOP defectors," March 6, 2024
- ↑ NBC News, "Trump dives into a Texas political feud with his latest endorsement," January 30, 2024
- ↑ Republican Party of Texas, "Republican Party of Texas Censures Speaker Dade Phelan," February 10, 2024
- ↑ This group includes House Speaker Dade Phelan, who voted present on vouchers and in favor of impeachment as well as Richard Hayes and Tom Oliverson. Hayes and Oliverson both voted for vouchers. Hayes did not vote on impeachment and Oliverson was absent for the impeachment vote.
- ↑ The highest rate of primary challenges was 72.2% in Arizona. No Republican incumbents faced primary challenges in Alaska, Hawaii, Massachusetts, or New York.
- ↑ The highest rate of primary defeats was 55.6% in Utah. In addition to the four states where no Republicans faced primary challengers, the 11 states where no Republicans lost primary challenges were: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Texas Tribune, "Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement," January 14, 2025
- ↑ FOX 4 News, "Texas House Speaker race shows state of GOP civil war | Texas: The Issue Is," December 15, 2024
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "We ranked Texas House members along the ideological spectrum based on their 2023 votes," December 15, 2023
- ↑ Richard Hayes (R) and Tom Oliverson (R) appeared on Cook's list of supporters and were members of the House in 2023 but Hayes did not vote on impeachment and Oliverson was absent.
- ↑ Dade Phelan (R) was a member of the House in 2023 but voted 'present' on vouchers.
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "House Speaker Dade Phelan took a risk on Paxton’s impeachment. It may end his career.," March 7, 2024
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Houston Chronicle, "‘The game’s not over’: Future of vouchers, Texas House at stake in GOP runoffs," March 15, 2024
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 The Texas Tribune, "School voucher supporters bask in primary wins, say goals are within reach," March 6, 2024
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "‘Battle lines are drawn’: How Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott succeeded in ousting GOP incumbents," March 6, 2024
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Houston Chronicle, "Ken Paxton vowed revenge on Republicans who defied him. But what did voters say?" March 6, 2024
- ↑ The three other legislators are House Speaker Dade Phelan, Richard Hayes, and Tom Oliverson. Phelan voted present on vouchers and in favor of impeachment. Hayes voted in favor of vouchers and did not vote on impeachment. Oliverson voted in favor of vouchers and was absent during the impeachment vote.
- ↑ Twitter, "Patrick Svitek on January 12, 2024," accessed January 25, 2024
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "After Fuentes scandal, Texas billionaires fund new PAC to support conservative candidates," January 24, 2024
- ↑ Twitter, "Patrick Svitek on January 24, 2024," accessed January 26, 2024
- ↑ The Hill, "Trump backs challenger to Texas Speaker, citing Paxton impeachment effort," January 30, 2024
- ↑ Republican Party of Texas, "Republican Party of Texas Censures Speaker Dade Phelan," February 10, 2024
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 172.023," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Republican or Democratic Party Nominees," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 181.033," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "SB 2093," accessed June 8, 2021
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 1.005(9)," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 Texas Elections Division, "Independent Candidates," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 142.008," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 162.003," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 162.007," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 142.002(b)(2)," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 142.009," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Procedures for Write-In Candidates in 2024," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 146.025," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Section 146.023-146.0232," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for office," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Texas Government Code, "Title 3., Subtitle A., Sec. 301.001," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Texas Constitution, "Article 3. Legislative Department, Section 4," accessed November 4, 2021
