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Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024 (May 28 Republican primary runoffs)
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Thirteen Republican primary runoffs for the Texas House of Representatives took place on May 28, 2024. Eight primary runoffs had an incumbent on the ballot, and the incumbent lost in six of those runoffs.
There were 59 contested Republican primaries on March 5, 2024, 46 of which had an incumbent on the ballot. Nine incumbent House Republicans lost in the primaries and 29 advanced to the general election without going to a runoff. The 13 runoffs took place in districts where no candidate won more than 50% of the primary vote.
Ballotpedia identified 10 of the 13 primary runoffs as battlegrounds. Click here for more on those races.
The primaries 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] As of April 4, 2024, 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 vote, 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] As of April 4, 2024, Abbott had endorsed all 59 Republican incumbents who voted in favor of the proposal and ran for re-election. Abbott had endorsed 11 challengers to incumbents who voted against school vouchers.[6]
On February 10, 2024, the Texas Republican Party voted to censure House Speaker Dade Phelan (R). Phelan voted "present" on vouchers and voted in favor of impeaching Paxton. The censure resolution mentioned Phelan's vote for impeachment and support for the impeachment process as two of the five counts against him. This was the fourth time in history the state party voted to censure a Republican elected official.[7] Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed David Covey (R), who challenged Phelan in the primary runoff, on January 30, 2024.[8] Phelan defeated Covey by a margin of 366 votes out of more than 25,000 cast.
All eight incumbents who ran in primary runoffs voted in favor of impeaching Paxton. Four voted in favor of school vouchers, three voted against, and Phelan voted "present".
Six of the eight incumbents who ran in primary runoffs finished second in the March 5 primaries. Incumbents DeWayne Burns (R) and Frederick Frazier (R) finished 7.7 percentage points behind their runoff opponents, the largest vote margin of any incumbents in the runoff.
As of the 2024 election, Texas was one of 23 Republican trifectas. A state government trifecta occurs when 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 March 5 Republican primaries, click here.
March 5 Republican primaries
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 (21%) 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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
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.
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.
| Texas House of Representatives Republican primaries, 2014-2024 | ||||||
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| Incumbent primary challenges | Incumbent primary defeats | Total Republican primaries | ||||
| 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[12] | 1 | 33.33% | 0 | 0% | |
Battleground primaries
Ballotpedia identified 10 of the 13 Republican primary runoffs as battleground primaries, all but two of which had an incumbent running. Of that total, six were races where Abbott and Paxton endorsed different candidates, six were races where the incumbent finished second in the March 5 primary, and four were races where Abbott and/or Paxton endorsed a challenger running against an incumbent.
| 2024 Texas House Republican battleground primary runoffs | ||||||||||||
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| District | Incumbent | Incumbent running? | Incumbent vote on vouchers | Incumbent vote on impeachment | Battleground reason | |||||||
| District 1 | Gary VanDeaver | Yes |  |
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Conflicting endorsements between Abbott and Paxton | |||||||
| District 21 | Dade Phelan | Yes |  |
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Paxton endorsement for a challenger | |||||||
| District 30 | Geanie Morrison | No | |
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Conflicting endorsements between Abbott and Paxton | |||||||
| District 33 | Justin Holland | Yes | |
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Abbott and Paxton endorsements for a challenger Incumbent finished second in primary | |||||||
| District 44 | John Kuempel | Yes | |
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Abbott and Paxton endorsements for a challenger Incumbent finished second in primary | |||||||
| District 58 | DeWayne Burns | Yes | |
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Abbott and Paxton endorsements for a challenger Incumbent finished second in primary | |||||||
| District 61 | Frederick Frazier | Yes | |
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Conflicting endorsements between Abbott and Paxton Incumbent finished second in primary | |||||||
| District 64 | Lynn Stucky | Yes | |
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Conflicting endorsements between Abbott and Paxton Incumbent finished second in primary | |||||||
| District 91 | Stephanie Klick | Yes | |
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Conflicting endorsements between Abbott and Paxton Incumbent finished second in primary | |||||||
| District 97 | Craig Goldman | No | |
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Conflicting endorsements between Abbott and Paxton | |||||||
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 challenger Chris Spencer (R). Abbott endorsed Spencer. Paxton endorsed challenger Dale Huls (R), who was eliminated in the March 5 primary. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 1
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary VanDeaver | 53.5 | 11,718 |
| Chris Spencer | 46.5 | 10,178 | ||
| Total votes: 21,896 | |||
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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 challenger David Covey (R). Paxton Covey. On January 30, 2024, former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Covey, citing Phelan's role in Paxton's impeachment.[13] 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.[14] |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 21
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dade Phelan | 50.8 | 12,846 |
 | David Covey | 49.2 | 12,457 | |
| Total votes: 25,303 | |||
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District 30
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No |
What made this a battleground race?
| Jeff Bauknight (R) and A.J. Louderback (R) ran for this open seat. Abbott endorsed Bauknight while Paxton endorsed Louderback. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 30
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | A.J. Louderback | 55.0 | 9,105 |
| Jeff Bauknight | 45.0 | 7,437 | ||
| Total votes: 16,542 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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District 33
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent Justin Holland (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Katrina Pierson (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Pierson.[15] In the March 5 primary, Pierson received 39.5% of the vote to Holland's 38.6%. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 33
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katrina Pierson | 56.3 | 10,215 |
 | Justin Holland | 43.7 | 7,917 | |
| Total votes: 18,132 | |||
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District 44
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes |
What made this a battleground race?
| Incumbent John Kuempel (R), who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeaching Paxton, faced challenger Alan Schoolcraft (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Schoolcraft. In the March 5 primary, Schoolcraft received 48.1% of the vote to Kuempel's 45.0%. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 44
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alan Schoolcraft | 55.5 | 8,914 |
 | John Kuempel | 44.5 | 7,136 | |
| Total votes: 16,050 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 challenger Helen Kerwin (R). Both Abbott and Paxton endorsed Kerwin. In the March 5 primary, Kerwin received 48.9% of the vote to Burns' 41.2%. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 58
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helen Kerwin | 57.5 | 7,685 |
 | DeWayne Burns | 42.5 | 5,670 | |
| Total votes: 13,355 | |||
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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 challenger Keresa Richardson (R). Abbott endorsed Frazier while Paxton endorsed Richardson. In the March 5 primary, Richardson received 39.8% of the vote to Frazier's 32.1%. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 61
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keresa Richardson | 67.6 | 6,842 |
 | Frederick Frazier | 32.4 | 3,272 | |
| Total votes: 10,114 | |||
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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 challenger Andy Hopper (R). Abbott endorsed Stucky while Paxton endorsed Hopper. In the March 5 primary, Hopper received 48.3% of the vote to Stucky's 41.2%. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 64
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Hopper | 58.1 | 8,951 |
 | Lynn Stucky | 41.9 | 6,458 | |
| Total votes: 15,409 | |||
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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 challenger David Lowe (R). Abbott endorsed Klick while Paxton endorsed Lowe. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 91
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Lowe | 56.6 | 4,535 |
 | Stephanie Klick | 43.4 | 3,481 | |
| Total votes: 8,016 | |||
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District 97
Did the incumbent file for re-election?
| No |
What made this a battleground race?
| Cheryl Bean (R) and John McQueeney (R) ran for this open seat. Abbott endorsed McQueeney.[16] Paxton endorsed Bean. |
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 97
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John McQueeney | 51.4 | 5,477 |
 | Cheryl Bean | 48.6 | 5,175 | |
| Total votes: 10,652 | |||
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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 primary runoffs 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.[17]
A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[18]
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.[19][20]
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.[21][22][23][24][25]
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.[22][26]
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.[22][27]
A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[22]
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.[28][29]
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.[28][30]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[31]
- 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[32] | |
|---|---|
| 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.[33][34]
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 |
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| 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 |
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| ✔ |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
52.1
|
5,890,347 | 38 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
46.5
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5,259,126 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
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126,243 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.3
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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 | |
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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 |
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| 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:
- Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)
- North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2024
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties; will face Senate trial," May 27, 2023
- ↑ Facebook, "Ken Paxton on February 12, 2024," accessed April 4, 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 April 4, 2024
- ↑ Republican Party of Texas, "Republican Party of Texas Censures Speaker Dade Phelan," February 10, 2024
- ↑ NBC News, "Trump dives into a Texas political feud with his latest endorsement," January 30, 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Abbott issued his endorsement of Pierson after the March 5 primary.
- ↑ Abbott endorsed McQueeney after the March 5 primary.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 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
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 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
