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Texas state executive official elections
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Election details
Filing deadline: December 11, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: May 28, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
Ballotpedia analysis
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Other state executive elections

Nine state executive offices were up for election in Texas in 2024:

State Board of Education (8 seats)
Railroad Commissioner

State Board of Education

District 1

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 1

Gustavo Reveles defeated Michael Stevens in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gustavo Reveles (D)	50.9	314,162
		Michael Stevens (R)	49.1	302,544

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 616,706
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1

Gustavo Reveles advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gustavo Reveles	100.0	72,349

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,349
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jessica Cerda (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1

Michael Stevens advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Stevens	100.0	67,158

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,158
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District 3

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz won election in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marisa Perez-Diaz (D)	100.0	385,682

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 385,682
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marisa Perez-Diaz	100.0	60,648

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,648
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District 4

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Staci Childs won election in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Staci Childs (D)	100.0	377,807

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 377,807
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Staci Childs advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Staci Childs	100.0	69,054

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,054
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District 10

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Tom Maynard defeated Raquel Saenz Ortiz in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Maynard (R)	67.6	594,496
		Raquel Saenz Ortiz (D)	32.4	285,508

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 880,004
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gerald McAlexander (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Tom Maynard defeated Mary Bone in the Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Maynard	51.8	24,658
		Mary Bone	48.2	22,924

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 47,582
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Raquel Saenz Ortiz defeated Daniel Caldwell in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raquel Saenz Ortiz	78.6	35,622
		Daniel Caldwell	21.4	9,703

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,325
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Tom Maynard and Mary Bone advanced to a runoff. They defeated Daniel Caldwell in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Maynard	49.3	101,741
✔		Mary Bone	40.5	83,497
		Daniel Caldwell	10.3	21,162

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206,400
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Green convention

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Daniel Caldwell (G)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Gerald McAlexander advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Gerald McAlexander (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Daniel Caldwell (L)

District 11

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 11

Brandon Hall defeated Rayna Glasser and Hunter Crow in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Hall (R)	61.5	519,163
		Rayna Glasser (D)	35.9	303,180
		Hunter Crow (G)	2.6	21,679

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 844,022
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11

Rayna Glasser advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rayna Glasser	100.0	48,188

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,188
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11

Brandon Hall defeated incumbent Patricia Hardy in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Hall	53.2	89,139
		Patricia Hardy	46.8	78,326

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 167,465
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Green convention

Green convention for Texas State Board of Education District 11

Hunter Crow advanced from the Green convention for Texas State Board of Education District 11 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hunter Crow (G)	100.0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1
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District 12

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Incumbent Pam Little defeated George King in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Little (R)	63.3	565,011
		George King (D)	36.7	327,645

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 892,656
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Incumbent Pam Little defeated Jamie Kohlmann in the Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Little	50.8	31,968
		Jamie Kohlmann	49.2	30,948

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,916
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12

George King advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George King	100.0	50,744

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,744
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Incumbent Pam Little and Jamie Kohlmann advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chad Green and Matt Rostami in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Little	36.4	63,633
✔		Jamie Kohlmann	27.0	47,288
		Chad Green	20.3	35,446
		Matt Rostami	16.3	28,542

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 174,909
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District 15

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Incumbent Aaron Kinsey defeated Morgan Kirkpatrick and Jack Westbrook in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Kinsey (R)	76.3	512,043
		Morgan Kirkpatrick (D)	20.5	137,759
		Jack Westbrook (L)	3.2	21,639

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 671,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Morgan Kirkpatrick advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan Kirkpatrick	100.0	17,434

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,434
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Incumbent Aaron Kinsey advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Kinsey	100.0	175,444

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 175,444
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Jack Westbrook advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Jack Westbrook (L)

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Railroad Commissioner

General election candidates

Christi Craddick (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Katherine Culbert (Democratic Party)
Eddie Espinoza (Green Party)
Hawk Dunlap (Libertarian Party)
Richard McKibbin (Independent) (Write-in)

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Democratic primary candidates

Bill Burch
Katherine Culbert ✔

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Republican primary candidates

Did not make the ballot:

Chris Corner

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

Eddie Espinoza ✔

Libertarian Party

Hawk Dunlap ✔
Chris Fuller

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Election information in Texas: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 1, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST/MST)

Context of the 2024 elections

Party control in Texas

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.

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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

Past elections

2022

The following offices were up for election in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Comptroller
State Board of Education (15 seats)
Agriculture Commissioner
Public Lands Commissioner
Railroad Commissioner

See also

Texas	State Executive Elections	News and Analysis

Texas State Executive Offices Texas State Legislature Texas Courts	2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Texas elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016	Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors

External links

Suggest a link

State of Texas official website

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