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Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Election night coverage

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Ballotpedia's series on the Texas state legislative Republican primaries
Overview
Page 1: Election night coverage of primary matchups
Page 2: Races to watch in the 2018 primaries
Page 3: Top 10 races in 2018
Page 4: Factional conflict in the 2018 primaries
Page 5: What was at stake in the 2018 primaries?
Page 6: Campaign activity by influencers and satellite organizations
Page 7: Noteworthy events, timeline, and media coverage of the 2018 primaries
Page 8: Competitiveness in the 2018 primaries
Page 9: Campaign finance in the 2018 primaries
Page 10: May 22 primary runoffs

This page contains the following information:

  • A chart that shows how each faction perfomed on election night.
  • A list of primary matchups for the March 6 elections that shows which faction each candidate belonged to.
  • Vote boxes to show how the candidates performed on election night.

See our coverage of the May 22 primary runoff elections here.

Faction results overview

The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.

Texas Senate Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 2 1
     Anti-Straus 1 3
     Unknown 3 3
     Open seats 1 -
     Runoffs - -
     Too close to call - -
Total 7 7



Texas House Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 20 20
     Anti-Straus 4 9
     Unknown 2 5
     Open seats 15 -
     Runoffs - 7
     Too close to call - -
Total 41 41


Primary matchups

To determine whether candidates leaned toward the pro-Straus or the anti-Straus faction of the Texas Republican Party, Ballotpedia examined endorsements from the following organizations that support candidates from one of the factions. The names of the organizations are abbreviated in the charts. To learn more about these organizations and the endorsements they made in the 2018 cycle, visit our section on satellite organizations.

Pro-Straus organizations

  • Associated Republicans of Texas (ART)
  • Texas Association of Business (TAB)
  • Texas Medical Association (TMA)
  • Texas Parent PAC (TPP)

Anti-Straus organizations

  • Empower Texans (ET)
  • Texas Right to Life (TRL)
  • Texas Values (TV)[1]
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT)

Methodology
A candidate's factional alliance was determined using the following criteria:

  • Did two or more groups aligned with a faction endorse the candidate? If a candidate was endorsed by the Texas Parent PAC or Empower Texans (both of which have clear ideological and policy leanings), one endorsement was enough to determine their alliance. If organizations from both factions endorsed a candidate, she or he was declared unknown.
  • Did the candidate receive any non-organizational endorsement from a political actor tied to a faction such as Speaker Straus or the Texas Freedom Caucus? Any such endorsement is footnoted.

State Senate

Factional alliances in the Texas State Senate Republican primaries
Primary contests Pro-Straus organizations Anti-Straus organizations
District Candidate Faction Election result ART TAB TMA TPP ET TRL YCT
District 2
Cindy Burkett Pro-Straus Defeated
Bob Hall (i) Anti-Straus Won
District 5
Harold Ramm Pro-Straus Defeated
Charles Schwertner (i) Unknown Won
District 8
Phillip Huffines Unknown Defeated
Angela Paxton Unknown Won
District 17
Joan Huffman (i) Unknown[2] Won
Kristin Tassin Pro-Straus Defeated
District 25
Donna Campbell (i) Unknown Won
Shannon McClendon Pro-Straus Defeated
District 30
Craig Estes (i) Pro-Straus Defeated
Pat Fallon Anti-Straus Won
District 31
Mike Canon Anti-Straus Defeated
Victor Leal Unknown Defeated
Kel Seliger (i) Pro-Straus Won

State House

Factional alliances in the Texas House of Representatives Republican primaries
Primary contests Pro-Straus organizations Anti-Straus organizations
District Candidate Faction Election result ART TAB TMA TPP ET TRL TV YCT
District 2
Dan Flynn (i) Pro-Straus Won
Bryan Slaton Anti-Straus Defeated
District 4
Keith Bell Pro-Straus Runoff
Earl Brunner Unknown Defeated
Ashley McKee Pro-Straus Defeated
Stuart Spitzer Anti-Straus Runoff
District 6
Ted Kamel Pro-Straus Defeated
Matt Schaefer (i) Anti-Straus Won
District 8
Cody Harris Pro-Straus Runoff
Thomas McNutt Anti-Straus Runoff
Linda Timmerman Pro-Straus Defeated
District 9
Garrett Boersma Anti-Straus Defeated
Chris Paddie (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 11
Travis Clardy (i) Pro-Straus Won
Danny Ward Anti-Straus Defeated
District 13
Ben Leman Pro-Straus Runoff
Daniel McCarthy Unknown Defeated
David Stall Pro-Straus Defeated
Jill Wolfskill Anti-Straus Runoff
Marc Young Unknown Defeated
District 14
Rick Davis Unknown Defeated
Sarah Laningham Unknown Defeated
John Raney (i) Pro-Straus Won
Jeston Texeira Unknown Defeated
District 15
Steve Toth Anti-Straus Won
Jackie Waters Pro-Straus Defeated
District 18
Ernest Bailes (i) Pro-Straus Won
Emily Kebodeaux Cook Anti-Straus Defeated
District 23
Wayne Faircloth (i) Pro-Straus Defeated
Mayes Middleton Anti-Straus Won
District 25
Dennis Bonnen (i) Pro-Straus Won
Damon Rambo Anti-Straus Defeated
District 45
Amy Akers Unknown Defeated
Naomi Narvaiz Unknown Defeated
Amber Pearce Unknown Defeated
Ken Strange Pro-Straus Won
Austin Talley Unknown Defeated
District 47
Patty Vredevelt Unknown Defeated
Jay Wiley Anti-Straus Defeated
Paul Workman (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 52
Cynthia Flores Pro-Straus Won
Jeremy Story Unknown Defeated
Christopher Ward Unknown Defeated
District 54
Brad Buckley Unknown Runoff
Scott Cosper (i) Pro-Straus Runoff
Christopher Ward Unknown Defeated
District 55
C.J. Grisham Anti-Straus Defeated
Brandon Hall Unknown Defeated
Hugh Shine (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 59
Chris Evans Unknown Defeated
J.D. Sheffield (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 60
Mike Lang (i) Anti-Straus Won
Jim Largent Pro-Straus Defeated
District 62
Kevin Couch Unknown Defeated
Brent Lawson Anti-Straus Runoff
Reggie Smith Pro-Straus Runoff
District 64
Mark Roy Anti-Straus Defeated
Lynn Stucky (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 65
Kevin Simmons Unknown Defeated
Ron Simmons (i) Unknown Won
District 73
Kyle Biedermann (i) Anti-Straus Won
Dave Campbell Pro-Straus Defeated
District 87
Drew Brassfield Anti-Straus Defeated
Four Price (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 88
Richard Beyea Unknown Defeated
Jason Huddleston Anti-Straus Defeated
Ken King (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 89
Candy Noble Unknown Won
John Payton Unknown Defeated
District 98
Giovanni Capriglione (i) Pro-Straus Won
Armin Mizani Anti-Straus Defeated
District 99
Bo French Anti-Straus Defeated
Charlie Geren (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 102
Chad Carnahan Unknown Defeated
Scott Kilgore Unknown Defeated
Linda Koop (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 105
Rodney Anderson (i) Unknown Won
Dinesh Mali Unknown Defeated
District 106
Clint Bedsole Pro-Straus Defeated
Jared Patterson Anti-Straus Won
District 107
Deanna Maria Metzger Anti-Straus Runoff
Brad Perry Pro-Straus[3] Defeated
Joe Ruzicka Unknown Runoff
District 113
Jonathan Boos Anti-Straus Won
Jim Phaup Pro-Straus Defeated
Charlie Lauersdorf Unknown Defeated
District 114
Lisa Luby Ryan Anti-Straus Won
Jason Villalba (i) Pro-Straus Defeated
District 117
Michael Berlanga Unknown Won
Carlos Antonio Raymond Unknown Defeated
District 121
Steve Allison Pro-Straus Runoff
Matt Beebe Anti-Straus Runoff
Carlton Soules Unknown Defeated
Adrian Spears Unknown Defeated
Charlotte Williamson Unknown Defeated
Marc Whyte Unknown Defeated
District 122
Chris Fails Anti-Straus Defeated
Lyle Larson (i) Pro-Straus Won
District 126
Kevin Fulton Anti-Straus Defeated
E. Sam Harless Pro-Straus Won
Gail Stanart Unknown Defeated
District 134
Sarah Davis (i) Pro-Straus Won
Susanna Dokupil Anti-Straus Defeated
District 144
Gilbert Pena Unknown Defeated
Ruben Villarreal Unknown Won
District 150
Valoree Swanson (i) Anti-Straus Won
James Wilson Pro-Straus Defeated


Race results

Senate District 2

Texas State Senate, District 2 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bob Hall Incumbent 53.24% 35,561
Cindy Burkett 46.76% 31,239
Total Votes 66,800
Source: Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Republican Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns," accessed March 7, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


Senate District 5

Texas State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Charles Schwertner Incumbent 75.09% 49,962
Harold Ramm 24.91% 16,576
Total Votes 66,538
Source: Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Republican Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns," accessed March 7, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


Senate District 8

Texas State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Angela Paxton 54.35% 32,653
Phillip Huffines 45.65% 27,421
Total Votes 60,074
Source: Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Republican Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns," accessed March 7, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


Senate District 17

Texas State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joan Huffman Incumbent 72.64% 36,668
Kristin Tassin 27.36% 13,808
Total Votes 50,476
Source: Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Democratic Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns," accessed March 7, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


Senate District 25

Texas State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Donna Campbell Incumbent 73.73% 58,796
Shannon McClendon 26.27% 20,952
Total Votes 79,748
Source: Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Republican Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns," accessed March 7, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


Senate District 30

Texas State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Pat Fallon 62.01% 53,796
Craig Estes Incumbent 22.61% 19,614
Craig Carter 15.38% 13,346
Total Votes 86,756
Source: Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Democratic Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns," accessed March 7, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


Senate District 31

Texas State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kel Seliger Incumbent 50.42% 40,653
Mike Canon 31.39% 25,314
Victor Leal 18.19% 14,669
Total Votes 80,636
Source: Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Democratic Party Primary Election, Election Night Returns," accessed March 7, 2018 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.


House District 2

Texas House of Representatives, District 2 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Flynn Incumbent 51.73% 11,803
Bryan Slaton 48.27% 11,013
Total Votes 22,816


House District 4

Texas House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Stuart Spitzer 45.77% 9,376
Green check mark transparent.png Keith Bell 26.20% 5,367
Ashley McKee 25.72% 5,269
Earl Brunner 2.31% 474
Total Votes 20,486


House District 6

Texas House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matt Schaefer Incumbent 73.28% 12,017
Ted Kamel 26.72% 4,382
Total Votes 16,399


House District 8

Texas House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cody Harris 44.93% 8,864
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas McNutt 39.46% 7,786
Linda Timmerman 15.61% 3,080
Total Votes 19,730


House District 9

Texas House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Paddie Incumbent 63.92% 13,466
Garrett Boersma 36.08% 7,600
Total Votes 21,066


House District 11

Texas House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Travis Clardy Incumbent 66.81% 11,970
Danny Ward 33.19% 5,946
Total Votes 17,916


House District 13

Texas House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jill Wolfskill 38.51% 8,874
Green check mark transparent.png Ben Leman 36.24% 8,349
David Stall 13.73% 3,163
Daniel McCarthy 6.01% 1,385
Marc Young 5.51% 1,270
Total Votes 23,041


House District 14

Texas House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Raney Incumbent 57.70% 4,917
Sarah Laningham 23.53% 2,005
Rick Davis 17.06% 1,454
Jeston Texeira 1.71% 146
Total Votes 8,522


House District 15

Texas House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Toth 78.36% 13,044
Jackie Waters 21.64% 3,602
Total Votes 16,646


House District 18

Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes Incumbent 59.34% 11,105
Emily Kebodeaux Cook 40.66% 7,608
Total Votes 18,713


House District 23

Texas House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mayes Middleton 57.09% 7,982
Wayne Faircloth Incumbent 42.91% 5,999
Total Votes 13,981


House District 25

Texas House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dennis Bonnen Incumbent 76.80% 12,092
Damon Rambo 23.20% 3,652
Total Votes 15,744


House District 45

Texas House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ken Strange 54.73% 7,257
Amber Pearce 24.38% 3,233
Naomi Narvaiz 9.18% 1,217
Austin Talley 6.80% 901
Amy Akers 4.91% 651
Total Votes 13,259


House District 47

Texas House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Workman Incumbent 59.47% 9,079
Jay Wiley 31.23% 4,767
Patty Vredevelt 9.30% 1,420
Total Votes 15,266


House District 52

Texas House of Representatives, District 52 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cynthia Flores 60.81% 6,056
Jeremy Story 22.41% 2,232
Christopher Ward 16.78% 1,671
Total Votes 9,959


House District 54

Texas House of Representatives, District 54 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Cosper Incumbent 44.56% 4,472
Green check mark transparent.png Brad Buckley 41.58% 4,173
Larry Smith 13.85% 1,390
Total Votes 10,035


House District 55

Texas House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Hugh Shine Incumbent 60.18% 6,907
Brandon Hall 21.41% 2,457
C.J. Grisham 18.41% 2,113
Total Votes 11,477


House District 59

Texas House of Representatives, District 59 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png J.D. Sheffield Incumbent 57.88% 11,452
Chris Evans 42.12% 8,334
Total Votes 19,786


House District 60

Texas House of Representatives, District 60 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mike Lang Incumbent 58.30% 15,893
Jim Largent 38.46% 10,485
Gregory Risse 3.24% 882
Total Votes 27,260


House District 62

Texas House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Reggie Smith 45.78% 7,885
Green check mark transparent.png Brent Lawson 34.35% 5,916
Kevin Couch 19.87% 3,423
Total Votes 17,224


House District 64

Texas House of Representatives, District 64 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lynn Stucky Incumbent 64.33% 8,575
Mark Roy 35.67% 4,754
Total Votes 13,329


House District 65

Texas House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ron Simmons Incumbent 83.30% 6,608
Kevin Simmons 16.70% 1,325
Total Votes 7,933


House District 73

Texas House of Representatives, District 73 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kyle Biedermann Incumbent 57.75% 17,368
Dave Campbell 42.25% 12,706
Total Votes 30,074


House District 87

Texas House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Four Price Incumbent 78.48% 11,240
Drew Brassfield 21.52% 3,082
Total Votes 14,322


House District 88

Texas House of Representatives, District 88 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ken King Incumbent 50.46% 10,412
Jason Huddleston 30.43% 6,279
Richard Beyea 19.12% 3,945
Total Votes 20,636


House District 89

Texas House of Representatives, District 89 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Candy Noble 54.18% 7,897
John Payton 45.82% 6,679
Total Votes 14,576


House District 98

Texas House of Representatives, District 98 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Giovanni Capriglione Incumbent 62.71% 11,763
Armin Mizani 37.29% 6,995
Total Votes 18,758


House District 99

Texas House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Charlie Geren Incumbent 56.81% 7,909
Bo French 43.19% 6,014
Total Votes 13,923


House District 102

Texas House of Representatives, District 102 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Linda Koop Incumbent 72.00% 6,521
Chad Carnahan 15.04% 1,362
Scott Kilgore 12.96% 1,174
Total Votes 9,057


House District 105

Texas House of Representatives, District 105 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Anderson Incumbent 93.57% 5,285
Dinesh Mali 6.43% 363
Total Votes 5,648


House District 106

Texas House of Representatives, District 106 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jared Patterson 54.04% 7,069
Clint Bedsole 45.96% 6,011
Total Votes 13,080


House District 107

Texas House of Representatives, District 107 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Deanna Maria Metzger 45.30% 3,413
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Ruzicka 27.39% 2,064
Brad Perry 27.31% 2,058
Total Votes 7,535


House District 113

Texas House of Representatives, District 113 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jonathan Boos 54.43% 4,578
Charlie Lauersdorf 27.54% 2,316
Jim Phaup 18.04% 1,517
Total Votes 8,411


House District 114

Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Luby Ryan 53.09% 6,387
Jason Villalba Incumbent 46.91% 5,644
Total Votes 12,031


House District 117

Texas House of Representatives, District 117 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Berlanga 72.11% 3,354
Carlos Antonio Raymond 27.89% 1,297
Total Votes 4,651


House District 121

Texas House of Representatives, District 121 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matt Beebe 29.50% 4,351
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Allison 26.33% 3,884
Carlton Soules 13.19% 1,945
Charlotte Williamson 12.85% 1,896
Marc Whyte 12.35% 1,821
Adrian Spears 5.78% 853
Total Votes 14,750


House District 122

Texas House of Representatives, District 122 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lyle Larson Incumbent 59.61% 10,913
Chris Fails 40.39% 7,393
Total Votes 18,306


House District 126

Texas House of Representatives, District 126 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png E. Sam Harless 50.58% 5,093
Kevin Fulton 35.90% 3,615
Gail Stanart 13.52% 1,361
Total Votes 10,069


House District 134

Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sarah Davis Incumbent 56.30% 8,048
Susanna Dokupil 43.70% 6,248
Total Votes 14,296


House District 144

Texas House of Representatives, District 144 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ruben Villarreal 62.06% 1,328
Gilbert Pena 37.94% 812
Total Votes 2,140


House District 150

Texas House of Representatives, District 150 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Valoree Swanson Incumbent 80.11% 9,530
James Wilson 19.89% 2,366
Total Votes 11,896


See also

Footnotes

  1. Only endorsed in House races
  2. Huffman is not included as a Pro-Straus candidate because Straus previously spoke favorably of her opponent and suggested she should run for Senate.
  3. Designated a Pro-Straus candidate due to statements he made to the Dallas Morning News in support of Straus