Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Top 10 races
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 7
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Ballotpedia identified the ten races we believed would be the most competitive during the March 6 Republican primary elections. The competitive races were selected based on the endorsements made in the races, campaign spending, news coverage, and past competitive primaries.
There were four state Senate races in the top 10 most competitive:
There were six state House races in the top 10 most competitive:
- House District 23
- House District 73
- House District 98
- House District 99
- House District 114
- House District 134
Senate District 2
Overview
Located in northeastern Texas near Dallas, the District 2 race featured a matchup between state Sen. Bob Hall, who was first elected in 2014, and his primary challenger, state Rep. Cindy Burkett.
The District 2 matchup was one of four state Senate races where an incumbent who leaned toward the anti-Straus faction faced a challenge from a pro-Straus Republican.
Burkett previously served in the state House, where she was an ally of House Speaker Joe Straus (R). Hall supported a primary challenge against her in 2016, saying she was not conservative enough to hold the seat.
Hall was supported in his re-election bid by other anti-Straus Republicans like Texas Freedom Caucus member Matt Rinaldi, who recorded a radio ad in support of him, and Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick. He also received the support of anti-Straus organizations like Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Young Conservatives of Texas.
Burkett was supported in her challenge of Hall by business organizations such as the Texas Association of Realtors and the Texas Medical Association. She was also backed by the Associated Republicans of Texas, a pro-Straus group, and Texas Parent PAC, an organization focused on public education that supported pro-Straus Republicans and some Democrats.
District 2 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 25.6 points in 2016, meaning the district was likely to elect the winner of the Burkett vs. Hall matchup in the general election.
| Texas State Senate, District 2 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 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. | ||
Endorsements
| Senate District 2 endorsements | |||||
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| Endorser | Burkett | Hall | |||
| State officials | |||||
| State Rep. Matt Rinaldi | ✔ | ||||
| Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick | ✔ | ||||
| Organizations | |||||
| Empower Texans | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texans for Free Enterprise | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Manufacturers | ✔ | ||||
| Associated Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Parent PAC | ✔ | ||||
| Dallas Police Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas State Association of Firefighters | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Municipal Police Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas First Coalition | ✔ | ||||
| Media organizations | |||||
| Dallas Morning News | ✔ | ||||
Campaign advertisements
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Prior elections
2014
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Bob Deuell and Bob Hall advanced to a primary runoff, defeating Mark Thompson in the Republican primary. Hall defeated Deuell in the May 27 runoff election. Don Bates ran as a Libertarian candidate. Hall defeated Bates in the 2014 general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Bob Hall |
83.6% | 99,925 | |
| Libertarian | Don Bates | 16.4% | 19,626 | |
| Total Votes | 119,551 | |||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Elections for the office of Texas State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Bob Deuell (R) ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate District 2. Deuell ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4] Deuell raised $576,747 in campaign contributions.[5]
Senate District 8
Located in the Dallas suburbs, the District 8 race featured a matchup between Angela Paxton, the wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), and Phillip Huffines, the brother of state Sen. Donald Huffines (R). They competed for the state Senate seat vacated by Van Taylor (R), who ran for Congress
The District 8 matchup was the only state Senate Republican primary race in 2018 without an incumbent running. Although their campaign was contentious, with both candidates running ads opposing the other, the candidates both came from the anti-Straus faction of Republicans and had similar views on public policy.
Because the candidates came from similar ideological camps, the groups and influencers who supported them do not fall into the same pro-Straus/anti-Straus dichotomy present in other 2018 primaries. For example, members of the Texas Freedom Caucus, all anti-Straus Republicans, split their endorsements between the two. Paxton drew some of the more notable endorsements in the race, including one from Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick (R).
For fundraising, Huffines ran a mostly self-financed campaign, putting millions of his own dollars into his election efforts. Paxton received support from her husband when he guaranteed a $2 million loan to her campaign and then later loaned her $500,000.[6] The Texas Tribune reported that the race was expected to have more than $10 million in spending, making it the most expensive Texas State Senate race ever up to that point.[7]
The campaign ads deployed by both candidates have targeted the other. Huffines' ads claimed that Angela and Ken Paxton became wealthy using the connections he made in public office. Paxton's ads claimed that Huffines previously supported Democrats with campaign donations and that he had avoided paying taxes in the past.
District 8 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 8.7 points in 2016, meaning the district was somewhat likely to elect the winner of the Huffines vs. Paxton matchup in the general election.
| Texas State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 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. | ||
Endorsements
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| Endorser | Huffines | Paxton | |||
| Federal officials | |||||
| U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) | ✔ | ||||
| Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) | ✔ | ||||
| U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) | ✔ | ||||
| State officials | |||||
| Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Jonathan Stickland | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Briscoe Cain | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Matt Rinaldi | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Jeff Leach | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Matt Shaheen | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Matt Krause | ✔ | ||||
| Organizations | |||||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Realtors | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Media organizations | |||||
| Dallas Morning News | ✔ | ||||
Debates
Texas Tribune split interview
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Campaign advertisements
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- On February 23, Paxton's campaign released this ad accusing Huffines of not paying taxes and attempting to influence an election in order to raise tax revenue for a development he was working on.
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Prior elections
2014
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Van Taylor was unopposed in the Republican primary. Taylor defeated Scott Jameson (L) in the general election.[1][8][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Van Taylor |
79.1% | 114,498 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Jameson | 20.9% | 30,312 | |
| Total Votes | 144,810 | |||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Elections for the office of Texas State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Ken Paxton (R) defeated Jack Turnan (D) and Ed Kless (L) in the general election. Paxton was unopposed in the Republican primary election. Turnan was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.[9] In 2012, $835,105 was raised in campaign contributions. Paxton raised $783,465, Turnan raised $48,655, and Kless raised $2,985.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Ken Paxton |
62.3% | 178,238 | |
| Democratic | Jack Ternan | 34.6% | 99,010 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Kless | 3.1% | 8,899 | |
| Total Votes | 286,147 | |||
Senate District 30
Located to the north and northwest of Dallas, the District 30 race featured a matchup between state Sen. Craig Estes, who was first elected in 2000, and his primary challenger, state Rep. Pat Fallon. Craig Carter also ran.
The District 30 matchup was one of two state Senate races where an incumbent who leaned toward the pro-Straus faction in some instances faced a challenge from an anti-Straus Republican. Among the actions Estes took that angered the anti-Straus crowd was his abstention from a 2015 to change the threshold for considering bills from two-thirds of state senators to a simple majority.
Estes' lukewarm relationship with anti-Straus Republicans, including Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick, caused them to line up behind Fallon in the primary. Groups like Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life initially got behind Fallon. He later picked up an endorsement from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Patrick did not explicitly endorse him right away, but he spend $17,000 on polling for Fallon's campaign. Estes received support from business groups that tended be pro-Straus like the Texas Association of Business and the Texas Association of Realtors. Donations from these groups helped Estes compete against Fallon, a millionaire who could self-fund.
The race featured a number of campaign ads from the candidates targeting each other. Estes' ads said that Fallon missed important votes in the state House to vacation in Mexico and Fallon's ads claimed that Estes previously voted in favor of sanctuary jurisdictions. In February 2018, Estes ran an ad that featured a man resembling Fallon giving a mock confession to a Catholic priest. The ad was criticized by Fallon, who is Catholic, and other state legislators for being insensitive to the Catholic faith. After the ad came out, Lieutenant Gov. Patrick gave his explicit endorsement to Fallon over Estes. Estes said he thought the ad was in good humor and that a devout Catholic had produced it. He also said he thought the criticism of the ad from Fallon and his allies was not genuine.
District 30 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 53 points in 2016, meaning the district was likely to elect the winner of the Estes vs. Fallon matchup in the general election.
| Texas State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 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. | ||
Endorsements
| Senate District 30 endorsements | |||||
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| Endorser | Estes | Fallon | |||
| Federal officials | |||||
| U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz | ✔ | ||||
| State officials | |||||
| Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick | ✔ | ||||
| Attorney General Ken Paxton | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Phil King | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Drew Springer | ✔ | ||||
| Organizations | |||||
| Empower Texans | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Realtors | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Manufacturers | ✔ | ||||
| National Federation of Independent Business | ✔ | ||||
| Media organizations | |||||
| Dallas Morning News | ✔ | ||||
Debates
Feb. 15 Texas Tribune split interview
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Campaign advertisements
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Prior elections
2014
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Craig Estes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Estes defeated Cory Lane (L) in the general election.[1][11][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Craig Estes Incumbent |
86.7% | 140,240 | |
| Libertarian | Cory Lane | 13.3% | 21,599 | |
| Total Votes | 161,839 | |||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Elections for the office of Texas State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Craig Estes (R) defeated Richard Forsythe (L) in the general election. Estes defeated Jim Herblin in the Republican primary election.[12] In 2012, $870,547 was raised in campaign contributions. Estes raised $807,200, and Herblin raised $63,347 before being defeated in the primary election. Forsythe did not raise any money.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Craig Estes Incumbent |
86.1% | 217,877 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Forsythe | 13.9% | 35,127 | |
| Total Votes | 253,004 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Craig Estes Incumbent |
65.3% | 42,464 |
| Jim Herblin | 34.7% | 22,599 |
| Total Votes | 65,063 | |
Senate District 31
Located in far northwestern Texas and encompassing the state's panhandle, the District 31 race featured a matchup between state Sen. Kel Seliger, who was first elected in 2004, and primary challengers Mike Canon and Victor Leal.
The District 31 matchup was one of two state Senate races where an incumbent who leaned toward the pro-Straus faction in some instances faced challenges from anti-Straus Republicans.
Seliger was ranked as the state Senate's least conservative Republican by outside political observers like Mark Jones of Rice University. The major issues that separated Seliger from the rest of the Dan Patrick-led Senate Republicans were his opposition to legislation that would limit municipalities' ability to raise property taxes and his opposition to shifting the state's education funding into private school vouchers.[14]
Seliger had one of the largest campaign accounts heading into the race with about $1.7 million in the bank. He drew support from House Speaker Joe Straus (R), who headlined a fundraiser for him, as well as pro-Straus Republican organizations like the Associated Republicans of Texas and the education-focused Texas Parent PAC. Business groups like the Texas Association of Business and the Texas Association of Realtors also threw in with Seliger.
Seliger previously faced Mike Canon in the 2014 Republican primary, which he won by 3,525 votes, or 5 percent of all votes cast. Heading into this election, Canon had the support of anti-Straus organizations like Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Young Conservatives of Texas.
The other primary challenger to Seliger was Victor Leal. He was also endorsed by Texas Right to Life (it supported any candidate but Seliger in the race) and the Hispanic Republicans of Texas. He ran a campaign ad in the district that referred to Seliger as "Liberal. Corrupt. Wrong."
District 31 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 57.6 points in 2016, meaning the district was likely to elect the winner of the Canon vs. Leal vs. Seliger matchup in the general election.
| Texas State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| 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. | ||
Endorsements
| Senate District 31 endorsements | |||
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| Endorser | Canon | Leal | Seliger |
| State officials | |||
| House Speaker Joe Straus | ✔ | ||
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| Empower Texans | ✔ | ||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||
| Texas Association of Realtors | ✔ | ||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||
| Texas Association of Manufacturers | ✔ | ||
| National Federation of Independent Business | ✔ | ||
| Associated Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||
| Texas And Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association | ✔ | ||
| Texas Parent PAC | ✔ | ||
| Hispanic Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||
Campaign advertisements
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Prior elections
2014
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Kel Seliger defeated Mike Canon in the Republican primary. Seliger defeated Steven Gibson (L) in the general election.[1][15][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Kel Seliger Incumbent |
90.4% | 107,030 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Gibson | 9.6% | 11,355 | |
| Total Votes | 118,385 | |||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Elections for the office of Texas State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Kel Seliger (R) was unchallenged in the general election. Seliger defeated Randy Rives in the Republican primary election.[16] In 2012, $1,041,496 was raised in campaign contributions. Seliger raised $989,613, and Rives raised $51,883 before being defeated in the primary election.[17]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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75.9% | 49,966 |
| Randy Rives | 24.1% | 15,874 |
| Total Votes | 65,840 | |
House District 23
Located southeast of Houston, the District 23 race featured a matchup between state Rep. Wayne Faircloth, an ally of House Speaker Joe Straus who was first elected in 2014, and primary challenger Mayes Middleton, who was likely to join the Texas Freedom Caucus if elected.
Middleton was one of the few primary challengers against Republican incumbents endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R). Abbott and Faircloth clashed in the 2017 special legislative session over ethics-related legislation. Abbott also endorsed primary challenges against state Rep. Sarah Davis (R) and state Rep. Lyle Larson (R), both of whom also opposed him on the ethics legislation.
Faircloth's supporters in the race included pro-Straus organizations like the Associated Republicans of Texas and business groups like the Texas Association of Business, Texas Medical Association, and Texans for Lawsuit Reform. Donations from these groups helped Faircloth offset the independently wealthy Middleton's fundraising advantage. In addition to Abbott, Middleton's supporters include anti-Straus groups like Empower Texans (he previously served on its board), Texas Right to Life, and Young Conservatives of Texas.
Middleton received support from Gov. Abbott on the campaign trail in February when he planned to come to the district and appear at a Middleton event. Inclement weather prevented the governor from attending, but he did call in and make a video appearance. Faircloth ran ads targeting Middleton for what Faircloth called his "extreme" positions on public education and vaccination.
District 23 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 15 points in 2016, meaning the district was likely to elect the winner of the Faircloth vs. Middleton matchup in the general election.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mayes Middleton |
57.09% | 7,982 |
| Wayne Faircloth Incumbent | 42.91% | 5,999 |
| Total Votes | 13,981 | |
Endorsements
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| Endorser | Faircloth | Middleton | |||
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| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Associated Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | ✔ | ||||
| National Federation of Independent Business | ✔ | ||||
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Campaign advertisements
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Prior elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[18]
Incumbent Wayne Faircloth defeated Lloyd Criss in the Texas House of Representatives District 23 general election.[19]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wayne Faircloth Incumbent |
58.87% | 36,501 | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Criss | 41.13% | 25,501 | |
| Total Votes | 62,002 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Lloyd Criss ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 23 Democratic Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Democratic | Lloyd Criss (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Wayne Faircloth ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 23 Republican Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Republican | Wayne Faircloth Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Susan Criss was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Wayne Faircloth defeated Robert Senter in the Republican primary. Criss was defeated by Faircloth in the general election. Andrew "Moose" Johnson (L) left the race before the primaries.[1][3][22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Wayne Faircloth |
54.6% | 17,784 | |
| Democratic | Susan Criss | 45.4% | 14,763 | |
| Total Votes | 32,547 | |||
2012
Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Craig Eiland (D) defeated Wayne Faircloth (R) in the general election. Eiland was unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Faircloth defeated W.M. Wallace and Rachel Delago in the Republican primary election. Faircloth defearted Wallace in the July 31 primary runoff.[23]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Craig Eiland Incumbent |
53.9% | 30,423 | |
| Republican | Wayne Faircloth | 46.1% | 25,987 | |
| Total Votes | 56,410 | |||
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38.6% | 3,978 |
| W.M. Wallace (advanced to runoff) |
31.6% | 3,258 |
| Rachel Delago | 29.8% | 3,065 |
| Total Votes | 10,301 | |
House District 73
Located north of San Antonio, the District 73 race featured a matchup between state Rep. Kyle Biedermann, a member of the Texas Freedom Caucus who was first elected in 2016, and primary challenger Dave Campbell, who was likely to associate with pro-Straus Republicans if elected.
This race was one of four contests where Republicans connected to the pro-Straus faction challenged members of the Texas Freedom Caucus in their primaries. In general, the 2018 primaries gave the anti-Straus Republicans more opportunities to pick up seats through primary elections than the pro-Straus Republicans.
Biedermann was supported in the race by anti-Straus groups like Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Young Conservatives of Texas. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) also stepped in to endorse him. Campbell was endorsed by pro-Straus groups like the Associated Republicans of Texas and Texas Parent PAC, which supported candidates advocating for increases in public education funding.
Campbell kept pace with Biedermann in fundraising. Much of Biedermann's fundraising came from Empower Texans, leading Campell to say that he was beholden to the organization.[24] Biedermann did not respond to Campbell's comment.
District 73 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 53.9 points in 2016, meaning the district was likely to elect the winner of the Faircloth vs. Middleton matchup in the general election.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 73 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kyle Biedermann Incumbent |
57.75% | 17,368 |
| Dave Campbell | 42.25% | 12,706 |
| Total Votes | 30,074 | |
Endorsements
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| Endorser | Biedermann | Campbell | |||
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| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Associated Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Farm Bureau | ✔ | ||||
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Prior elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[25]
Kyle Biedermann ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 73 general election.[26]
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kyle Biedermann (unopposed) |
100.00% | 77,592 | |
| Total Votes | 77,592 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Kyle Biedermann defeated incumbent Doug Miller in the Texas House of Representatives, District 73 Republican primary runoff.[21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 73 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kyle Biedermann |
55.40% | 10,481 | |
| Republican | Doug Miller Incumbent | 44.60% | 8,439 | |
| Total Votes | 18,920 | |||
Incumbent Doug Miller and Kyle Biedermann defeated Chris Byrd in the Texas House of Representatives District 73 Republican Primary.[20][21]
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| Republican | Doug Miller Incumbent |
43.48% | 18,529 | |
| Republican | Kyle Biedermann |
39.84% | 16,980 | |
| Republican | Chris Byrd | 16.68% | 7,110 | |
| Total Votes | 42,619 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Doug Miller was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[1][3][22]
2012
Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Doug Miller (R) defeated Rex Black (L) in the general election. Miller defeated Rob Smith in the Republican primary election.[27]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Doug Miller Incumbent |
88.2% | 64,029 | |
| Libertarian | Rex Black | 11.8% | 8,565 | |
| Total Votes | 72,594 | |||
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Doug Miller Incumbent |
75.1% | 16,994 |
| Rob Smith | 24.9% | 5,633 |
| Total Votes | 22,627 | |
House District 98
Located in the Dallas metro area, the District 98 race featured a matchup between state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, an ally of House Speaker Joe Straus who was first elected in 2012, and primary challenger Armin Mizani, who expressed a desire to join the Texas Freedom Caucus if elected.
Like other anti-Straus challengers, Mizani was backed by organizations like Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, and Young Conservatives of Texas. Capriglione was backed by Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life in 2012 and 2014. The organizations felt that he had become less conservative and aligned with Straus, which was why they backed Mizani in his primary challenge.[28]
While Mizani drew the support of Capriglione's former anti-Straus allies, Capriglione was backed by a number of pro-Straus and business groups including the Associated Republicans of Texas, the Texas Association of Business, and Texans for Lawsuit Reform. He was also endorsed by the editorial board of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram which said, "Capriglione has developed a deep understanding of the issues and the pragmatism to offer viable solutions to some pressing problems."
District 98 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 37.4 points in 2016, meaning the district was likely to elect the winner of the Capriglione vs. Mizani matchup in the general election.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 98 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Giovanni Capriglione Incumbent |
62.71% | 11,763 |
| Armin Mizani | 37.29% | 6,995 |
| Total Votes | 18,758 | |
Endorsements
| House District 98 endorsements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorser | Capriglione | Mizani | |||
| Organizations | |||||
| Empower Texans | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Values | ✔ | ||||
| Northeast Tarrant County Tea Party | ✔ | ||||
| Associated Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Realtors | ✔ | ||||
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | ✔ | ||||
| Texans for Free Enterprise | ✔ | ||||
| National Federation of Independent Business | ✔ | ||||
| Media organizations | |||||
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | ✔ | ||||
Prior elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[29]
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione defeated Maricela Sanchez Chibli in the Texas House of Representatives District 98 general election.[30]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 98 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Giovanni Capriglione Incumbent |
75.20% | 65,348 | |
| Democratic | Maricela Sanchez Chibli | 24.80% | 21,547 | |
| Total Votes | 86,895 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Maricela Sanchez Chibli ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 98 Democratic Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 98 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Maricela Sanchez Chibli (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 98 Republican Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 98 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Giovanni Capriglione Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Giovanni Capriglione was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[1][3][22]
2012
Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Giovanni Capriglione (R) defeated Michael Goolsby (L) in the general election. Capriglione defeated incumbent Vicki Truitt in the Republican primary election.[31]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Giovanni Capriglione |
85.6% | 57,539 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Goolsby | 14.4% | 9,694 | |
| Total Votes | 67,233 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Giovanni Capriglione |
55.6% | 7,991 |
| Vicki Truitt Incumbent | 44.4% | 6,392 |
| Total Votes | 14,383 | |
House District 99
Located in the Dallas metro area, the District 99 race featured a matchup between state Rep. Charlie Geren, a longtime ally of House Speaker Joe Straus who was first elected in 2000, and primary challenger Bo French, who expressed a desire to join the Texas Freedom Caucus if elected.
Charlie Geren and Speaker Straus had been allies since Straus first became speaker in 2009. Geren was one of the 11 Republicans who joined with most Democrats after the 2008 elections (where Democrats made substantial gains and won 74 seats to Republicans' 76 seats) to form a bipartisan voting bloc that sided with Straus over sitting House Speaker Tom Craddick (R) in the speaker's race. The group of 11 Republicans was known as the Polo Road Gang because they agreed to elevate Straus over Craddick at state Rep. Byron Cook's (R) home on Polo Road in Austin, Texas.
Geren's alliance with Straus drew the opposition of anti-Straus groups like Empower Texans, Texas Right to Life, Young Conservatives of Texas, and the New Leadership PAC, which was a group that formed in late 2017 with the goal of replacing the state House's leadership. All of these organizations backed French in the primary. He also drew some support from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who said that French "displayed a passion for his conservative principles and a commitment to his community that is not often seen in politics" but stopped short of a formal endorsement. French previously challenged Geren for the seat in 2016 and lost by nearly 17 points.
While French picked up anti-Straus endorsements, Geren was backed by pro-Straus groups such as Texas Parent PAC, a group which was focused on funding for public education, and pro-business groups like the Texas Association of Business and the Texas Medical Association. He was also endorsed by the editorial board of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which said, "Geren has a long track record of serving his constituents well in the Texas Legislature."
District 99 voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 31.2 points in 2016, meaning the district was likely to elect the winner of the French vs. Geren matchup in the general election.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Charlie Geren Incumbent |
56.81% | 7,909 |
| Bo French | 43.19% | 6,014 |
| Total Votes | 13,923 | |
Endorsements
| House District 99 endorsements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorser | French | Geren | |||
| Organizations | |||||
| Empower Texans | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| New Leadership PAC | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Realtors | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Parent PAC | ✔ | ||||
| National Federation of Independent Business | ✔ | ||||
| Media organizations | |||||
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | ✔ | ||||
Prior elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[32]
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Dan Hawkins in the Texas House of Representatives District 99 general election.[33]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 99 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charlie Geren Incumbent |
82.79% | 45,201 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Hawkins | 17.21% | 9,393 | |
| Total Votes | 54,594 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Charlie Geren defeated Bo French in the Texas House of Representatives District 99 Republican Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charlie Geren Incumbent |
58.23% | 13,312 | |
| Republican | Bo French | 41.77% | 9,551 | |
| Total Votes | 22,863 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Charlie Geren was unopposed in the Republican primary and in the general election. Cory Houser (L) was removed from the ballot before the election.[1][3][22]
2012
Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Charlie Geren (R) defeated Michael McClure (D) and Dan Hawkins (L) in the general election. Geren was unopposed in the Republican primary election. McClure was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.[34]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charlie Geren Incumbent |
66.2% | 36,715 | |
| Democratic | Michael McClure | 30.2% | 16,763 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Hawkins | 3.6% | 2,009 | |
| Total Votes | 55,487 | |||
House District 114
Located in the Dallas metro area, the District 114 race featured a matchup between state Rep. Jason Villalba, an ally of House Speaker Joe Straus who was first elected in 2012, and primary challenger Lisa Luby Ryan.
Villalba carved out a reputation as a pro-Straus Republican and as someone who occasionally bucked party orthodoxy. One example was his opposition to a bill that would have regulated bathroom usage that was introduced in 2017. He said the bill was "unnecessary and meant solely to placate LGBT-hating constituencies including Tim Dunn’s Empower Texans and Steve Hotze’s Conservative Republicans of Texas." He also commended Straus for his public opposition to the bill and said Republicans should "stand strongly in support of opposing this asinine legislation and let the world know that ordinary Texans are not haters."[35]
Another example of Villalba's vocal disagreement with other Republicans was his opposition to Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president in 2016. He wrote an op-ed in May 2016 where he called Trump a "buffoonish, clownish, orange, carnival barking snake oil salesman" and said he would not vote for him.[36] After Trump won the presidential election in 2016, Villalba tweeted, "I 100% support President Trump and will pray daily for his success."[37]
Ryan was endorsed by a number of anti-Straus organizations including the one that Villalba criticized over the bathroom bill in 2017: Empower Texans. In the campaign, she used Villalba's prior comments about Trump against him. She released a campaign ad in February that showed a floor speech where Villalba said he was the only elected official in the country to speak out against Trump and featured quotes from the May 2016 op-ed Villalba wrote in opposition to Trump's nomination.
District 114 voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by 8.9 points in 2016, meaning it was unclear whether the district would elect the winner of the Ryan vs. Villalba matchup in the general election.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lisa Luby Ryan |
53.09% | 6,387 |
| Jason Villalba Incumbent | 46.91% | 5,644 |
| Total Votes | 12,031 | |
Endorsements
| House District 114 endorsements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorser | Ryan | Villalba | |||
| State officials | |||||
| Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush | ✔ | ||||
| Organizations | |||||
| Empower Texans | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Young Conservatives of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Realtors | ✔ | ||||
| Associated Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| National Federation of Independent Business | ✔ | ||||
| Media organizations | |||||
| Dallas Morning News | ✔ | ||||
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[38]
Incumbent Jason Villalba defeated Jim Burke and Anthony Holan in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 general election.[39]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 114 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jason Villalba Incumbent |
55.72% | 37,588 | |
| Democratic | Jim Burke | 40.57% | 27,367 | |
| Libertarian | Anthony Holan | 3.71% | 2,502 | |
| Total Votes | 67,457 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Jim Burke ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 Democratic Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jim Burke (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jason Villalba defeated Dan Morenoff in the Texas House of Representatives District 114 Republican Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jason Villalba Incumbent |
55.16% | 11,452 | |
| Republican | Dan Morenoff | 44.84% | 9,308 | |
| Total Votes | 20,760 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Jason Villalba was unopposed in the Republican primary. Villalba defeated Thomas Griffing (L) in the general election.[1][3][22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Villalba Incumbent |
81.1% | 25,334 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas Griffing | 18.9% | 5,915 | |
| Total Votes | 31,249 | |||
2012
Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Jason Villalba (R) defeated Carol Kent (D) in the general election. Bill Keffer defeated Villalba and David Boone in the Republican primary election. Villalba defeated Keffer in the July 31 primary runoff. Kent was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.[40]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Villalba |
54.2% | 33,970 | |
| Democratic | Carol Kent | 45.8% | 28,762 | |
| Total Votes | 62,732 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Keffer (advanced to runoff) |
47.5% | 4,745 |
| Jason Villalba (advanced to runoff) |
41.2% | 4,114 |
| David Boone | 11.4% | 1,138 |
| Total Votes | 9,997 | |
House District 134
Located in the Houston metro area, the District 134 race featured a matchup between state Rep. Sarah Davis, an ally of House Speaker Joe Straus who was first elected in 2010 and was referred to by political observers as the state's least conservative Republican, and primary challenger Susanna Dokupil, who was endorsed by a number of anti-Straus organizations including Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life.
Dokupil was one of the few primary challengers against Republican incumbents endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R). Abbott and Davis clashed in the 2017 special legislative session over ethics-related legislation. Abbott also endorsed primary challenges against state Rep. Wayne Faircloth (R) and state Rep. Lyle Larson (R), both of whom also opposed him on the ethics legislation. Abbott called the race a "fight for the very future of both the Republican Party and the state of Texas."[41]
This was the state legislative race where Abbott became most involved in 2018 as he spent $161,000 in support of Dokupil's candidacy in January 2018. His campaign team ran multiple ads criticizing Davis for her votes on abortion and legislation she sponsored that he said affected the state's disaster relief fund. The ads also claimed that Davis was a secret Democrat. Abbott repeated these claims at fundraisers and campaign events he held for Dokupil, including the charge that Davis had sponsored a bill that included a $70 million decrease in Texas' disaster relief fund just weeks before Hurricane Harvey impacted the Houston area. Davis said that Abbott's statement was incorrect and that she had opposed the amendment to her legislation that would have taken money from the disaster relief fund. She also said that would likely not vote for Abbott in the 2018 election and would instead not cast a vote for governor.
Davis, who was supported by Speaker Straus as well pro-Straus groups like the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business, argued that she was the only Republican who could be elected in a general election from her district. In a campaign ad released in February 2018, she said that Dokupil was allied with persons opposed to vaccinations, in favor of normalizing marital rape, and who faced allegations or charges of criminal conduct. She also pointed to Dokupil's membership in The Seasteading Institute, which aims to build cities that could float on the ocean. In a letter to the Houston Chronicle, which endorsed Davis, Dokupil said that she vaccinated her children and that The Seasteading Institute's goals were to help persons whose homes were affected by rising sea levels.[42]
District 134 voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by 15.5 points in 2016, meaning it was unclear whether the district would elect the winner of the Davis vs. Dokupil matchup in the general election.
| Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sarah Davis Incumbent |
56.30% | 8,048 |
| Susanna Dokupil | 43.70% | 6,248 |
| Total Votes | 14,296 | |
Endorsements
| House District 134 endorsements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorser | Davis | Dokupil | |||
| State officials | |||||
| Gov. Greg Abbott | ✔ | ||||
| House Speaker Joe Straus | ✔ | ||||
| Attorney General Ken Paxton | ✔ | ||||
| State Rep. Jonathan Stickland | ✔ | ||||
| State Sen. Paul Bettencourt | ✔ | ||||
| Organizations | |||||
| Empower Texans | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Right to Life | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Values | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Medical Association | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texas Association of Realtors | ✔ | ||||
| Associated Republicans of Texas | ✔ | ||||
| National Federation of Independent Business | ✔ | ||||
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | ✔ | ||||
| Houston Retired Firefighters Association | ✔ | ||||
| New Leadership PAC | ✔ | ||||
| Texans for Free Enterprise | ✔ | ||||
| Media organizations | |||||
| Houston Chronicle | ✔ | ||||
Debates
Texas Tribune split interview
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Campaign advertisements
Susanna Dokupil - support
| "Susanna Dokupil for State Representative," released January 25, 2018 |
Susanna Dokupil - oppose
| "Sarah Davis Dangerous Allies REV 30," released February 20, 2018 |
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Prior elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[43]
Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated Ben Rose and Gilberto Velasquez, Jr. in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 general election.[44]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 134 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sarah Davis Incumbent |
53.56% | 48,192 | |
| Democratic | Ben Rose | 43.30% | 38,958 | |
| Libertarian | Gilberto Velasquez, Jr. | 3.15% | 2,831 | |
| Total Votes | 89,981 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Ben Rose ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 Democratic Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ben Rose (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated David L. Palmer in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 Republican Primary.[20][21]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sarah Davis Incumbent |
59.48% | 13,858 | |
| Republican | David L. Palmer | 40.52% | 9,439 | |
| Total Votes | 23,297 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated Bonnie Parker in the Republican primary. Alison Ruff was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Davis defeated Ruff in the general election.[1][3][22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sarah Davis Incumbent |
61.3% | 32,092 | |
| Democratic | Alison Ruff | 38.7% | 20,264 | |
| Total Votes | 52,356 | |||
2012
Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Sarah Davis (R) defeated Ann Johnson (D) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the primary election.[45]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sarah Davis Incumbent |
54.6% | 43,944 | |
| Democratic | Ann Johnson | 45.4% | 36,480 | |
| Total Votes | 80,424 | |||
See also
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Texas state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018
- Texas State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Senate Candidates List," accessed July 26, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ followthemoney.org, "State of Texas 2012 Senate Candidates," accessed November 27, 2013
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "The Blast," March 1, 2018
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "End is near in bruising, expensive Huffines-Paxton battle," March 5, 2018
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "State of Texas 2012 Senate Candidates," accessed November 27, 2013
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "State of Texas 2012 Senate Candidates," accessed November 27, 2013
- ↑ Amarillo Globe-News, "Senate hopefuls could give Kel Seliger a run for his money," July 22, 2017
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "State of Texas 2012 Senate Candidates," accessed November 27, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "Biedermann ‘reports to Empower Texans,’ foe says," February 21, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ NBC DFW, "3 Time Incumbent in Primary Race in Southlake," February 27, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Equality Texas, "Villalba: Respectfully, Dan Patrick is just wrong on bathrooms," April 1, 2017
- ↑ TribTalk, "Donald Trump is the death of the Republican Party," May 4, 2016
- ↑ Twitter, "Jason Villalba," November 10, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Regardless of outcome, HD-134 primary to leave mark on Texas politics," March 3, 2018
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Susanna’s Open Letter to the Chronicle Correcting the Record," January 29, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
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