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Wayne Raasch
Wayne Raasch (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 22nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Raasch was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 27th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Raasch was defeated by Raul (Roy) Barrera in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
Raasch was a Democratic candidate for the District 28 in the Texas House of Representatives in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 22
Incumbent Troy Nehls defeated Marquette Greene-Scott in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy Nehls (R) | 62.1 | 209,285 |
 | Marquette Greene-Scott (D)  | 37.9 | 127,604 | |
| Total votes: 336,889 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22
Marquette Greene-Scott defeated Wayne Raasch in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marquette Greene-Scott | 81.7 | 17,290 |
| Wayne Raasch | 18.3 | 3,877 | ||
| Total votes: 21,167 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22
Incumbent Troy Nehls advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Nehls | 100.0 | 62,862 |
| Total votes: 62,862 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 22
No candidate advanced from the convention.
Candidate | ||
 | Saer Khan (L) | |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Raasch in this election.
2022
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 2
LJ Francis defeated Victor Perez in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | LJ Francis (R) | 50.2 | 194,976 |
 | Victor Perez (D) | 49.8 | 193,578 | |
| Total votes: 388,554 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2
Victor Perez defeated Pete Garcia in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victor Perez | 56.1 | 20,769 |
 | Pete Garcia | 43.9 | 16,252 | |
| Total votes: 37,021 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2
Victor Perez and Pete Garcia advanced to a runoff. They defeated Thomas Garcia, Michael Vargas, and Wayne Raasch in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victor Perez | 29.6 | 21,702 |
| ✔ | | Pete Garcia | 24.3 | 17,856 |
 | Thomas Garcia | 20.9 | 15,331 | |
 | Michael Vargas | 19.8 | 14,510 | |
| Wayne Raasch | 5.4 | 3,974 | ||
| Total votes: 73,373 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2
LJ Francis defeated Hilda Garza-DeShazo in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | LJ Francis | 57.5 | 38,009 |
 | Hilda Garza-DeShazo | 42.5 | 28,105 | |
| Total votes: 66,114 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Blake Farenthold (R) defeated Raul (Roy) Barrera (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Farenthold defeated Gregg Deeb in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Barrera defeated Ray Madrigal and Wayne Raasch to win the Democratic primary.[3][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Blake Farenthold Incumbent |
61.7% | 142,251 | |
| Democratic | Raul (Roy) Barrera | 38.3% | 88,329 | |
| Total Votes | 230,580 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Blake Farenthold Incumbent |
55.9% | 42,195 | ||
| Gregg Deeb | 44.1% | 33,280 | ||
| Total Votes | 75,475 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Raul Barrera |
50.3% | 15,939 | ||
| Ray Madrigal | 35.2% | 11,157 | ||
| Wayne Raasch | 14.4% | 4,570 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,666 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2010
Raasch ran for election to the 28th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the March 2nd primary. He was defeated by Republican incumbent John Zerwas in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 28 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| John Zerwas (R)
|
44,094 | 71.43% | ||
| Wayne Raasch (D) | 17,628 | 28.56% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Wayne Raasch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Wayne Raasch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ Official Texas Election Results
