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Michael Barton (Texas)
Michael Barton (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 7. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Barton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 7
Julie Pickren defeated Daniel Hochman and Alan Pyeatt in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Julie Pickren (R) ![]() | 60.6 | 346,419 | |
Daniel Hochman (D) ![]() | 37.4 | 213,742 | ||
| Alan Pyeatt (L) | 2.1 | 11,835 | ||
| Total votes: 571,996 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7
Daniel Hochman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel Hochman ![]() | 100.0 | 58,897 | |
| Total votes: 58,897 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7
Julie Pickren defeated Michael Barton, Danny Surman, and Abolaji Tijani Ayobami in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Julie Pickren ![]() | 50.5 | 66,229 | |
Michael Barton ![]() | 31.5 | 41,349 | ||
Danny Surman ![]() | 14.6 | 19,096 | ||
| Abolaji Tijani Ayobami | 3.4 | 4,415 | ||
| Total votes: 131,089 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 7
Alan Pyeatt advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Alan Pyeatt (L) | |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Barton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Put parents back in the driver’s seat of our children’s education.
- Keep Critical Race Theory Out Of Our Schools.
- Support Our Teachers.
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See also
2022 Elections
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