Kevin Nelson (Texas)
Kevin Nelson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 5. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
Biography
Kevin Nelson was born in Tennessee. He graduated from Lubbock High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Texas A&M, a graduate degree in physics from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Stanford University. Nelson’s career experience includes working in publishing and in teaching at Austin Community College.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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General election for Texas State Senate District 5
Incumbent Charles Schwertner (R) and Paul Thomasson (D) are running in the general election for Texas State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Charles Schwertner (R)  | |
 | Paul Thomasson (D) | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 5
Paul Thomasson (D) defeated Kevin Nelson (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 5 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Thomasson | 51.3 | 31,703 |
 | Kevin Nelson | 48.7 | 30,123 | |
| Total votes: 61,826 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 5
Incumbent Charles Schwertner (R) defeated Larry Nance (R) and Apollo Hernandez (R) in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 5 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Schwertner | 75.2 | 39,614 |
 | Larry Nance | 14.2 | 7,491 | |
 | Apollo Hernandez | 10.6 | 5,590 | |
| Total votes: 52,695 | |||
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Campaign finance
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 10
Incumbent Michael McCaul defeated Mike Siegel and Mike Ryan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael McCaul (R) | 51.1 | 157,166 |
 | Mike Siegel (D) | 46.8 | 144,034 | |
 | Mike Ryan (L) | 2.2 | 6,627 | |
| Total votes: 307,827 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 10
Mike Siegel defeated Tawana W. Cadien in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 10 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Siegel | 70.2 | 12,181 |
 | Tawana W. Cadien | 29.8 | 5,164 | |
| Total votes: 17,345 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Siegel | 40.0 | 15,434 |
| ✔ | | Tawana W. Cadien | 18.0 | 6,938 |
 | Tami Walker | 15.6 | 6,015 | |
 | Madeline Eden | 14.3 | 5,514 | |
| Matt Harris | 7.3 | 2,825 | ||
| Kevin Nelson | 4.1 | 1,589 | |
 | Richie DeGrow | 0.8 | 302 | |
| Total votes: 38,617 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10
Incumbent Michael McCaul defeated John Cook in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael McCaul | 80.1 | 41,881 |
 | John Cook | 19.9 | 10,413 | |
| Total votes: 52,294 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
