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Texas State Board of Education election, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 7
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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← 2016
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March 6, 2018 |
November 6, 2018 |
TBD |
District 2: Ruben Cortez, Jr. (D) District 3: Marisa Perez-Diaz (D) District 4: Lawrence Allen, Jr. (D) District 7: David Bradley (R) District 11: Patricia Hardy (R) District 12: Geraldine Miller (R) District 13: Erika Beltran (D) |
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Texas held an election for seven of the 15 seats on the state board of education on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was December 11, 2017. Primary elections were held on March 6, 2018. A primary runoff followed on May 22, 2018, for the District 12 Democratic primary.
The seats up for election included District 2, held by Ruben Cortez, Jr. (D), District 3, held by Marisa Perez-Diaz (D), District 4, held by Lawrence Allen, Jr. (D), District 7, held by David Bradley (R), District 11, held by Patricia Hardy (R), District 12, held by Geraldine Miller (R), and District 13, held by Erika Beltran (D). As of January 2018, five members of the board were Democratic and 10 members of the board were Republican.
Candidates
The candidate list below is based on an official list provided by the Texas Secretary of State website.[1]
District 2
General election
Ruben Cortez Jr. - Incumbent
Charles Hasse
Democratic primary
- Ruben Cortez Jr. - Incumbent
- Michelle Arévalo Dávila
Republican primary
District 3
General election
- Marisa Perez-Diaz - Incumbent
Democratic primary
- Marisa Perez-Diaz - Incumbent
- Dan Arellano
Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this seat.
District 4
General election
- Lawrence Allen Jr. - Incumbent
Democratic primary
- Lawrence Allen Jr. - Incumbent
- Steven Chambers
Republican primary
No Republican candidates filed for this seat.
District 7
General election
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 11
General election
- Carla Morton
- Patricia Hardy - Incumbent
Aaron Gutknecht
Democratic primary
Republican primary
- Patricia Hardy - Incumbent
- Feyi Obamehinti
- Cheryl Surber
District 12
General election
Democratic primary
Primary
- Tina Green
- Laura Malone-Miller (Malone-Miller withdrew from the race prior to the primary runoff election.)
- Suzanne Smith
Republican primary
District 13
General election
Democratic primary
Republican primary
State profile
| Demographic data for Texas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Texas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 27,429,639 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 261,232 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 74.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 38.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 81.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,207 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas
Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2018 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed February 27, 2018
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
