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Petra Reyes
Petra Reyes (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas Railroad Commission. She lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Petra Reyes earned a bachelor's degree in business marketing and energy business at the University of Texas, Permian Basin. Her career experience includes working in the oil and gas industry in various roles and working as an emerging markets manager for Power Infrastructure Partners.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Katherine Culbert, Eddie Espinoza, Hawk Dunlap, and Richard McKibbin in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christi Craddick (R) | 55.6 | 6,100,218 |
 | Katherine Culbert (D)  | 39.0 | 4,275,904 | |
 | Eddie Espinoza (G) | 2.8 | 301,793 | |
 | Hawk Dunlap (L) | 2.6 | 285,544 | |
 | Richard McKibbin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,656 | |
| Total votes: 10,965,115 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Katherine Culbert defeated Bill Burch in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Culbert | 67.6 | 615,965 |
 | Bill Burch | 32.4 | 294,628 | |
| Total votes: 910,593 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated James Matlock, Christie Clark, Corey Howell, and Petra Reyes in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christi Craddick | 50.4 | 982,457 |
 | James Matlock | 26.6 | 517,624 | |
 | Christie Clark | 11.7 | 228,395 | |
| Corey Howell | 6.3 | 122,802 | ||
 | Petra Reyes | 5.0 | 97,280 | |
| Total votes: 1,948,558 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Corner (R)
Green convention
Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Eddie Espinoza advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eddie Espinoza (G) | 100.0 | 51 |
| Total votes: 51 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Hawk Dunlap defeated Chris Fuller in the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Hawk Dunlap (L) |
| Chris Fuller (L) | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Reyes in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Petra Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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