2024 Texas elections
The 2024 Texas elections will be held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024. If needed runoff elections will take place on May 28, 2024.[1]
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Seats up for election will be all seats of the Texas Legislature,[2] all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and the Class I seat to the United States Senate, for which two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election.[3] In addition, Texas counties, cities, and school and other special districts may have local elections and other ballot issues, such as bond proposals.
Federal offices
President of the United States
Texas will have 40 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[4]
United States Class I Senate Seat
Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election.[3]
United States House of Representatives
Executive
Railroad Commissioner
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Incumbent commissioner Christi Craddick ran for re-election to a third 6-year term.
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Christi Craddick (incumbent) | 982,457 | 50.42% | |
| Republican | Jim Matlock | 517,624 | 26.56% | |
| Republican | Christie Clark | 228,395 | 11.72% | |
| Republican | Corey Howell | 122,802 | 6.30% | |
| Republican | Petra Reyes | 97,280 | 4.99% | |
| Total votes | 1,948,558 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Katherine Culbert | 615,965 | 67.64% | |
| Democratic | Bill Burch | 294,628 | 32.36% | |
| Total votes | 910,593 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Christi Craddick (incumbent) | ||||
| Democratic | Katherine Culbert | ||||
| Libertarian | Lynn Dunlap | ||||
| Green | Eddie Espinoza | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
Judicial
Place 2
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Incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock is running for re-election to a second 6-year term.
Candidates
- Jimmy Blacklock, incumbent Associate Justice[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) | 1,749,450 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,749,450 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District)[9]
- Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | DaSean Jones | 529,623 | 59.57% | |
| Democratic | Randy Sarosdy | 359,402 | 40.43% | |
| Total votes | 889,025 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) | ||||
| Democratic | DaSean Jones | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
Place 4
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Incumbent Justice John Devine is running for re-election to a third 6-year term.
Candidates
- John Devine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas[10]
- Brian Walker, Associate Justice of the Second Court of Appeals of Texas[10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Devine (incumbent) | 921,556 | 50.44% | |
| Republican | Brian Walker | 905,418 | 49.56% | |
| Total votes | 1,826,974 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- Christine Vinh Weems, Judge of the Harris County District Court (281st District)[11]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Christine Vinh Weems | 825,485 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 825,485 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John Devine (incumbent) | ||||
| Democratic | Christine Vinh Weems | ||||
| Libertarian | Matthew Sercely | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
Place 6
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Incumbent Justice Jane Bland is running for a full 6-year term, after last being elected in 2020 to finish the remainder of her predecessor, Jeff Brown's, term.
Candidates
- Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 1,690,507 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,690,507 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas[12]
- Joe Pool, Judge of the Hays County District Court (428th District)[12]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bonnie Lee Goldstein | 646,690 | 73.14% | |
| Democratic | Joe Pool | 237,465 | 26.86% | |
| Total votes | 884,155 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | ||||
| Democratic | Bonnie Lee Goldstein | ||||
| Libertarian | David Roberson | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
Court of Criminal Appeals
In 2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued an 8–1 decision, holding that the Texas Attorney General does not have unilateral authority to prosecute election code violations.[13] All three incumbent Judges up for re-election were part of the majority decision. As a result, Attorney General Ken Paxton recruited primary challengers to all three incumbent Republican judges.[14] Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election.[15]
Presiding Judge
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Incumbent Presiding Judge Sharon Keller ran for re-election to a 6th term.
Candidates
- David Schenck, former Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas (2015–2022)[16]
- Sharon Keller, incumbent Presiding Judge[16]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David Schenck | 1,174,795 | 62.58% | |
| Republican | Sharon Keller (incumbent) | 702,464 | 37.42% | |
| Total votes | 1,877,259 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office[17]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Holly Taylor | 829,500 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 829,500 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | David Schenck | ||||
| Democratic | Holly Taylor | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
Place 7
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Incumbent Judge Barbara Parker Hervey ran for re-election to a 4th term.
Candidates
- Barbara Parker Hervey, incumbent Judge[18]
- Gina Parker, Waco-based attorney[18]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gina Parker | 1,210,956 | 66.08% | |
| Republican | Barbara Parker Hervey (incumbent) | 621,660 | 33.92% | |
| Total votes | 1,832,616 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- Nancy Mulder, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 6)[17]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Nancy Mulder | 819,154 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 819,154 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Gina Parker | ||||
| Democratic | Nancy Mulder | ||||
| Libertarian | Mark Ash | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
Place 8
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Incumbent Judge Michelle Slaughter ran for re-election to a 2nd term.
Candidates
- Lee Finley, Richardson-based criminal defense attorney[19]
- Michelle Slaughter, incumbent Judge[19]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lee Finley | 988,824 | 53.88% | |
| Republican | Michelle Slaughter (incumbent) | 846,549 | 46.12% | |
| Total votes | 1,835,373 | 100.0% | ||
Candidates
- Chika Anyiam, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 7)[17]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chika Anyiam | 804,891 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 804,891 | 100.0% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lee Finley | ||||
| Democratic | Chika Anyiam | ||||
| Libertarian | Stephan Kinsella | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
State legislature
All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and all 31 seats of the Texas State Senate are up for election.[2] The winners of this election will serve in the 89th Texas Legislature.
Texas Senate
Texas House of Representatives
Local elections
Eligible incumbents
- Austin, Texas: One-term incumbent Kirk Watson is running for re-election.[20]
- Corpus Christi, Texas: Two-term incumbent Paulette Guajardo is eligible for re-election.
- El Paso, Texas: One-term incumbent Oscar Leeser is running for re-election.[21]
Ineligible or retiring incumbents
- Lubbock, Texas: One-term incumbent Trey Payne is retiring.[22]
See also
References
- "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023.
- Svitek, Patrick (March 15, 2023). "Texas Democrats and Republicans are on the hunt for rare chances to flip seats in 2024". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023.
- Linton, Caroline (February 14, 2023). "Ted Cruz recommits to 2024 Senate run". CBS News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023.
- Wang, Hansi; Jin, Connie; Levitt, Zach (April 26, 2021). "Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats". NPR. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021.
- "Who's Running for Texas Railroad Commissioner?". The Dallas Express. January 1, 2024.
- Drane, Amanda (February 18, 2024). "Who is running for the Texas Railroad Commission? A look at those vying to regulate the state's oil and gas industry". Houston Chronicle.
- "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Republican Primary" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
- "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Democratic Primary" (PDF).
- Pesquera, Adolfo (February 20, 2024). "Democrats DaSean Jones and Randall Sarosdy Vie to Face Judge Jimmy Blacklock in November Election". law.com.
- Wagner, Bayliss (February 27, 2024). "Texas Supreme Court justice seeking reelection under fire for absenteeism, ethics concerns". Austin American-Statesman.
- Singer, Jeff (December 19, 2023). "Texas Democrats are challenging all three Republicans on Supreme Court who denied emergency abortion". Daily Kos.
- "Our recommendation in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court, Place 6". The Dallas Morning News. February 6, 2024.
- "State v. Stephens". TEXAS DISTRICT & COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION. December 17, 2021.
- Svitek, Patrick (December 13, 2023). "Three court of criminal appeal judges up for reelection targeted by Ken Paxton's political revenge machine". The Texas Tribune.
- Melhado, William (March 6, 2024). "Ken Paxton successfully ousts three Republican criminal appeal court judges". The Texas Tribune.
- "We recommend for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge, GOP primary". The Dallas Morning News. February 2, 2024.
- Norton, Hannah (March 5, 2024). "Paxton-backed challengers projected to defeat incumbent criminal appeals judges". Community Impact.
- "We recommend in the GOP race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7". The Dallas Morning News. February 2, 2024.
- "We recommend in the GOP race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8". The Dallas Morning News.
- McCarthy, Ella (April 10, 2024). "Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to run for reelection; 4th candidate so far on November ballot". Austin American-Statesman.
- Eagle, Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune (February 12, 2024). "Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announces bid for second term". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- Rosiles, Mateo (December 6, 2023). "Lubbock Mayor Tray Payne won't seek re-election in 2024". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
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