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The 2024 Texas elections were held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024. Runoff elections took place on May 28, 2024.[1]
Seats up for election were 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 ran for and won re-election.[3] In addition, Texas counties, cities, and school and other special districts had local elections and other ballot issues, such as bond proposals.
Federal offices
[edit]President of the United States
[edit]Texas will have 40 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[4]
United States Class I Senate Seat
[edit]Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election.[3]
United States House of Representatives
[edit]Executive
[edit]Railroad Commissioner
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Incumbent commissioner Christi Craddick was re-elected to a third 6-year term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Christie Clark, attorney[5]
- Christi Craddick, incumbent Railroad Commissioner[6]
- Corey Howell, construction operator[5]
- Jim Matlock, oil & gas industry consultant[6]
- Petra Reyes[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Declined to endorse
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Bill Burch
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Christi Craddick (R) |
Katherine Culbert (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| ActiVote[11] | October 17–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 58% | 42% | – | – |
| ActiVote[12] | August 30 – September 30, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 44% | – | – |
| ActiVote[13] | July 18 – August 11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 44% | – | – |
| YouGov[14][A] | June 20 – July 1, 2024 | 1,484 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 41% | 35% | 6%[b] | 18% |
Endorsements
[edit]Katherine Culbert
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Christi Craddick (incumbent) | 6,100,218 | 55.63% | +2.43 | |
| Democratic | Katherine Culbert | 4,275,904 | 39.00% | −4.91 | |
| Green | Eddie Espinoza | 301,793 | 2.75% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Hawkins Dunlap | 285,544 | 2.60% | −0.29 | |
| Write-in | 1,656 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 10,965,115 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Judicial
[edit]Supreme Court
[edit]Place 2
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Incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock was re-elected to a second 6-year term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jimmy Blacklock, incumbent Associate Justice[17]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) | 1,749,450 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,749,450 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District)[17]
- Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center[17]
Endorsements
[edit]Randy Sarosdy
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jimmy Blacklock (R) |
DaSean Jones (D) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[11] | October 17–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 44% | – |
| ActiVote[12] | August 30 – September 30, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 44% | – |
| ActiVote[13] | July 18 – August 11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – |
Endorsements
[edit]Jimmy Blacklock
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) | 6,372,584 | 58.23% | +5.06 | |
| Democratic | DaSean Jones | 4,571,171 | 41.77% | −5.06 | |
| Total votes | 10,943,755 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Place 4
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Incumbent Justice John Devine was re-elected to a third 6-year term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John Devine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas[20]
- Brian Walker, Associate Justice of the Second Court of Appeals of Texas[20]
Endorsements
[edit]Brian Walker
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Christine Vinh Weems, Judge of the Harris County District Court (281st District)[21]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Christine Vinh Weems | 825,485 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 825,485 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
John Devine (R) |
Christine Weems (D) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[11] | October 17–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – |
| ActiVote[12] | August 30 – September 30, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 54% | 46% | – |
| ActiVote[13] | July 18 – August 11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 52.5% | 47.5% | – |
Endorsements
[edit]Christine Vinh Weems
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John Devine (incumbent) | 6,256,496 | 57.33% | +3.62 | |
| Democratic | Christine Vinh Weems | 4,656,560 | 42.67% | −3.62 | |
| Total votes | 10,913,056 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Place 6
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Incumbent Justice Jane Bland was elected to a full 6-year term, after last being elected in 2020 to finish the remainder of her predecessor, Jeff Brown's, term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 1,690,507 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,690,507 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas[23]
- Joe Pool, Judge of the Hays County District Court (428th District)[23]
Endorsements
[edit]Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jane Bland (R) |
Bonnie Goldstein (D) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[11] | October 17–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 57% | 43% | – |
| ActiVote[12] | August 30 – September 30, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – |
| ActiVote[13] | July 18 – August 11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 53% | 47% | – |
Endorsements
[edit]Jane Bland
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 6,145,167 | 56.24% | +2.53 | |
| Democratic | Bonnie Lee Goldstein | 4,425,189 | 40.50% | −5.79 | |
| Libertarian | David Roberson | 355,485 | 3.25% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 10,925,841 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Court of Criminal Appeals
[edit]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.[25] 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.[26] Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election.[27]
Presiding Judge
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Incumbent Presiding Judge Sharon Keller ran for re-election to a 6th term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- David Schenck, former Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas (2015–2022)[28]
- Sharon Keller, incumbent Presiding Judge[28]
Endorsements
[edit]David Schenck
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office[29]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Holly Taylor | 829,500 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 829,500 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
David Schenck (R) |
Holly Taylor (D) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[11] | October 17–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – |
| ActiVote[12] | August 30 – September 30, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 54% | 46% | – |
| ActiVote[13] | July 18 – August 11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 59% | 41% | – |
Endorsements
[edit]David Schenck
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | David Schenck | 6,330,389 | 58.13% | +5.89 | |
| Democratic | Holly Taylor | 4,558,856 | 41.87% | −3.61 | |
| Total votes | 10,889,245 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Place 7
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Incumbent Judge Barbara Parker Hervey ran for re-election to a 4th term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Barbara Parker Hervey, incumbent Judge[31]
- Gina Parker, attorney[31]
Endorsements
[edit]Barbara Parker Hervey
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Nancy Mulder, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 6)[29]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Nancy Mulder | 819,154 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 819,154 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Gina Parker (R) |
Nancy Mulder (D) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[11] | October 17–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – |
| ActiVote[12] | August 30 – September 30, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 44% | – |
| ActiVote[13] | July 18 – August 11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – |
Endorsements
[edit]Nancy Mulder
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Gina Parker | 6,340,949 | 58.35% | +4.20 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Mulder | 4,526,924 | 41.65% | −4.20 | |
| Total votes | 10,867,873 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Place 8
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Incumbent Judge Michelle Slaughter ran for re-election to a 2nd term.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Lee Finley, criminal defense attorney[33]
- Michelle Slaughter, incumbent Judge[33]
Endorsements
[edit]Michelle Slaughter
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| 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% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Chika Anyiam, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 7)[29]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chika Anyiam | 804,891 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 804,891 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Lee Finley (R) |
Chika Anyiam (D) |
Undecided |
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| ActiVote[11] | October 17–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – |
| ActiVote[12] | August 30 – September 30, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 55% | 45% | – |
| ActiVote[13] | July 18 – August 11, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 54% | 46% | – |
Endorsements
[edit]Chika Anyiam
Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lee Finley | 6,385,238 | 58.87% | −15.81 | |
| Democratic | Chika Anyiam | 4,461,229 | 41.13% | +41.13 | |
| Total votes | 10,846,467 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
State legislature
[edit]All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 15 of the 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
[edit]Texas House of Representatives
[edit]Local elections
[edit]Mayoral elections
[edit]Eligible incumbents
[edit]- Austin, Texas: One-term incumbent Kirk Watson is running for re-election.[35]
- 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.[36]
Ineligible or retiring incumbents
[edit]- Lubbock, Texas: One-term incumbent Trey Payne is retiring.[37]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University
References
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