2024 Texas elections

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2024 Texas elections
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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]

Contents

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

President of the United States

Republican Donald Trump won the state of Texas by a wide margin, winning all 40 of the state's electoral votes.

United States Class I Senate Seat

Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz won re-election by a wide margin.

United States House of Representatives

Republicans won 25 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to the Democrats' 13, with no net change from the previous election.

Executive

Railroad Commissioner

2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election
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Nominee Christi Craddick Katherine Culbert
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,100,2184,275,904
Percentage55.63%39.00%
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Craddick:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Culbert:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No vote
Railroad Commissioner before election

Christi Craddick
Republican

Elected Railroad Commissioner

Christi Craddick
Republican

Incumbent commissioner Christi Craddick was re-elected to a third 6-year term.

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Christie Clark, attorney [4]
  • Christi Craddick, incumbent Railroad Commissioner [5]
  • Corey Howell, construction operator [4]
  • Jim Matlock, oil & gas industry consultant [5]
  • Petra Reyes [4]
Endorsements
Declined to endorse

Newspapers

Results
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christi Craddick (incumbent) 982,457 50.42%
Republican Jim Matlock517,62426.56%
Republican Christie Clark228,39511.72%
Republican Corey Howell122,8026.30%
Republican Petra Reyes97,2804.99%
Total votes1,948,558 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Bill Burch, drilling engineer [5]
  • Katherine Culbert, process safety engineer [5]
Endorsements
Bill Burch

Newspapers

Results
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katherine Culbert 615,965 67.64%
Democratic Bill Burch294,62832.36%
Total votes910,593 100.00%

General election

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Christi
Craddick (R)		Katherine
Culbert (D)		OtherUndecided
ActiVote [10] October 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%58%42%––
ActiVote [11] August 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%––
ActiVote [12] July 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%––
YouGov [13] [A] June 20 – July 1, 20241,484 (LV)± 2.5%41%35%6% [b] 18%
Endorsements
Katherine Culbert

Newspapers

Results
2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Christi Craddick (incumbent) 6,100,218 55.63% +2.43
Democratic Katherine Culbert4,275,90439.00%−4.91
Green Eddie Espinoza301,7932.75%N/A
Libertarian Hawkins Dunlap285,5442.60%−0.29
Write-in 1,6560.02%N/A
Total votes10,965,115 100.00%
Republican hold

Judicial

Supreme Court

Place 2

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election
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Nominee Jimmy Blacklock DaSean Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,372,5844,571,171
Percentage58.23%41.77%
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Blacklock:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Jones:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No vote
Justice before election

Jimmy Blacklock
Republican

Elected Justice

Jimmy Blacklock
Republican

Incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock was re-elected to a second 6-year term.

Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) 1,749,450 100.0%
Total votes1,749,450 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District) [16]
  • Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center [16]
Endorsements
Randy Sarosdy

Newspapers

Results
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic DaSean Jones 529,623 59.57%
Democratic Randy Sarosdy359,40240.43%
Total votes889,025 100.0%
General election
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jimmy
Blacklock (R)		DaSean
Jones (D)		Undecided
ActiVote [10] October 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%–
ActiVote [11] August 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%–
ActiVote [12] July 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%51%49%–
Endorsements
Jimmy Blacklock

Newspapers

Results
2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) 6,372,584 58.23% +5.06
Democratic DaSean Jones4,571,17141.77%−5.06
Total votes10,943,755 100.00%
Republican hold

Place 4

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election
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Nominee John Devine Christine Vinh Weems
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,256,4964,656,560
Percentage57.33%42.67%
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Devine:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Vinh Weems:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No vote
Justice before election

John Devine
Republican

Elected Justice

John Devine
Republican

Incumbent Justice John Devine was re-elected to a third 6-year term.

Republican primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Brian Walker

Newspapers

Results
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Republican Primary results by county:
  Devine
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Walker
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Devine (incumbent) 921,556 50.44%
Republican Brian Walker905,41849.56%
Total votes1,826,974 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Christine Vinh Weems, Judge of the Harris County District Court (281st District) [20]
Results
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Vinh Weems 825,485 100.0%
Total votes825,485 100.0%
General election
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		John
Devine (R)		Christine
Weems (D)		Undecided
ActiVote [10] October 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
ActiVote [11] August 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%–
ActiVote [12] July 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%52.5%47.5%–
Endorsements
Christine Vinh Weems

Newspapers

Results
2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John Devine (incumbent) 6,256,496 57.33% +3.62
Democratic Christine Vinh Weems4,656,56042.67%−3.62
Total votes10,913,056 100.00%
Republican hold

Place 6

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
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Nominee Jane Bland Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,145,1674,425,189
Percentage56.24%40.50%
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Bland:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Goldstein:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No vote
Justice before election

Jane Bland
Republican

Elected Justice

Jane Bland
Republican

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
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jane Bland (incumbent) 1,690,507 100.0%
Total votes1,690,507 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Bonnie Lee Goldstein

Newspapers

Results
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bonnie Lee Goldstein 646,690 73.14%
Democratic Joe Pool237,46526.86%
Total votes884,155 100.0%
General election
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jane
Bland (R)		Bonnie
Goldstein (D)		Undecided
ActiVote [10] October 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%57%43%–
ActiVote [11] August 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
ActiVote [12] July 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%53%47%–
Endorsements
Jane Bland

Newspapers

Results
2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jane Bland (incumbent) 6,145,167 56.24% +2.53
Democratic Bonnie Lee Goldstein4,425,18940.50%−5.79
Libertarian David Roberson355,4853.25%N/A
Total votes10,925,841 100.0%
Republican hold

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. [24] 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. [25] Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election. [26]

Presiding Judge

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election
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NomineeDavid SchenckHolly Taylor
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,330,3894,558,856
Percentage58.13%41.87%
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County results
Schenck:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Taylor:     50–60%     60–70%
Presiding Judge before election

Sharon Keller
Republican

Elected Presiding Judge

David Schenck
Republican

Incumbent Presiding Judge Sharon Keller ran for re-election to a 6th term.

Republican primary
Candidates
Endorsements
David Schenck

Newspapers

Results
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Schenck 1,174,795 62.58%
Republican Sharon Keller (incumbent)702,46437.42%
Total votes1,877,259 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office [28]
Results
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Holly Taylor 829,500 100.0%
Total votes829,500 100.0%
General election
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		David
Schenck (R)		Holly
Taylor (D)		Undecided
ActiVote [10] October 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
ActiVote [11] August 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%–
ActiVote [12] July 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%59%41%–
Endorsements
David Schenck

Newspapers

Results
2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David Schenck 6,330,389 58.13% +5.89
Democratic Holly Taylor4,558,85641.87%−3.61
Total votes10,889,245 100.00%
Republican hold

Place 7

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election
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NomineeGina ParkerNancy Mulder
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,340,9494,526,924
Percentage58.35%41.65%
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County results
Parker:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Mulder:     50–60%     60–70%
Judge before election

Barbara Parker Hervey
Republican

Elected Judge

Gina Parker
Republican

Incumbent Judge Barbara Parker Hervey ran for re-election to a 4th term.

Republican primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Barbara Parker Hervey

Newspapers

Results
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gina Parker 1,210,956 66.08%
Republican Barbara Parker Hervey (incumbent)621,66033.92%
Total votes1,832,616 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nancy Mulder 819,154 100.0%
Total votes819,154 100.0%
General election
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Gina
Parker (R)		Nancy
Mulder (D)		Undecided
ActiVote [10] October 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
ActiVote [11] August 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%–
ActiVote [12] July 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
Endorsements
Nancy Mulder

Newspapers

Results
2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Gina Parker 6,340,949 58.35% +4.20
Democratic Nancy Mulder4,526,92441.65%−4.20
Total votes10,867,873 100.00%
Republican hold

Place 8

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election
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NomineeLee FinleyChika Anyiam
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,385,2384,461,229
Percentage58.87%41.13%
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County results
Finley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Anyiam:     50–60%     60–70%
Judge before election

Michelle Slaughter
Republican

Elected Judge

Lee Finley
Republican

Incumbent Judge Michelle Slaughter ran for re-election to a 2nd term.

Republican primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Michelle Slaughter

Newspapers

Results
Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Finley 988,824 53.88%
Republican Michelle Slaughter (incumbent)846,54946.12%
Total votes1,835,373 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chika Anyiam 804,891 100.0%
Total votes804,891 100.0%
General election
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Lee
Finley (R)		Chika
Anyiam (D)		Undecided
ActiVote [10] October 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
ActiVote [11] August 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
ActiVote [12] July 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%–
Endorsements
Chika Anyiam

Newspapers

Results
2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lee Finley 6,385,238 58.87% −15.81
Democratic Chika Anyiam4,461,22941.13%+41.13
Total votes10,846,467 100.00%
Republican hold

State legislature

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

Texas House of Representatives

Local elections

Mayoral elections

Eligible incumbents

Ineligible or retiring incumbents

  • Lubbock, Texas: Mark McBrayer was elected on May 4 to replace retiring one-term incumbent Republican Trey Payne. [36] [37]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Hawk Dunlap (L) & Eddie Espinoze (G) with 3%

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University

References

  1. ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". National Conference of State Legislatures . Archived from the original on November 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Linton, Caroline (February 14, 2023). "Ted Cruz recommits to 2024 Senate run". CBS News . Archived from the original on September 3, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Craddick, Culbert projected to compete for Texas railroad commissioner in November". Community Impact . March 6, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 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 .
  6. ↑ "No recommendation in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission" . The Dallas Morning News. February 16, 2024. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Republican Primary" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State .
  8. ↑ "We recommend in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission" . The Dallas Morning News. February 16, 2024. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Democratic Primary" (PDF).
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Allis, Victor (October 26, 2024). "Republicans With Double-Digit Leads in State-Level Texas Races". ActiVote. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Allis, Victor (October 1, 2024). "Republicans Extend Lead in State-Level Texas Races". ActiVote. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Allis, Victor (August 11, 2024). "Republicans Ahead in All Texas State-Level Races". ActiVote. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ YouGov
  14. ↑ "We recommend in the race for railroad commissioner" . The Dallas Morning News. October 12, 2024. Archived from the original on October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Texas Election Night Results" . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 Pesquera, Adolfo (February 20, 2024). "Democrats DaSean Jones and Randall Sarosdy Vie to Face Judge Jimmy Blacklock in November Election". law.com.
  17. ↑ "Our recommendation in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court, Place 2" . The Dallas Morning News. February 3, 2024. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  18. ↑ "We recommend in the race for Texas Supreme Court Place 2" . The Dallas Morning News. October 10, 2024. Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  19. 1 2 3 "Our recommendation for Texas Supreme Court, Place 4, Republican primary" . The Dallas Morning News. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  20. ↑ Singer, Jeff (December 19, 2023). "Texas Democrats are challenging all three Republicans on Supreme Court who denied emergency abortion". Daily Kos .
  21. ↑ "We recommend in the race for Texas Supreme Court Place 4" . The Dallas Morning News. October 11, 2024. Archived from the original on October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  22. 1 2 3 "Our recommendation in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court, Place 6" . The Dallas Morning News. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  23. ↑ "We recommend in the race for Texas Supreme Court Place 6" . The Dallas Morning News. October 9, 2024. Archived from the original on October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  24. ↑ "State v. Stephens". TEXAS DISTRICT & COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION. December 17, 2021.
  25. ↑ 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 .
  26. ↑ Melhado, William (March 6, 2024). "Ken Paxton successfully ousts three Republican criminal appeal court judges". The Texas Tribune .
  27. 1 2 3 "We recommend for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge, GOP primary" . The Dallas Morning News. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  28. 1 2 3 Norton, Hannah (March 5, 2024). "Paxton-backed challengers projected to defeat incumbent criminal appeals judges". Community Impact .
  29. ↑ "We recommend in the race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place, Presiding Judge" . The Dallas Morning News. October 9, 2024. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  30. 1 2 3 "We recommend in the GOP race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7" . The Dallas Morning News. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  31. ↑ "We recommend in the race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7" . The Dallas Morning News. October 8, 2024. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  32. 1 2 3 "We recommend in the GOP race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8" . The Dallas Morning News. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  33. ↑ "We recommend in the race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8" . The Dallas Morning News. October 8, 2024. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  34. ↑ McCarthy, Ella (April 10, 2024). "Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to run for reelection; 4th candidate so far on November ballot". Austin American-Statesman .
  35. ↑ Eagle, Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune (February 12, 2024). "Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announces bid for second term". Wyoming Tribune Eagle . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  36. ↑ Rosiles, Mateo (December 6, 2023). "Lubbock Mayor Tray Payne won't seek re-election in 2024". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  37. ↑ "Live Results: Texas State Senate Special, Lubbock Mayor". 270toWin . May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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