Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician,attorney,and jurist serving as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015 and as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1996 to 2001.
Dan Goeb Patrick is an American radio talk show host,television broadcaster,and politician. He has been serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas since January 2015,under Governor Greg Abbott.
Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008.
Michelle Louise Helene Fischbach is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The district,which is very rural,is Minnesota's largest by area and includes most of the western part of the state. A Republican,Fischbach served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2018 until 2019. As of 2024,she is the last Republican to have held statewide office in Minnesota.
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the eighth district and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6,2018,along with other elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives in additional states. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz secured a second term,defeating Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke. The primary for all parties was held on March 6,2018,making it the first primary of the 2018 season. As Cruz and O'Rourke both won majorities in their primaries,they did not participate in the May 22 runoff primary that was held for some nominations in Texas.
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Texas,concurrently with the election of Texas's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other congressional,state and local elections throughout the United States and Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a second term in office defeating Democratic nominee Lupe Valdez,the former sheriff of Dallas County,and Libertarian nominee Mark Tippetts,a former member of the Lago Vista city council.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the State of Texas,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn won re-election to a fourth term against Democratic nominee MJ Hegar by 9.6%.
The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Texas on November 6,2018. All of Texas's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Texas's thirty-six seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican and Democratic Parties nominated their candidates by primaries held March 6,2018. Convention Parties nominated their candidates at a series of conventions. County Conventions held March 17,2018,District Conventions held March 24,2018,and a State Convention held April 14,2018. At the present time there is only one Convention Party in Texas,that is the Libertarian Party. Other parties may seek to achieve ballot access.
Jeffrey Carl Mateer is an American lawyer. From 2016 to 2020,he served as First Assistant Attorney General of Texas. In September 2017,he was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas;however,the nomination was withdrawn in December 2017.
Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Donald Trump,President of the United States from 2017 to 2021,entered office with a significant number of judicial vacancies,including a Supreme Court vacancy due to the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016. During the first eight months of his presidency,he nominated approximately 50 judges,a significantly higher number than any other recent president had made by that point in his presidency. By June 24,2020,200 of his Article III nominees had been confirmed by the United States Senate. According to multiple media outlets,Trump significantly impacted the composition of the Supreme Court and lower courts during his tenure.
Andrew Stephen Oldham is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former General Counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Maria Chapa Lopez is an American attorney who served as the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida from 2018 to 2021.
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a third term,defeating the Democratic nominee,former Congressman Beto O'Rourke. All statewide elected offices are currently held by Republicans. In his previous gubernatorial race in 2018,Abbott won with 55.8% of the vote.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Republican incumbent Ted Cruz won a third term,defeating Democratic challenger and U.S. representative Colin Allred. Primary elections took place on March 5,2024,during Super Tuesday.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 38 U.S. representatives from Texas,one from each of the state's 38 congressional districts. The state gained two seats after the results of the 2020 census. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on March 1,with primary runoffs scheduled for May 24 for districts where no candidate received over 50% of the vote.
The 2022 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton won re-election to his third term. Paxton won 233 counties and won the popular vote by a margin of 9.7%,underperforming Governor Greg Abbott's concurrent bid for re-election by 1.1%.
The 2022 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Texas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for governor of Texas. Primary elections were held on March 1,with runoffs being held on May 24 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. Texas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
The 2022 Texas elections were held on November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on March 1,with runoffs held on May 24 for primary candidates who did not receive a majority of the vote.
