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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]

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

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President of the United States

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Main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Texas
See also: 2024 Texas Democratic presidential primary and 2024 Texas Republican presidential primary

Texas will have 40 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[4]

United States Class I Senate Seat

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Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Texas

Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election.[3]

United States House of Representatives

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Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

Executive

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Railroad Commissioner

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2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election
← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →
 
Nominee Christi Craddick Katherine Culbert
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,083,012 4,253,597
Percentage 55.69% 38.94%
County results
Craddick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Culbert:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Railroad Commissioner before election

Christi Craddick
Republican

Elected Railroad Commissioner

Christi Craddick
Republican

Incumbent commissioner Christi Craddick is running for re-election to a third 6-year term.

Republican primary

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Candidates
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  • 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
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Declined to endorse
Newspapers
Results
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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates
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  • Bill Burch, drilling engineer[6]
  • Katherine Culbert, process safety engineer[6]
Endorsements
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Bill Burch
Newspapers
Results
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Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katherine Culbert 615,965 67.64%
Democratic Bill Burch 294,628 32.36%
Total votes 910,593 100.00%

General election

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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Christi
Craddick (R) 		Katherine
Culbert (D) 		Other Undecided
ActiVote October 17–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 58% 42% – –
ActiVote August 30 – September 30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 56% 44% – –
ActiVote July 18 – August 11, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 56% 44% – –
YouGov[A] June 20 – July 1, 2024 1,484 (LV) ± 2.5% 41% 35% 6%[b] 18%
Endorsements
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Katherine Culbert
Newspapers
Results
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2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christi Craddick (incumbent) 6,083,012 55.69% +2.49
Democratic Katherine Culbert 4,253,597 38.94% −4.97
Green Eddie Espinoza 300,564 2.75% N/A
Libertarian Hawkins Dunlap 284,203 2.60% −0.29
Write-in 1,629 0.01% N/A
Total votes 10,923,005 100.00% +32.77
Republican hold

Judicial

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Supreme Court

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Place 2

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2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election
← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →
 
Nominee Jimmy Blacklock DaSean Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,354,547 4,547,423
Percentage 58.29% 41.71%
Justice before election

Jimmy Blacklock
Republican

Elected Justice

Jimmy Blacklock
Republican

Incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock is running for re-election to a second 6-year term.

Republican primary
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Candidates
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Results
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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) 1,749,450 100.0%
Total votes 1,749,450 100.0%
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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  • DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District)[13]
  • Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center[13]
Endorsements
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Randy Sarosdy
Newspapers
Results
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Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic DaSean Jones 529,623 59.57%
Democratic Randy Sarosdy 359,402 40.43%
Total votes 889,025 100.0%
General election
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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Jimmy
Blacklock (R) 		DaSean
Jones (D) 		Undecided
ActiVote October 17–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 56% 44% –
ActiVote August 30 – September 30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 56% 44% –
ActiVote July 18 – August 11, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 51% 49% –
Endorsements
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Jimmy Blacklock
Newspapers
Results
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2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) 6,354,547 58.29% +5.12
Democratic DaSean Jones 4,547,423 41.71% −5.12
Total votes 10,901,970 100.00% +33.00
Republican hold

Place 4

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2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election
← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →
 
Nominee John Devine Christine Vinh Weems
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,239,243 4,632,447
Percentage 57.39% 42.61%
Justice before election

John Devine
Republican

Elected Justice

John Devine
Republican

Incumbent Justice John Devine is running for re-election to a third 6-year term.

Republican primary
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Candidates
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Endorsements
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Brian Walker
Newspapers
Results
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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Devine (incumbent) 921,556 50.44%
Republican Brian Walker 905,418 49.56%
Total votes 1,826,974 100.0%
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Results
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Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Vinh Weems 825,485 100.0%
Total votes 825,485 100.0%
General election
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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		John
Devine (R) 		Christine
Weems (D) 		Undecided
ActiVote October 17–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45% –
ActiVote August 30 – September 30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 54% 46% –
ActiVote July 18 – August 11, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 52.5% 47.5% –
Endorsements
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Christine Vinh Weems
Newspapers
Results
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2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Devine (incumbent) 6,239,243 57.39% +3.68
Democratic Christine Vinh Weems 4,632,447 42.61% −3.68
Total votes 10,871,690 100.00% +32.71
Republican hold

Place 6

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2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
← 2020 November 5, 2024 2030 →
 
Nominee Jane Bland Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,128,741 4,396,353
Percentage 56.33% 40.41%
Justice before election

Jane Bland
Republican

Elected Justice

Jane Bland
Republican

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.

Republican primary
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Candidates
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Results
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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jane Bland (incumbent) 1,690,507 100.0%
Total votes 1,690,507 100.0%
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Endorsements
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Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Newspapers
Results
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Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bonnie Lee Goldstein 646,690 73.14%
Democratic Joe Pool 237,465 26.86%
Total votes 884,155 100.0%
General election
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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Jane
Bland (R) 		Bonnie
Goldstein (D) 		Undecided
ActiVote October 17–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 57% 43% –
ActiVote August 30 – September 30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45% –
ActiVote July 18 – August 11, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 53% 47% –
Endorsements
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Jane Bland
Newspapers
Results
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2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jane Bland (incumbent) 6,128,741 56.33% +2.62
Democratic Bonnie Lee Goldstein 4,396,353 40.41% −5.88
Libertarian David Roberson 354,460 3.26% N/A
Total votes 10,879,554 100.0% +32.67
Republican hold

Court of Criminal Appeals

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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.[21] 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.[22] Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election.[23]

Presiding Judge

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2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election
← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →
 
Nominee David Schenck Holly Taylor
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,312,526 4,516,579
Percentage 58.29% 41.71%
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
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Candidates
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Endorsements
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David Schenck
Newspapers
Results
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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
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Candidates
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  • Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office[25]
Results
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Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Holly Taylor 829,500 100.0%
Total votes 829,500 100.0%
General election
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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		David
Schenck (R) 		Holly
Taylor (D) 		Undecided
ActiVote October 17–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45% –
ActiVote August 30 – September 30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 54% 46% –
ActiVote July 18 – August 11, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 59% 41% –
Endorsements
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David Schenck
Newspapers
Results
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2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Schenck 6,312,526 58.29% +6.05
Democratic Holly Taylor 4,516,579 41.71% −3.77
Total votes 10,829,105 100.00% +31.89
Republican hold

Place 7

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2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election
← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →
 
Nominee Gina Parker Nancy Mulder
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,323,324 4,503,423
Percentage 58.40% 41.60%
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
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Candidates
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Endorsements
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Barbara Parker Hervey
Newspapers
Results
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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
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Candidates
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Results
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Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Mulder 819,154 100.0%
Total votes 819,154 100.0%
General election
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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Gina
Parker (R) 		Nancy
Mulder (D) 		Undecided
ActiVote October 17–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45% –
ActiVote August 30 – September 30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 56% 44% –
ActiVote July 18 – August 11, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45% –
Endorsements
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Nancy Mulder
Newspapers
Results
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2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gina Parker 6,323,324 58.40% +4.25
Democratic Nancy Mulder 4,503,423 41.60% −4.25
Total votes 10,826,747 100.00% +32.37
Republican hold

Place 8

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2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election
← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →
 
Nominee Lee Finley Chika Anyiam
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,367,307 4,438,107
Percentage 58.93% 41.07%
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
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Candidates
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Endorsements
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Michelle Slaughter
Newspapers
Results
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Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Finley 988,824 53.88%
Republican Michelle Slaughter (incumbent) 846,549 46.12%
Total votes 1,835,373 100.0%
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Results
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Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chika Anyiam 804,891 100.0%
Total votes 804,891 100.0%
General election
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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Lee
Finley (R) 		Chika
Anyiam (D) 		Undecided
ActiVote October 17–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45% –
ActiVote August 30 – September 30, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 55% 45% –
ActiVote July 18 – August 11, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 54% 46% –
Endorsements
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Chika Anyiam
Newspapers
Results
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2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lee Finley 6,367,307 58.93% −15.75
Democratic Chika Anyiam 4,438,107 41.07% +41.07
Total votes 10,805,414 100.00% +69.50
Republican hold

State legislature

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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

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Main article: 2024 Texas Senate election

Texas House of Representatives

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Main article: 2024 Texas House of Representatives election

Local elections

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Mayoral elections

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Eligible incumbents

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Ineligible or retiring incumbents

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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

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  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Linton, Caroline (February 14, 2023). "Ted Cruz recommits to 2024 Senate run". CBS News. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Craddick, Culbert projected to compete for Texas railroad commissioner in November". Community Impact. March 6, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Republican Primary" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Democratic Primary" (PDF).
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Texas Election Night Results". Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c Pesquera, Adolfo (February 20, 2024). "Democrats DaSean Jones and Randall Sarosdy Vie to Face Judge Jimmy Blacklock in November Election". law.com.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ a b c "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.
  17. ^ Singer, Jeff (December 19, 2023). "Texas Democrats are challenging all three Republicans on Supreme Court who denied emergency abortion". Daily Kos.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ a b c "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "State v. Stephens". TEXAS DISTRICT & COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION. December 17, 2021.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Melhado, William (March 6, 2024). "Ken Paxton successfully ousts three Republican criminal appeal court judges". The Texas Tribune.
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  25. ^ a b c Norton, Hannah (March 5, 2024). "Paxton-backed challengers projected to defeat incumbent criminal appeals judges". Community Impact.
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