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 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.
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 ]
Railroad Commissioner [ edit ]
2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election
Incumbent commissioner Christi Craddick is running for re-election to a third 6-year term.
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]
Bill Burch, drilling engineer[ 6]
Katherine Culbert, process safety engineer[ 6]
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%
2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election
Incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock is running for re-election to a second 6-year term.
DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District)[ 12]
Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center[ 12]
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%
–
2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election
Incumbent Justice John Devine is running for re-election to a third 6-year term.
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%
–
2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
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.
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%
–
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.[ 20] 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.[ 21] Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election.[ 22]
2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election
Incumbent Presiding Judge Sharon Keller ran for re-election to a 6th term.
Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office[ 24]
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%
–
2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election
Incumbent Judge Barbara Parker Hervey ran for re-election to a 4th term.
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%
–
2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election
Incumbent Judge Michelle Slaughter ran for re-election to a 2nd term.
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%
–
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 House of Representatives [ edit ]
Eligible incumbents [ edit ]
Ineligible or retiring incumbents [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ Hawk Dunlap (L) & Eddie Espinoze (G) with 3%
Partisan clients
^ Poll sponsored by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University
^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates" . National Conference of State Legislatures . Archived from the original on November 10, 2023.
^ 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.
^ a b 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.
^ a b c "Craddick, Culbert projected to compete for Texas railroad commissioner in November" . Community Impact . March 6, 2024.
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ a b c d e f g "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Republican Primary" (PDF) . Texas Secretary of State .
^ "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 .
^ a b c d e f g "Official Canvass Report - 2024 March 5th Democratic Primary" (PDF) .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ Singer, Jeff (December 19, 2023). "Texas Democrats are challenging all three Republicans on Supreme Court who denied emergency abortion" . Daily Kos .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ a b c "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 .
^ a b c Norton, Hannah (March 5, 2024). "Paxton-backed challengers projected to defeat incumbent criminal appeals judges" . Community Impact .
^ "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 .
^ a b c "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 .
^ "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 .
^ a b c "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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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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