Ernest Bailes

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Ernest Bailes
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Republican Party

Texas House of Representatives District 18
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Ernest Bailes (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 18. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Bailes (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 18. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.


Committee assignments

2023-2024

Bailes was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Bailes was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Bailes was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Economic & Small Business Development
• Land & Resource Management
• Rules & Resolutions

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Janis Holt defeated Seth Steele in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Janis Holt (R)
 
86.9
 
57,643
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Seth Steele (L)
 
13.1
 
8,718

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 66,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Janis Holt defeated incumbent Ernest Bailes and Stephen Missick in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Janis Holt
 
53.2
 
15,014
Image of Ernest Bailes
Ernest Bailes
 
38.8
 
10,952
Image of Stephen Missick
Stephen Missick
 
8.0
 
2,258

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,224
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Shanna Steele advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on March 23, 2024.

Candidate
✔
Image of Shanna Steele
Shanna Steele (L)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Ernest Bailes won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 18.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Ernest Bailes defeated Janis Holt, Ronnie Tullos, and Stephen Missick in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ernest Bailes
 
56.2
 
12,742
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Janis Holt
 
26.4
 
5,995
Image of Ronnie Tullos
Ronnie Tullos
 
11.6
 
2,631
Image of Stephen Missick
Stephen Missick Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
1,313

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,681
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Ernest Bailes won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ernest Bailes
Ernest Bailes (R)
 
100.0
 
56,026

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 56,026
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Ernest Bailes advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ernest Bailes
Ernest Bailes
 
100.0
 
17,076

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,076
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Campaign finance


2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Ernest Bailes defeated Fred Lemond in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ernest Bailes
Ernest Bailes (R)
 
75.5
 
35,597
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Fred Lemond (D)
 
24.5
 
11,559

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 47,156
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Fred Lemond advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Fred Lemond
 
100.0
 
2,326

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,326
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Ernest Bailes defeated Emily Kebodeaux Cook in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 18 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Ernest Bailes
Ernest Bailes
 
59.3
 
11,105
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Emily Kebodeaux Cook
 
40.7
 
7,608

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,713
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
See also: Factions in Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018 and Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.

The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.

The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.

Texas Senate Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 2 1
     Anti-Straus 1 3
     Unknown 3 3
     Open seats 1 -
     Runoffs - -
     Too close to call - -
Total 7 7



Texas House Republicans
Party Before March 6 primaries After March 6 primaries
     Pro-Straus 20 20
     Anti-Straus 4 9
     Unknown 2 5
     Open seats 15 -
     Runoffs - 7
     Too close to call - -
Total 41 41
Primary we watched
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Races to watch

This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes.

What made this a race to watch?

Emily Kebodeaux Cook challenged state Rep. Ernest Bailes, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus. As of January 31, 2018, only Cook had signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor.

Endorsements for Cook

  • Empower Texans
  • Texas Right to Life
  • Young Conservatives of Texas

Endorsements for Bailes

  • Texas Medical Association
  • Associated Republicans of Texas[1]
  • Texas Association of Business
  • Texas Parent PAC
  • Texas Association of Realtors
  • National Federation of Independent Business[2]
Campaign finance
See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Campaign finance


2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3] Incumbent John Otto (R) did not seek re-election.

Ernest Bailes defeated Evan Nagel in the Texas House of Representatives District 18 general election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes 88.01% 40,966
     Libertarian Evan Nagel 11.99% 5,581
Total Votes 46,547
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Ernest Bailes defeated Keith Strahan in the Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican primary runoff.[5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes 67.43% 7,560
     Republican Keith Strahan 32.57% 3,651
Total Votes 11,211


The following candidates ran in the Texas House of Representatives District 18 Republican Primary.[6][5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Keith Strahan 28.14% 6,464
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes 25.80% 5,928
     Republican Wesley Hinch 20.47% 4,703
     Republican James Morrison 10.77% 2,474
     Republican J. Turner 9.01% 2,071
     Republican Van Brookshire 5.80% 1,333
Total Votes 22,973

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Ernest Bailes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ernest Bailes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Bailes' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Enforcing Border Security: Ernest supports the Texas Legislature’s groundbreaking border security package that provides 250 additional troopers and high-tech surveillance to secure our porous border. As our State Representative, Ernest will fight to protect our sovereignty, stop sanctuary cities, and enforce our existing immigration laws.

Cutting Taxes: As our conservative representative, Ernest will strengthen the Texas economy by fighting to cut taxes, reduce burdensome overregulation, slash wasteful government spending, and achieve lasting property tax reform.

Improving Local Schools: As a father of two students, husband of a 3rd grade teacher, and son of a local school board member and former board president, our local education is very personal for Ernest. He knows each student has different needs that cannot be addressed with a big government, one-size-fits-all approach. That’s why Ernest strongly supports the reduction of standardized tests, increasing local control, teachers’ classroom resources, and the ability for parents to have a say in their child’s education.

Ensuring Private Property Rights: The federal government must respect the 10th Amendment, uphold individual freedom, and follow the Constitution. Yet we still continue to see the rapid expansion of big government through the use of imminent domain. As a lifelong rancher and landowner himself, we can count on Ernest to always fight to protect our private property rights.

Protecting Life: A strong Christian guided by the Word of God, Ernest believes each life is a precious gift. He supports the complete defunding of Planned Parenthood and will fight for conservative policies that protect the lives of the unborn, sick, and elderly.[7]

”
—Ernest Bailes[8]

Campaign finance summary

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Ernest Bailes campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 18Lost primary$1,340,030 $1,001,705
2022Texas House of Representatives District 18Won general$857,168 $643,543
2020Texas House of Representatives District 18Won general$304,932 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 18Won general$695,540 N/A**
Grand total$3,197,670 $1,645,248
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BLASTj25
    2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NFIB
    3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
    4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
    6. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    8. ↑ Bailes for Texas, "Issues," accessed February 23, 2016

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