Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

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2018 Texas
House elections
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GeneralNovember 6, 2018
PrimaryMarch 6, 2018
Primary RunoffMay 22, 2018
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Republicans maintained their majority in the 2018 elections for Texas House of Representatives despite losing seats, winning 83 seats to Democrats' 67. All 150 House seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Republicans held 93 seats to Democrats' 55, with two vacancies.

The Republican Party maintained its trifecta in Texas in 2018 by holding its majorities in the state Senate and House and by retaining the governorship.

The Texas House of Representatives was one of 87 state legislative chambers with elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Texas state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years.

Democratic Party For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
Republican Party For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

Post-election analysis

See also: State legislative elections, 2018

The Republican Party maintained control of both chambers of the Texas State Legislature in the 2018 election, but the Texas State Senate lost its Republican supermajority status after it no longer held the minimum 21 seats necessary. In the state Senate, 15 out of 31 seats were up for election. The Republican Texas State Senate majority was reduced from 21-10 to 19-12. One Republican incumbent was defeated in the primary and two Republican incumbents were defeated in the general election.

The Texas House of Representatives held elections for all 150 seats. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives was reduced from 93-55 to 83-67. Two seats were vacant before the election. Four Democratic incumbents and two Republican incumbents were defeated in the primary. One Democratic incumbent and one Republican incumbent were defeated in primary runoffs. Eight Republican incumbents were defeated in the general election.

National background

On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.

  • Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
  • Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
  • A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.

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Candidates

See also: Statistics on state legislative candidates, 2018

General election candidates

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Write-in candidates

Primary runoff candidates

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Primary candidates

See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018 and Texas state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018

The candidate list below is based on a candidate filing list provided by the Texas Secretary of State on December 22, 2017. The filing deadline for the March primary was on December 11, 2017. (I) denotes an incumbent.[1][2]

2018 Texas House primary candidates
District Democratic Party

Democrat

Republican Party

Republican

Other
1 No candidate Gary VanDeaver (I) Approveda
2 Bill Brannon Approveda Dan Flynn (I) Approveda
Bryan Slaton
3 Lisa Seger Approveda Cecil Bell Jr. (I) Approveda
4 Eston Williams Approveda Keith Bell Approveda
Earl Brunner
Ashley McKee
Stuart Spitzer Approveda
5 Bill Liebbe Approveda Cole Hefner (I) Approveda
6 No candidate Matt Schaefer (I) Approveda
Ted Kamel
7 No candidate Jay Dean (I) Approveda
8 Wesley Ratcliff Approveda Cody Harris Approveda
Thomas McNutt Approveda
Linda Timmerman
9 No candidate Chris Paddie (I) Approveda
Garrett Boersma
10 Kimberly Emery Approveda John Wray (I) Approveda
11 Alec Johnson Approveda Travis Clardy (I) Approveda
Danny Ward
12 Marianne Arnold Approveda
Chris Miller
Kyle Kacal (I) Approveda
13 Cecil R. Webster Sr. Approveda Ben Leman Approveda
Daniel McCarthy
David Stall
Jill Wolfskill Approveda
Marc Young
14 Alex Vidal
Josh Wilkinson Approveda
John Raney (I) Approveda
Rick Davis
Sarah Laningham
Jeston Texeira
15 Lorena Perez McGill Approveda Steve Toth Approveda
Jackie Waters
16 Mike Midler Approveda Will Metcalf (I) Approveda
17 Michelle Ryan Approveda John Cyrier (I) Approveda
18 Fred Lemond Approveda Ernest Bailes (I) Approveda
Emily Kebodeaux Cook
19 Sherry Williams Approveda James White (I) Approveda
20 Stephen Wyman Approveda Terry Wilson (I) Approveda
21 No candidate Dade Phelan (I) Approveda
22 Joe Deshotel (I) Approveda No candidate
23 Amanda Jamrok Approveda Wayne Faircloth (I)
Mayes Middleton Approveda
24 John Phelps Approveda Greg Bonnen (I) Approveda
25 No candidate Dennis Bonnen (I) Approveda
Damon Rambo
26 L. Sarah DeMerchant Approveda Rick Miller (I) Approveda
27 Ron Reynolds (I) Approveda
Wilvin Carter
No candidate
28 Meghan Scoggins Approveda
Durward White
John Zerwas (I) Approveda
29 Dylan Wilde Forbis
James Presley Approveda
Ed Thompson (I) Approveda
30 Robin Hayter Approveda Geanie Morrison (I) Approveda
31 Ryan Guillen (I) Approveda
Ana Lisa Garza
No candidate
32 No candidate Todd Hunter (I) Approveda
33 Laura Gunn Approveda Justin Holland (I) Approveda
34 Abel Herrero (I) Approveda Chris Hale Approveda
35 Oscar Longoria (I) Approveda No candidate
36 Sergio Munoz Jr. (I) Approveda No candidate
37 Rene Oliveira (I) Approveda
Arturo Alonzo
Alex Dominguez Approveda
No candidate
38 Eddie Lucio III (I) Approveda No candidate
39 Armando Martinez (I) Approveda No candidate
40 Terry Canales (I) Approveda No candidate
41 Robert Guerra (I) Approveda
Michael Pinkard Jr.
Hilda Garza-DeShazo Approveda
42 Richard Raymond (I) Approveda Luis De La Garza Approveda
43 Dee Ann Torres Miller Approveda J.M. Lozano (I) Approveda
44 John Rodgers Approveda John Kuempel (I) Approveda
45 Rebecca Bell-Metereau Approveda
Les Carnes
Erin Zwiener Approveda
Amy Akers
Naomi Narvaiz
Amber Pearce
Ken Strange Approveda
Austin Talley
46 Dawnna Dukes (I)
Warren Baker
Sheryl Cole Approveda
Ana Cortez
Casey McKinney
Jose Vela Approveda
Gabriel Nila Approveda
47 Candace Aylor
Elaina Fowler Approveda
Vikki Goodwin Approveda
Will Simpson
Sheri Soltes
Paul Workman (I) Approveda
Patty Vredevelt
Jay Wiley
48 Donna Howard (I) Approveda No candidate
49 Gina Hinojosa (I) Approveda Kyle Austin Approveda
50 Celia Israel (I) Approveda No candidate
51 Eddie Rodriguez (I) Approveda No candidate
52 James Talarico Approveda Cynthia Flores Approveda
Jeremy Story
Christopher Ward
53 Stephanie Lochte Ertel Approveda
Joe Herrera
Andrew Murr (I) Approveda
54 Kathy Richerson Approveda Scott Cosper (I) Approveda
Brad Buckley Approveda
Larry Smith
55 No candidate Hugh Shine (I) Approveda
C.J. Grisham
Brandon Hall
56 Katherine Turner-Pearson Approveda Charles Anderson (I) Approveda
57 Jason Rogers Approveda Trent Ashby (I) Approveda
58 No candidate DeWayne Burns (I) Approveda
59 No candidate J.D. Sheffield (I) Approveda
Chris Evans
60 No candidate Mike Lang (I) Approveda
Jim Largent
Gregory Risse
61 No candidate Phil King (I) Approveda
62 Valerie Hefner Approveda Kevin Couch
Brent Lawson Approveda
Reggie Smith Approveda
63 Laura Haines Approveda
Richard Wolf
Tan Parker (I) Approveda
64 Matt Farmer
Andrew Morris Approveda
Mat Pruneda Approveda
Lynn Stucky (I) Approveda
Mark Roy
65 Michelle Beckley Approveda Ron Simmons (I) Approveda
Kevin Simmons
66 Sharon Hirsch Approveda Matt Shaheen (I) Approveda
67 Sarah Depew Approveda Jeff Leach (I) Approveda
68 No candidate Drew Springer (I) Approveda
69 No candidate James Frank (I) Approveda
70 Julie Luton Approveda Scott Sanford (I) Approveda
71 Sam Hatton Approveda Stan Lambert (I) Approveda
72 No candidate Drew Darby (I) Approveda
73 Stephanie Phillips Approveda Kyle Biedermann (I) Approveda
Dave Campbell
74 Poncho Nevarez (I) Approveda No candidate
75 Mary Gonzalez (I) Approveda
MarySue Femath
No candidate
76 Cesar Blanco (I) Approveda No candidate
77 Evelina Ortega (I) Approveda No candidate
78 Joe Moody (I) Approveda Jeffrey Lane Approveda
79 Joe Pickett (I) Approveda No candidate
80 Tracy King (I) Approveda No candidate
81 Armando Gamboa Approveda Brooks Landgraf (I) Approveda
82 Spencer Bounds Approveda Tom Craddick (I) Approveda
83 Drew Landry Approveda Dustin Burrows (I) Approveda
84 Austin Michael Carrizales
Samantha Carrillo Fields Approveda
John Frullo (I) Approveda
85 Jennifer Cantu Approveda Phil Stephenson (I) Approveda
86 Mike Purcell Approveda John Smithee (I) Approveda
87 No candidate Four Price (I) Approveda
Drew Brassfield
88 Ezekiel Barron Approveda Ken King (I) Approveda
Jason Huddleston
Richard Beyea
89 Ray Ash Approveda Candy Noble Approveda
John Payton
90 Ramon Romero Jr. (I) Approveda No candidate
91 Jeromey Sims Approveda Stephanie Klick (I) Approveda
92 Steve Riddell Approveda Jonathan Stickland (I) Approveda
93 Nancy Bean Approveda
Nisha Mathews
Matt Krause (I) Approveda
94 Finnigan Jones Approveda Tony Tinderholt (I) Approveda
95 Nicole Collier (I) Approveda Stephen West Approveda
96 Ryan Ray Approveda Bill Zedler (I) Approveda
97 Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin Approveda Craig Goldman (I) Approveda
98 Mica Ringo Approveda Giovanni Capriglione (I) Approveda
Armin Mizani
99 Michael Stackhouse Approveda Charlie Geren (I) Approveda
Bo French
100 Eric Johnson (I) Approveda
Sandra Crenshaw
No candidate
101 Chris Turner (I) Approveda No candidate
102 Ana-Maria Ramos Approveda Linda Koop (I) Approveda
Chad Carnahan
Scott Kilgore
103 Rafael Anchia (I) Approveda Jerry Fortenberry Approveda
104 Roberto Alonzo (I)
Jessica Gonzalez Approveda
No candidate
105 A.D. Jenkins
Thresa Meza Approveda
Rodney Anderson (I) Approveda
Dinesh Mali
106 Michael Rhea
Ramona Thompson Approveda
Clint Bedsole
Jared Patterson Approveda
107 Victoria Neave Criado (I) Approveda Deanna Maria Metzger Approveda
Brad Perry
Joe Ruzicka Approveda
108 Joanna Cattanach Approveda
Zac Duffy
Morgan Meyer (I) Approveda
109 Carl Sherman Sr. Approveda
Christopher Graham
Deshaundra Lockhart Jones Approveda
Victoria Walton
No candidate
110 Toni Rose (I) Approveda No candidate
111 Yvonne Davis (I) Approveda No candidate
112 Brandy Chambers Approveda Angie Chen Button (I) Approveda
113 Billy Ingram
Rhetta Andrews Bowers Approveda
Jonathan Boos Approveda
Jim Phaup
Charlie Lauersdorf
114 John Turner Approveda Jason Villalba (I)
Lisa Luby Ryan Approveda
115 Julie Johnson Approveda
Rock Bower
Matt Rinaldi (I) Approveda
116 Diana Arevalo (I)
Trey Martinez Fischer Approveda
Fernando Padron Approveda
117 Philip Cortez (I) Approveda
Terisha DeDeaux
Carlos Antonio Raymond
Michael Berlanga Approveda
118 Tomas Uresti (I)
Leo Pacheco Approveda
John Lujan Approveda
119 Roland Gutierrez (I) Approveda No candidate
120 Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (I) Approveda Ronald Payne Approveda
121 Celina Montoya Approveda Adrian Spears
Carlton Soules
Charlotte Williamson
Marc Whyte
Matt Beebe Approveda
Steve Allison Approveda
122 Claire Barnett Approveda Lyle Larson (I) Approveda
Chris Fails
123 Diego Bernal (I) Approveda No candidate
124 Ina Minjarez (I) Approveda
Sergio Contreras
Johnny Arredondo Approveda
125 Justin Rodriguez (I) Approveda No candidate
126 Natali Hurtado Approveda
Undrai Fizer
E. Sam Harless Approveda
Gail Stanart
Kevin Fulton
127 No candidate Dan Huberty (I) Approveda
Reginald Grant Jr.
128 No candidate Briscoe Cain (I) Approveda
129 Alexander Jonathan Karjeker Approveda Dennis Paul (I) Approveda
130 Fred Infortunio Approveda Tom Oliverson (I) Approveda
131 Alma Allen (I) Approveda Syed Ali Approveda
132 Carlos Pena
Gina Calanni Approveda
Mike Schofield (I) Approveda
133 Martin Schexnayder Approveda
Sam Tejas
Sandra Moore Approveda
Jim Murphy (I) Approveda
134 Allison Sawyer Approveda
Lloyd Oliver
Sarah Davis (I) Approveda
Susanna Dokupil
135 Jon Rosenthal Approveda Gary Elkins (I) Approveda
136 John Bucy III Approveda Tony Dale (I) Approveda
137 Gene Wu (I) Approveda No candidate
138 Adam Milasincic Approveda
Jenifer Rene Pool
Dwayne Bohac (I) Approveda
139 Jarvis Johnson (I) Approveda
Randy Bates
No candidate
140 Armando Walle (I) Approveda No candidate
141 Senfronia Thompson (I) Approveda No candidate
142 Harold Dutton Jr. (I) Approveda
Richard Bonton
No candidate
143 Ana Hernandez (I) Approveda No candidate
144 Mary Ann Perez (I) Approveda Gilbert Pena
Ruben Villarreal Approveda
145 Carol Alvarado (I) Approveda No candidate
146 Shawn Thierry (I) Approveda
Ricardo Soliz
Roy Owens
No candidate
147 Garnet Coleman (I) Approveda
Daniel Espinoza
Thomas Wang Approveda
148 Jessica Farrar (I) Approveda Ryan McConnico Approveda
149 Hubert Vo (I) Approveda No candidate
150 Michael Shawn Kelly Approveda Valoree Swanson (I) Approveda
James Wilson
Notes • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
• Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our Elections team.

Primary election vote totals

Below are election results for all contested primary elections in the Texas House of Representatives in 2018. All results are unofficial.

Texas House of Representatives, District 2 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Flynn Incumbent 51.73% 11,803
Bryan Slaton 48.27% 11,013
Total Votes 22,816


Texas House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Stuart Spitzer 45.77% 9,376
Green check mark transparent.png Keith Bell 26.20% 5,367
Ashley McKee 25.72% 5,269
Earl Brunner 2.31% 474
Total Votes 20,486


Texas House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matt Schaefer Incumbent 73.28% 12,017
Ted Kamel 26.72% 4,382
Total Votes 16,399


Texas House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cody Harris 44.93% 8,864
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas McNutt 39.46% 7,786
Linda Timmerman 15.61% 3,080
Total Votes 19,730


Texas House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Paddie Incumbent 63.92% 13,466
Garrett Boersma 36.08% 7,600
Total Votes 21,066


Texas House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Travis Clardy Incumbent 66.81% 11,970
Danny Ward 33.19% 5,946
Total Votes 17,916


Texas House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Marianne Arnold 59.69% 2,180
Chris Miller 40.31% 1,472
Total Votes 3,652


Texas House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jill Wolfskill 38.51% 8,874
Green check mark transparent.png Ben Leman 36.24% 8,349
David Stall 13.73% 3,163
Daniel McCarthy 6.01% 1,385
Marc Young 5.51% 1,270
Total Votes 23,041


Texas House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Josh Wilkinson 63.17% 2,429
Alex Vidal 36.83% 1,416
Total Votes 3,845


Texas House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Raney Incumbent 57.70% 4,917
Sarah Laningham 23.53% 2,005
Rick Davis 17.06% 1,454
Jeston Texeira 1.71% 146
Total Votes 8,522


Texas House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Toth 78.36% 13,044
Jackie Waters 21.64% 3,602
Total Votes 16,646


Texas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ernest Bailes Incumbent 59.34% 11,105
Emily Kebodeaux Cook 40.66% 7,608
Total Votes 18,713


Texas House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mayes Middleton 57.09% 7,982
Wayne Faircloth Incumbent 42.91% 5,999
Total Votes 13,981


Texas House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dennis Bonnen Incumbent 76.80% 12,092
Damon Rambo 23.20% 3,652
Total Votes 15,744


Texas House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ron Reynolds Incumbent 61.39% 7,849
Wilvin Carter 38.61% 4,937
Total Votes 12,786


Texas House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Meghan Scoggins 81.00% 5,224
Durward White 19.00% 1,225
Total Votes 6,449


Texas House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Presley 59.73% 4,056
Dylan Wilde Forbis 40.27% 2,735
Total Votes 6,791


Texas House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ryan Guillen Incumbent 55.43% 14,241
Ana Lisa Garza 44.57% 11,449
Total Votes 25,690


Texas House of Representatives, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rene Oliveira Incumbent 48.44% 3,096
Green check mark transparent.png Alex Dominguez 36.44% 2,329
Arturo Alonzo 15.12% 966
Total Votes 6,391


Texas House of Representatives, District 41 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Guerra Incumbent 82.77% 8,004
Michael Pinkard Jr. 17.23% 1,666
Total Votes 9,670


Texas House of Representatives, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rebecca Bell-Metereau 45.41% 5,133
Green check mark transparent.png Erin Zwiener 30.66% 3,466
Les Carnes 23.93% 2,705
Total Votes 11,304


Texas House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ken Strange 54.73% 7,257
Amber Pearce 24.38% 3,233
Naomi Narvaiz 9.18% 1,217
Austin Talley 6.80% 901
Amy Akers 4.91% 651
Total Votes 13,259


Texas House of Representatives, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jose Vela 39.57% 6,209
Green check mark transparent.png Sheryl Cole 38.24% 6,000
Dawnna Dukes Incumbent 10.17% 1,595
Ana Cortez 8.13% 1,275
Casey McKinney 1.99% 312
Warren Baker 1.91% 300
Total Votes 15,691


Texas House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Vikki Goodwin 33.59% 5,347
Green check mark transparent.png Elaina Fowler 29.22% 4,651
Sheri Soltes 23.71% 3,774
Candace Aylor 7.39% 1,177
Will Simpson 6.09% 970
Total Votes 15,919


Texas House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Workman Incumbent 59.47% 9,079
Jay Wiley 31.23% 4,767
Patty Vredevelt 9.30% 1,420
Total Votes 15,266


Texas House of Representatives, District 52 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cynthia Flores 60.81% 6,056
Jeremy Story 22.41% 2,232
Christopher Ward 16.78% 1,671
Total Votes 9,959


Texas House of Representatives, District 53 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Lochte Ertel 55.98% 2,461
Joe P. Herrera 44.02% 1,935
Total Votes 4,396


Texas House of Representatives, District 54 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Cosper Incumbent 44.56% 4,472
Green check mark transparent.png Brad Buckley 41.58% 4,173
Larry Smith 13.85% 1,390
Total Votes 10,035


Texas House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Hugh Shine Incumbent 60.18% 6,907
Brandon Hall 21.41% 2,457
C.J. Grisham 18.41% 2,113
Total Votes 11,477


Texas House of Representatives, District 59 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png J.D. Sheffield Incumbent 57.88% 11,452
Chris Evans 42.12% 8,334
Total Votes 19,786


Texas House of Representatives, District 60 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mike Lang Incumbent 58.30% 15,893
Jim Largent 38.46% 10,485
Gregory Risse 3.24% 882
Total Votes 27,260


Texas House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Reggie Smith 45.78% 7,885
Green check mark transparent.png Brent Lawson 34.35% 5,916
Kevin Couch 19.87% 3,423
Total Votes 17,224


Texas House of Representatives, District 63 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Laura Haines 81.74% 4,110
Richard Wolf 18.26% 918
Total Votes 5,028


Texas House of Representatives, District 64 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mat Pruneda 41.67% 3,063
Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Morris 38.67% 2,842
Matt Farmer 19.66% 1,445
Total Votes 7,350


Texas House of Representatives, District 64 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lynn Stucky Incumbent 64.33% 8,575
Mark Roy 35.67% 4,754
Total Votes 13,329


Texas House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ron Simmons Incumbent 83.30% 6,608
Kevin Simmons 16.70% 1,325
Total Votes 7,933


Texas House of Representatives, District 73 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kyle Biedermann Incumbent 57.75% 17,368
Dave Campbell 42.25% 12,706
Total Votes 30,074


Texas House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mary Gonzalez Incumbent 68.55% 5,233
MarySue Femath 31.45% 2,401
Total Votes 7,634


Texas House of Representatives, District 84 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Samantha Carrillo Fields 58.33% 1,986
Austin Michael Carrizales 41.67% 1,419
Total Votes 3,405


Texas House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Four Price Incumbent 78.48% 11,240
Drew Brassfield 21.52% 3,082
Total Votes 14,322


Texas House of Representatives, District 88 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ken King Incumbent 50.46% 10,412
Jason Huddleston 30.43% 6,279
Richard Beyea 19.12% 3,945
Total Votes 20,636


Texas House of Representatives, District 89 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Candy Noble 54.18% 7,897
John Payton 45.82% 6,679
Total Votes 14,576


Texas House of Representatives, District 93 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Bean 50.73% 2,623
Nisha Mathews 49.27% 2,548
Total Votes 5,171


Texas House of Representatives, District 98 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Giovanni Capriglione Incumbent 62.71% 11,763
Armin Mizani 37.29% 6,995
Total Votes 18,758


Texas House of Representatives, District 99 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Charlie Geren Incumbent 56.81% 7,909
Bo French 43.19% 6,014
Total Votes 13,923


Texas House of Representatives, District 100 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Eric Johnson Incumbent 70.54% 6,437
Sandra Crenshaw 29.46% 2,688
Total Votes 9,125


Texas House of Representatives, District 102 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Linda Koop Incumbent 72.00% 6,521
Chad Carnahan 15.04% 1,362
Scott Kilgore 12.96% 1,174
Total Votes 9,057


Texas House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jessica Gonzalez 62.52% 3,570
Roberto Alonzo Incumbent 37.48% 2,140
Total Votes 5,710


Texas House of Representatives, District 105 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Terry Meza 57.20% 2,920
A. D. Jenkins 42.80% 2,185
Total Votes 5,105


Texas House of Representatives, District 105 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Anderson Incumbent 93.57% 5,285
Dinesh Mali 6.43% 363
Total Votes 5,648


Texas House of Representatives, District 106 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ramona Thompson 69.85% 4,449
Michael Rhea 30.15% 1,920
Total Votes 6,369


Texas House of Representatives, District 106 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jared Patterson 54.04% 7,069
Clint Bedsole 45.96% 6,011
Total Votes 13,080


Texas House of Representatives, District 107 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Deanna Maria Metzger 45.30% 3,413
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Ruzicka 27.39% 2,064
Brad Perry 27.31% 2,058
Total Votes 7,535


Texas House of Representatives, District 108 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joanna Cattanach 62.97% 6,533
Zac Duffy 37.03% 3,841
Total Votes 10,374


Texas House of Representatives, District 109 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Deshaundra Lockhart Jones 44.73% 6,897
Green check mark transparent.png Carl Sherman Sr. 40.18% 6,196
Victoria Walton 9.16% 1,413
Christopher Graham 5.92% 913
Total Votes 15,419


Texas House of Representatives, District 113 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rhetta Andrews Bowers 64.61% 4,136
Billy Ingram 35.39% 2,265
Total Votes 6,401


Texas House of Representatives, District 113 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jonathan Boos 54.43% 4,578
Charlie Lauersdorf 27.54% 2,316
Jim Phaup 18.04% 1,517
Total Votes 8,411


Texas House of Representatives, District 114 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Luby Ryan 53.09% 6,387
Jason Villalba Incumbent 46.91% 5,644
Total Votes 12,031


Texas House of Representatives, District 115 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Julie Johnson 77.14% 5,003
Rock Bower 22.86% 1,483
Total Votes 6,486


Texas House of Representatives, District 116 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Trey Martinez Fischer 50.61% 4,742
Diana Arevalo Incumbent 49.39% 4,627
Total Votes 9,369


Texas House of Representatives, District 117 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Philip Cortez Incumbent 63.41% 3,943
Terisha DeDeaux 36.59% 2,275
Total Votes 6,218


Texas House of Representatives, District 117 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Berlanga 72.11% 3,354
Carlos Antonio Raymond 27.89% 1,297
Total Votes 4,651


Texas House of Representatives, District 118 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Leo Pacheco 57.31% 3,517
Tomas Uresti Incumbent 42.69% 2,620
Total Votes 6,137


Texas House of Representatives, District 121 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matt Beebe 29.50% 4,351
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Allison 26.33% 3,884
Carlton Soules 13.19% 1,945
Charlotte Williamson 12.85% 1,896
Marc Whyte 12.35% 1,821
Adrian Spears 5.78% 853
Total Votes 14,750


Texas House of Representatives, District 122 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lyle Larson Incumbent 59.61% 10,913
Chris Fails 40.39% 7,393
Total Votes 18,306


Texas House of Representatives, District 124 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ina Minjarez Incumbent 78.42% 5,661
Sergio Contreras 21.58% 1,558
Total Votes 7,219


Texas House of Representatives, District 126 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Natali Hurtado 77.64% 3,545
Undrai Fizer 22.36% 1,021
Total Votes 4,566


Texas House of Representatives, District 126 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png E. Sam Harless 50.58% 5,093
Kevin Fulton 35.90% 3,615
Gail Stanart 13.52% 1,361
Total Votes 10,069


Texas House of Representatives, District 127 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Huberty Incumbent 82.85% 11,155
Reginald Grant Jr. 17.15% 2,309
Total Votes 13,464


Texas House of Representatives, District 132 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Gina Calanni 66.99% 3,713
Carlos Pena 33.01% 1,830
Total Votes 5,543


Texas House of Representatives, District 133 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sandra Moore 49.92% 3,761
Green check mark transparent.png Martin Schexnayder 40.93% 3,084
Sam Tejas 9.15% 689
Total Votes 7,534


Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Allison Sawyer 90.57% 13,579
Lloyd Oliver 9.43% 1,414
Total Votes 14,993


Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sarah Davis Incumbent 56.30% 8,048
Susanna Dokupil 43.70% 6,248
Total Votes 14,296


Texas House of Representatives, District 138 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Adam Milasincic 56.64% 2,812
Jenifer Rene Pool 43.36% 2,153
Total Votes 4,965


Texas House of Representatives, District 139 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jarvis Johnson Incumbent 60.36% 5,673
Randy Bates 39.64% 3,725
Total Votes 9,398


Texas House of Representatives, District 142 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Harold Dutton Jr. Incumbent 65.26% 4,810
Richard Bonton 34.74% 2,561
Total Votes 7,371


Texas House of Representatives, District 144 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ruben Villarreal 62.06% 1,328
Gilbert Pena 37.94% 812
Total Votes 2,140


Texas House of Representatives, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Shawn Thierry Incumbent 64.71% 6,701
Roy Owens 27.03% 2,799
Ricardo Soliz 8.27% 856
Total Votes 10,356


Texas House of Representatives, District 147 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Garnet Coleman Incumbent 81.20% 10,218
Daniel Espinoza 18.80% 2,366
Total Votes 12,584


Texas House of Representatives, District 150 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Valoree Swanson Incumbent 80.11% 9,530
James Wilson 19.89% 2,366
Total Votes 11,896


Margins of victory

See also: Margin of victory analysis for the 2018 state legislative elections

A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 Texas House of Representatives races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.

The table below presents the following figures for each party:

  • Elections won
  • Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
  • Elections won without opposition
  • Average margin of victory[3]
Texas House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory Analysis
Party Elections won Elections won by less than 10% Unopposed elections Average margin of victory[3]
Democratic Party Democratic
67
10
30
35.2%
Republican Party Republican
83
17
17
31.6%
Grey.png Other
0
0
0
N/A
Total
150
27
47
33.4%



The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).

Texas House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory by District
District Winning Party Losing Party Margin of Victory
Texas House of Representatives District 138
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
0.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 132
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
0.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 108
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
0.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 66
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
0.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 112
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
2.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 67
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
2.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 65
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
2.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 92
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
2.4%
Texas House of Representatives District 135
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
3.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 45
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
3.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 52
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
3.5%
Texas House of Representatives District 96
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
3.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 47
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
4.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 26
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
4.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 102
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
5.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 134
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
6.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 113
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
7.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 54
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
7.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 93
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
7.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 64
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
8.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 97
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
8.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 28
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
8.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 121
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
8.4%
Texas House of Representatives District 94
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
8.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 105
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
9.5%
Texas House of Representatives District 136
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
9.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 126
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
9.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 114
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
11.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 14
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
12.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 85
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
13.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 115
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
13.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 107
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
14.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 129
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
14.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 117
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
14.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 23
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
15.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 150
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
15.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 118
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
16.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 133
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
16.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 106
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
16.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 89
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
19.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 84
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
20.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 34
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
22.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 43
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
22.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 144
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
22.4%
Texas House of Representatives District 41
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
23.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 70
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
23.5%
Texas House of Representatives District 122
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
23.9%
Texas House of Representatives District 17
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
25.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 91
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
27.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 99
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
28.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 33
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
30.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 78
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
30.5%
Texas House of Representatives District 56
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
31.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 63
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
34.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 15
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
34.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 12
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
35.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 124
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
35.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 148
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
35.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 120
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
36.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 44
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
37.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 130
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
38.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 98
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
38.9%
Texas House of Representatives District 116
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
40.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 24
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
41.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 10
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
42.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 20
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
43.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 42
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
48.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 11
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
48.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 30
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
49.4%
Texas House of Representatives District 73
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
49.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 4
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
49.9%
Texas House of Representatives District 81
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
50.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 18
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
51.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 6
Ends.png Republican
Grey.png Independent
51.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 3
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
52.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 62
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
54.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 83
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
54.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 95
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
54.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 71
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
56.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 8
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
56.4%
Texas House of Representatives District 103
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
56.5%
Texas House of Representatives District 53
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
57.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 57
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
58.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 13
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
58.2%
Texas House of Representatives District 5
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
58.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 2
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
60.1%
Texas House of Representatives District 82
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
60.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 127
Ends.png Republican
Specialsession.png Libertarian
60.5%
Texas House of Representatives District 16
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
60.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 147
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
61.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 125
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
62.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 86
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
64.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 49
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
66.0%
Texas House of Representatives District 19
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
66.4%
Texas House of Representatives District 46
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
67.3%
Texas House of Representatives District 88
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
67.5%
Texas House of Representatives District 131
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
71.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 101
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
74.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 137
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
76.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 149
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
76.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 145
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
80.7%
Texas House of Representatives District 139
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
85.6%
Texas House of Representatives District 146
Electiondot.png Democratic
Specialsession.png Libertarian
85.8%
Texas House of Representatives District 1
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 110
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 111
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 119
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 123
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 128
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 141
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 143
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 21
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 22
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 32
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 35
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 36
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 38
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 39
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 40
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 48
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 50
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 51
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 58
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 61
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 68
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 69
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 7
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 72
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 74
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 76
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 77
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 79
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 80
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 90
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 27
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 31
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 37
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 75
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 100
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 104
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 109
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 140
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 142
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 9
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 25
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 29
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 55
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 59
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 60
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Texas House of Representatives District 87
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed


Seats flipped

See also: State legislative seats that changed party control, 2018

The below map displays each seat in the Texas House of Representatives which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.

State legislative seats flipped in 2018, Texas House of Representatives
District Incumbent 2018 winner Direction of flip
Texas House of Representatives District 102 Republican Party Linda Koop Democratic Party Ana-Maria Ramos R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 105 Republican Party Rodney Anderson Democratic Party Terry Meza R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 113 Republican Party Cindy Burkett Democratic Party Rhetta Andrews Bowers R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 114 Republican Party Jason Villalba Democratic Party John Turner R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 115 Republican Party Matt Rinaldi Democratic Party Julie Johnson R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 132 Republican Party Mike Schofield Democratic Party Gina Calanni R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 135 Republican Party Gary Elkins Democratic Party Jon Rosenthal R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 136 Republican Party Tony Dale Democratic Party John Bucy III R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 45 Republican Party Jason Isaac Democratic Party Erin Zwiener R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 47 Republican Party Paul Workman Democratic Party Vikki Goodwin R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 52 Republican Party Larry Gonzales Democratic Party James Talarico R to D
Texas House of Representatives District 65 Republican Party Ron Simmons Democratic Party Michelle Beckley R to D

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Texas

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 9 of the Texas Election Code

A candidate in Texas may run with an officially recognized political party, as an independent, or as a write-in.

General election candidate application form, 2013

For major party candidates

In order to run with a major political party, a candidate must file an application with the county or state party chair and pay a filing fee. A candidate also has the option of filing a petition in lieu of the filing fee. Application and petition forms are available through local party officials or the Texas Secretary of State. The regular filing period for the primary election begins on the 30th day before the date of the regular filing deadline, which is 6 p.m. on the second Monday in December of an odd-numbered year.[4]

A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[5]

For minor party candidates

State-qualified minor parties nominate candidates by convention. To be considered for nomination by a convention, a minor party candidate must file an application for nomination no later than 6 p.m. on the second Monday in December of an odd-numbered year, preceding the minor party’s convention. A candidate seeking nomination for a state or district office must file with the state party chair. Candidates for county or precinct offices must file applications with county party chairs. Effective September 1, 2021, a candidate nominated via convention must either pay a filing fee (equal to the filing fee paid by major party candidates in primary elections) or submit a petition a petition in lieu of paying the filing fee.[6][7]

For independent candidates

A candidate may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot as an independent candidate if he or she is not affiliated with a political party.[8][9][10][11][12]

To run as an independent, a candidate must file a declaration of intent with the county judge (county or precinct offices) or the Texas Secretary of State (district and state offices) during the same filing period as major and minor party candidates.[9][13]

This paperwork must include signatures of voters who have not participated in the primary election or the runoff primary election of a party that has nominated, at either election, a candidate for the office the petitioning candidate seeks.[9][14]

A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[9]

For write-in candidates

In order to become a write-in candidate in the general election, the candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Texas Secretary of State or the county judge, as appropriate, no later than 5 p.m. of the 78th day before general election day.[15][16]

The declaration must be accompanied by either a filing fee or a nominating petition signed by a certain number of qualified voters. A chart detailing the signature and filing requirements for each particular office can be accessed here.[15][17]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[18]

  • A U.S. citizen;
  • 21 years old before the general election;
  • A two-year resident of Texas before the general election; and
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[19]
SalaryPer diem
$7,200/year$221/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session, which starts at noon on the second Tuesday in January in the year after the election.[20][21]

Texas political history

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas

Party control

2018

In the 2018 elections, the Republican majority in the Texas House of Representatives was reduced from 93-55 to 83-67.

Texas House of Representatives
Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
     Democratic Party 55 67
     Republican Party 93 83
     Vacancy 2 0
Total 150 150

2016

In the 2016 elections, Republicans lost four seats, decreasing their majority from 99-50 with one independent to 95-55.

Texas House of Representatives
Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
     Democratic Party 50 55
     Republican Party 99 95
     Independent 1 0
Total 150 150

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Republicans in Texas gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2002 elections by taking control of the state House.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2024
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Wave election analysis

See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)

The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?

Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.

Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.

The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.

State legislative wave elections
Year President Party Election type State legislative seats change Elections analyzed[22]
1932 Hoover R Presidential -1,022 7,365
1922 Harding R First midterm -907 6,907
1966 Johnson D First midterm[23] -782 7,561
1938 Roosevelt D Second midterm -769 7,179
1958 Eisenhower R Second midterm -702 7,627
2010 Obama D First midterm -702 7,306
1974 Ford R Second midterm[24] -695 7,481
1920 Wilson D Presidential -654 6,835
1930 Hoover R Presidential -640 7,361
1954 Eisenhower R First midterm -494 7,513

Competitiveness

Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.

Results from 2016

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Historical context

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

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Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[25][26]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Texas Secretary of State, "2018 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 22, 2017
  2. Justin Haas, "Email communication with Secretary of State office," December 12, 2017
  3. 3.0 3.1 Excludes unopposed elections
  4. Texas Election Code, "Section 172.023," accessed December 23, 2013
  5. Texas Elections Division, "Republican or Democratic Party Nominees," accessed October 19, 2017
  6. Texas Election Code, "Section 181.033," accessed December 23, 2013
  7. Texas Legislature, "SB 2093," accessed June 8, 2021
  8. Texas Election Code, "Section 1.005(9)," accessed December 23, 2013
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Texas Elections Division, "Independent Candidates," accessed October 31, 2013
  10. Texas Election Code, "Section 142.008," accessed December 23, 2013
  11. Texas Election Code, "Section 162.003," accessed December 23, 2013
  12. Texas Election Code, "Section 162.007," accessed December 23, 2013
  13. Texas Election Code, "Section 142.002(b)(2)," accessed December 23, 2013
  14. Texas Election Code, "Section 142.009," accessed December 23, 2013
  15. 15.0 15.1 Texas Elections Division, "Write-In Candidates," accessed November 1, 2013
  16. Texas Election Code, "Section 146.025," accessed December 23, 2013
  17. Texas Election Code, "Section 146.023-146.0232," accessed December 23, 2013
  18. Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for office," accessed December 18, 2013
  19. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  20. Texas Government Code, "Title 3., Subtitle A., Sec. 301.001," accessed February 17, 2021
  21. Texas Constitution, "Article 3. Legislative Department, Section 4," accessed November 4, 2021
  22. The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
  23. Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
  24. Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
  25. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  26. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017


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