TEXAS

Your complete directory of Texas candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: December 11, 2023 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 2024 Filing Deadline (Independents): June 2024 Primary: March 5, 2024 Run-Off: May 28, 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on September 1, 2024

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Greg Abbott (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dave Clark (D) - Corporate CEO
James Talarico (D) - State Rep. & Presbyterian Seminary Student

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Dan Patrick (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Vikki Goodwin (D) - State Rep. & Real Estate Broker

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Ken Paxton (R)* - (Campaign Site)

COMPTROLLER:
Glenn Hegar (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
Dawn Buckingham (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Sid Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION:

2024 Election:
Christi Craddick (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Katherine Culbert (D) - Process Safety Engineer
Eddie Espinoza (G) - Teacher & Army Veteran
Hawk Dunlap (L) - Well Control Firefighter
Richard McKibbin (TSP/WI) - Customer Service Representative & '23 City Council Candidate

Jim Wright (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

Wayne Christian (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Ted Cruz (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Colin Allred (D) - Congressman, Attorney & Ex-NFL Football Player
Ted Brown (L) - Ex-California State Libertarian Chair, Insurance Adjuster & Frequent Candidate
Analisa Roche (TSP/WI) - Tutor, Homeschooling Parent & Chemical Engineer

John Cornyn (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.
Keith Allen (R)
Ken Paxton (R) - Attorney General

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Nathaniel Moran (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Dan Crenshaw (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Peter Filler (D) - Teacher & Realtor

District 3:
Keith Self (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sandeep Srivastava (D) - Realtor, '22 Nominee & '21 City Council Candidate

District 4:
Pat Fallon (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Simon Cardell (D) - Ex-Congressional Intern & Recent College Graduate

District 5:
Lance Gooden (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ruth Torres (D) - HR Consultant & '22 Candidate

District 6:
Jake Ellzey (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Love (D) - Ex-Midland City Councilman & Financial Advisor

District 7:
Lizzie Fletcher (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Caroline Kane (R) - Commercial Real Estate Broker & Property Manager

District 8:
Morgan Luttrell (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Laura Jones (D) - Realtor, Democratic Activist & '22 Nominee

District 9:
Al Green (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Michael McCaul (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Theresa Boisseau (D) - Real Estate Broker
Jeff Miller (L) - Office Manager

District 11:
August Pfluger (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
[ Kay Granger (R)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
Craig Goldman (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Trey Hunt (D) - Housing Coordinator, Social Worker & '22 Nominee

District 13:
Ronny Jackson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 14:
Randy Weber (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rhonda Hart (D) - Army Veteran, Gun Control Activist & Mother of School Shooting Victim

District 15:
Monica de la Cruz (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Michelle Vallejo (D) - Businesswoman, Progressive Activist & '22 Nominee

District 16:
Veronica Escobar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Irene Armendariz Jackson (R) - Realtor & '20/'22 Nominee

District 17:
Pete Sessions (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Lorenzen (D) - Physician

District 18 - Regular Election:
[ Sheila Jackson Lee (D)* - Died July 19, 2024. ]
Sylvester Turner (D) - Ex-Houston Mayor, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Lana Centonze (R) - Ex-Federal Employee

District 18 - Special Election - Jungle Primary - November 5, 2024:
FILING DEADLINE: AUGUST 22, 2024
[ Sheila Jackson Lee (D)* - Died July 19, 2024. ]
Erica Lee Carter (D) - Policy Analyst & Daughter of Ex-US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee
Maria Dunn (R) - Retired Businesswoman & GOP Activist
Kevin Dural (R) - Business Consultant

District 19:
Jodey Arrington (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bernard Johnson (L) - Teacher
Nathan Lewis (I) - Factory Worker & '22 Candidate

District 20:
Joaquin Castro (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 21:
Chip Roy (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kristin Hook (D) - Biological Scientist
Bob King (L) - Nonprofit Consultant, Ex-Financial Executive & Libertarian Activist

District 22:
Troy Nehls (R)* - (Campaign Site)]
Marquette Greene-Scott (D) - Iowa Colony City Councilwoman, Attorney & Ex-Teacher
Saer Khan (L) - Software Engineer & Consultant

District 23:
Tony Gonzales (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Santos Limon (D) - Civil Engineer, Businessman & Community Activist

District 24:
Beth Van Duyne (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sam Eppler (D) - High School Principal & Teacher

District 25:
Roger Williams (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 26:
[ Michael Burgess (R)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
Brandon Gill (R) - Businessman, Rancher & MAGA Activist
Ernest Lineberger (D) - Industrial Engineer & Analyst
Phil Gray (L) - Property Manager & Frequent Candidate

District 27:
Michael Cloud (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tanya Lloyd (D) - Teacher

District 28:
Henry Cuellar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jay Furman (R) - Retired Navy Officer & Physician

District 29:
Sylvia Garcia (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Alan Garza (R) - Attorney & Engineer

District 30:
Jasmine Crockett (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jrmar "JJ" Jefferson (L) - Entertainer, Nonprofit Fundraiser & Frequent Candidate

District 31:
John Carter (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Stuart Whitlow (D) - Attorney

District 32:
[ Colin Allred (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2024. ]
Julie Johnson (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
Darrell Day (R) - Businessman & '22 Candidate
Kevin Hale (L) - Carpenter, Salesman, Libertarian Activist & '20/'22 Nominee

District 33:
Marc Veasey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Patrick Gillespie (R) - Writer & '22 Nomine

District 34:
Vicente Gonzalez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mayra Flores (R) - Ex-Congresswoman & Ex-Respiratory Therapist

District 35:
Greg Casar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steven Wright (R) - Retired Police Officer

District 36:
Brian Babin (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dayna Steele (D) - Writer, Retired Radio Rock DJ & '18 Nominee

District 37:
Lloyd Doggett (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) - Volunteer Caregiver, GOP Activist & '20/'22 Nominee
Girish Altekar (L) - Businessman

District 38:
Wesley Hunt (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Melissa McDonough (D) - Realtor
Avery Ayers (WI) - Paralegal, USAF Veteran & '14 US Sen Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Texas (C)
Texas Democratic Party (D)
Texas Forward Party (F)
Texas Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of Texas (L)
Reform Party of Texas (REF)
Republican Party of Texas (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Texas Solidarity Party (TSP)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State Ethics Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Abilene Reporter-News
Ag Journal
Aledo Community News
Allen American
Alpine Avalanche
Amarillo Globe News
Athens Daily Review
Austin American-Statesman
Austin Business Journal
Austin Chronicle (Alternative)
Austin El Mundo (Spanish)
Axios Austin
La Prensa Austin
Austin South Asian
Austin TheRepubliq (LGBT)
Baytown Sun
Beaumont Enterprise
Brazoria County The Facts
Brownsville Herald / McAllen Monitor / Harlingen Valley Morning Star
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Conroe Courier
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corsicana Daily Sun
Cuero Record
Daily Texan (University of Texas)
D Magazine (Dallas)
Al Dia Dallas (Spanish)
Axios Dallas
Dallas Business Journal
Dallas Examiner (African-American)
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Observer (Alternative)
Dallas Voice (LGBT)
Denton Record-Chronicle
East Texas Banner
East Texas News
El Campo Leader-News
El Paso Matters
El Paso Times
Ellis County Press
Fort Bend Herald-Texas Coaster
Fort Stockton Pioneer
Frisco Enterprise
Fort Worth Black News
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Gainesville Daily Register
Galveston County Daily News
Gilmer Mirror
Greenville Herald-Banner
Hays Free Press
Axios Houston
Houston Business Journal
Houston Chronicle
Houston County Courier
Houston Daily News / Southern News Group (Chinese)
Houston Defender (African-American)
Houston Forward Times (African-American)
Houston Indo-American News
Houston Jewish Herald-Voice
Houston Landing
Houston Local News Initiative
Houston Press (Alternative)
Vietnam Post Houston (Vietnamese)
Indian Country Today
Kilgore News Herald
Killeen Daily Herald
LaredoBuzz.com
Laredo Morning Times
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lufkin Daily News

Mabank Monitor
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Moore County News-Press
Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
Odessa American
Pampa News
Paris News
Plainview Daily Herald
Plano Star Courier
Pleasanton Express
Port Arthur News
Prairie View Panther
QuorumReport.com
Randall County Canyon News
San Angelo Standard-Times
Axios San Antonio
San Antonio Current (Alternative)
San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio La Prensa Texas (Spanish)
San Antonio Report
San Marcos Daily Record
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
Seminole Sentinel
Sherman Herald-Democrat
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Sweetwater Reporter
Temple Daily Telegram
Terrell Tribune
Texarkana Gazette
Texas A&M Battalion
Texas Almanac
Texas Christian University News
Texas Horn (University of Texas - Austin)
Texas Jewish Post
Texas Monthly
Texas Tribune
Texas State University Star
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Victoria Advocate
Waco Tribune-Herald
Weatherford Democrat
Wharton Journal-Spectator
Wichita Falls Times Record News
Wilson County News
Wise County Messenger

BROADCAST MEDIA:
KTBC TV-7 (FOX - Austin)
KVUE TV-24 (ABC - Austin)
KXAN TV-36 (NBC - Austin)
KEYE TV-42 (CBS - Austin)
KEYE TV-42.2 (Telemundo - Austin)
KDFW TV-4 (FOX - Dallas)
KXAS TV-5 (NBC - Dallas)
WFAA TV-8 (ABC - Dallas)
KTVT TV-11 (CBS - Dallas)
KERA TV-13 Texas Public Television / Radio (PBS / NPR - Dallas)
KXTX TV-39 (Telemundo - Dallas)
KDBC TV-4 (CBS - El Paso)
KTSM TV-9 (NBC - El Paso)
KFOX TV-14 (FOX - El Paso)
KPRC TV-2 (NBC - Houston)
KHOU TV-11 (CBS - Houston)
KTRK TV-13 (ABC - Houston)
KTMD TV-22 (Telemundo - Houston)
KRIV TV-26 (FOX - Houston)
KLBK TV-13 / KAMC TV-28 (CBS / ABC - Lubbock)
KJTV TV-34 (FOX - Lubbock)
KTRE TV-9 (ABC - Lufkin)
KMID TV-2 / KPEJ TV-24 (ABC / FOX - Midland)
WOAI TV-4 (NBC - San Antonio)
KENS TV-5 (CBS - San Antonio)
KSAT TV-12 (ABC - San Antonio)
KVDA TV-60 (Telemundo - San Antonio)
KCEN TV-6 (NBC - Waco)
Texas Public Radio (NPR)
East Texas Radio