2024 Texas elections explained

Election Name:	2024 Texas elections
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2023 Texas elections
Previous Year:	2023
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Next Election:	2025 Texas elections
Next Year:	2025

The 2024 Texas elections were held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024. Runoff elections took place on May 28, 2024.^[1]

Seats up for election were all seats of the Texas Legislature,^[2] all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and the Class I seat to the United States Senate, for which two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz ran for and won re-election.^[3] In addition, Texas counties, cities, and school and other special districts had local elections and other ballot issues, such as bond proposals.

Federal offices

President of the United States

See main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Texas.

See also: 2024 Texas Democratic presidential primary and 2024 Texas Republican presidential primary.

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

United States Class I Senate Seat

See main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Texas. Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election.^[3]

United States House of Representatives

See main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas.

Executive

Railroad Commissioner

Election Name:	2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Texas elections#Railroad Commissioner
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2030 Texas elections#Railroad Commissioner
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Image1:	Christi Craddick (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Christi Craddick
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	6,100,218
Percentage1:	55.63%
Nominee2:	Katherine Culbert
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	4,275,904
Percentage2:	39.00%
Map Size:	310px
Railroad Commissioner
Before Election:	Christi Craddick
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	Christi Craddick
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

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

Republican primary

Candidates

• 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]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bill Burch, drilling engineer^[6]
• Katherine Culbert, process safety engineer^[6]

Results

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Christi Craddick (R)	Katherine Culbert (D)	Other	Undecided
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		58%	42%	–	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		56%	44%	–	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		56%	44%	–	–
YouGov	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	June 20 – July 1, 2024	1,484 (LV)	± 2.5%		41%	35%	6%	18%

Results

Judicial

Supreme Court

Place 2

Election Name:	2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Texas elections#Place 2
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2030 Texas elections#Supreme Court#Place 2
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Nominee1:	Jimmy Blacklock
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	6,372,584
Percentage1:	58.23%
Nominee2:	DaSean Jones
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	4,571,171
Percentage2:	41.77%
Map Size:	310px
Justice
Before Election:	Jimmy Blacklock
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	Jimmy Blacklock
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

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

=Candidates

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• Jimmy Blacklock, incumbent Associate Justice^[7]

=Results

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=Candidates

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• DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District)^[7]
• Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center^[7]

=Endorsements

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=Results

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=Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jimmy Blacklock (R)	DaSean Jones (D)	Undecided
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		56%	44%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		56%	44%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		51%	49%	–

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=Results

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Place 4

Election Name:	2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Texas elections#Place 4
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2030 Texas elections#Supreme Court#Place 4
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Nominee1:	John Devine
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	6,256,496
Percentage1:	57.33%
Nominee2:	Christine Vinh Weems
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	4,656,560
Percentage2:	42.67%
Map Size:	310px
Justice
Before Election:	John Devine
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	John Devine
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

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

=Candidates

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• John Devine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
• Brian Walker, Associate Justice of the Second Court of Appeals of Texas

=Endorsements

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=Results

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• Christine Vinh Weems, Judge of the Harris County District Court (281st District)^[8]

=Results

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=Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Devine (R)	Christine Weems (D)	Undecided
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		55%	45%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		54%	46%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		52.5%	47.5%	–

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=Results

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Place 6

Election Name:	2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Texas elections#Place 6
Previous Year:	2020
Next Election:	2030 Texas elections#Supreme Court#Place 6
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Nominee1:	Jane Bland
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	6,145,167
Percentage1:	56.24%
Nominee2:	Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	4,425,189
Percentage2:	40.50%
Map Size:	310px
Justice
Before Election:	Jane Bland
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	Jane Bland
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

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.

=Candidates

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• Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice

=Results

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=Candidates

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• Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas
• Joe Pool, Judge of the Hays County District Court (428th District)

=Endorsements

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=Results

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=Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jane Bland (R)	Bonnie Goldstein (D)	Undecided
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		57%	43%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		55%	45%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		53%	47%	–

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=Results

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Court of Criminal Appeals

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.^[9] 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.^[10] Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election.^[11]

Presiding Judge

Election Name:	2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Texas elections#Presiding Judge
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2030 Texas elections#Presiding Judge
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Nominee1:	David Schenck
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	6,312,526
Percentage1:	58.29%
Nominee2:	Holly Taylor
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	4,516,579
Percentage2:	41.71%
Map Size:	310px
Presiding Judge
Before Election:	Sharon Keller
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	David Schenck
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

Incumbent Presiding Judge Sharon Keller ran for re-election to a 6th term.

=Candidates

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• David Schenck, former Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas (2015–2022)
• Sharon Keller, incumbent Presiding Judge

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=Results

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=Candidates

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• Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office^[12]

=Results

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=Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Schenck (R)	Holly Taylor (D)	Undecided
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		55%	45%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		54%	46%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		59%	41%	–

=Endorsements

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=Results

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Place 7

Election Name:	2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Texas elections#Place 7
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2030 Texas elections#Place 7
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Nominee1:	Gina Parker
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	6,340,949
Percentage1:	58.35%
Nominee2:	Nancy Mulder
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	4,526,924
Percentage2:	41.65%
Map Size:	310px
Judge
Before Election:	Barbara Parker Hervey
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	Gina Parker
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

Incumbent Judge Barbara Parker Hervey ran for re-election to a 4th term.

=Candidates

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• Barbara Parker Hervey, incumbent Judge
• Gina Parker, attorney

=Endorsements

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=Results

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=Candidates

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• Nancy Mulder, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 6)^[12]

=Results

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=Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Gina Parker (R)	Nancy Mulder (D)	Undecided
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		55%	45%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		56%	44%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		55%	45%	–

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=Results

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Place 8

Election Name:	2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Texas elections#Place 8
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2030 Texas elections#Place 8
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Nominee1:	Lee Finley
Party1:	Republican Party of Texas
Popular Vote1:	6,385,238
Percentage1:	58.87%
Nominee2:	Chika Anyiam
Party2:	Texas Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	4,461,229
Percentage2:	41.13%
Map Size:	310px
Judge
Before Election:	Michelle Slaughter
Before Party:	Republican Party of Texas
After Election:	Lee Finley
After Party:	Republican Party of Texas

Incumbent Judge Michelle Slaughter ran for re-election to a 2nd term.

=Candidates

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• Lee Finley, criminal defense attorney
• Michelle Slaughter, incumbent Judge

=Endorsements

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=Results

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=Candidates

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• Chika Anyiam, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 7)^[12]

=Results

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=Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lee Finley (R)	Chika Anyiam (D)	Undecided
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		55%	45%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		55%	45%	–
ActiVote	data-sort-value="2024-07-11"	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%		54%	46%	–

=Endorsements

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=Results

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State legislature

All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 15 of the 31 seats of the Texas State Senate are up for election. The winners of this election will serve in the 89th Texas Legislature.

Texas Senate

See main article: 2024 Texas Senate election.

Texas House of Representatives

See main article: 2024 Texas House of Representatives election.

Local elections

Mayoral elections

Eligible incumbents

• Austin, Texas

One-term incumbent Kirk Watson is running for re-election.^[13]

• Corpus Christi, Texas

Two-term incumbent Paulette Guajardo is eligible for re-election.

• El Paso, Texas

One-term incumbent Oscar Leeser is running for re-election.^[14]

Ineligible or retiring incumbents

• Lubbock, Texas

One-term incumbent Trey Payne is retiring.^[15]

See also

• 2024 United States elections

Notes

Partisan clients

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 State Primary Election Dates . . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110155538/https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2024-state-primary-election-dates . 10 November 2023.
2. Web site: Svitek . Patrick . Texas Democrats and Republicans are on the hunt for rare chances to flip seats in 2024 . The Texas Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602125028/https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/15/texas-democrats-republicans-districts-competitive-2024/ . 2 June 2023 . en . 15 March 2023.
3. Web site: Linton . Caroline . February 14, 2023 . Ted Cruz recommits to 2024 Senate run . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903233003/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-2024-senate-reelection-presidential-race/ . 3 September 2023 . . en-US.
4. Web site: Wang . Hansi . Jin . Connie . Levitt . Zach . Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210819123145/https://www.npr.org/2021/04/26/983082132/census-to-release-1st-results-that-shift-electoral-college-house-seats . August 19, 2021 . April 26, 2021 . live.
5. Web site: Craddick, Culbert projected to compete for Texas railroad commissioner in November . . March 6, 2024.
6. Web site: Drane . Amanda . Who is running for the Texas Railroad Commission? A look at those vying to regulate the state's oil and gas industry . . February 18, 2024.
7. Web site: Pesquera . Adolfo . Democrats DaSean Jones and Randall Sarosdy Vie to Face Judge Jimmy Blacklock in November Election . law.com . February 20, 2024.
8. Web site: Singer . Jeff . Texas Democrats are challenging all three Republicans on Supreme Court who denied emergency abortion . . December 19, 2023.
9. Web site: State v. Stephens . TEXAS DISTRICT & COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION . December 17, 2021.
10. Web site: Svitek . Patrick . Three court of criminal appeal judges up for reelection targeted by Ken Paxton’s political revenge machine . . December 13, 2023.
11. Web site: Melhado . William . Ken Paxton successfully ousts three Republican criminal appeal court judges . . March 6, 2024.
12. Web site: Norton . Hannah . Paxton-backed challengers projected to defeat incumbent criminal appeals judges . . March 5, 2024.
13. Web site: Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to run for reelection; 4th candidate so far on November ballot. Ella. McCarthy. April 10, 2024. Austin American-Statesman.
14. Web site: Eagle . Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune . 2024-02-12 . Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announces bid for second term . 2024-03-24 . . en.
15. Web site: Lubbock Mayor Tray Payne won't seek re-election in 2024. Rosiles. Mateo. December 6, 2023. May 9, 2024. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.