Elections were held in Texas on November 5, 2024. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024. Primary runoff elections took place on May 28, 2024.
Seats up for election were all seats of the Texas Legislature, 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. 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
Republican Donald Trump won the state of Texas by a wide margin, winning all 40 of the state's electoral votes.
United States Class I Senate Seat
Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz won re-election by a wide margin.
United States House of Representatives Republicans won 25 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to the Democrats' 13, with no net change from the previous election.
Executive Railroad Commissioner
Incumbent commissioner Christi Craddick was re-elected to a third 6-year term.
Republican primary Candidates Christie Clark, attorney Christi Craddick, incumbent Railroad Commissioner Corey Howell, construction operator Jim Matlock, oil & gas industry consultant Petra Reyes
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Democratic primary Candidates Bill Burch, drilling engineer Katherine Culbert, process safety engineer
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General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ChristiCraddick (R) KatherineCulbert (D) Other UndecidedActiVoteOctober 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%58%42%––ActiVoteAugust 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%––ActiVoteJuly 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%––YouGovYouGovJune 20 – July 1, 20241,484 (LV)± 2.5%41%35%6%18%Texas Hispanic Policy FoundationApril 5–10, 20241,600 (LV)± 2.45%41%29%6%24%
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Judicial Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock was re-elected to a second 6-year term.
Republican primary Candidates Jimmy Blacklock, incumbent Associate Justice
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Democratic primary Candidates DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District) Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center
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General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JimmyBlacklock (R) DaSeanJones (D) UndecidedActiVoteOctober 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%–ActiVoteAugust 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%–ActiVoteJuly 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%51%49%–
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Place 4
Incumbent Justice John Devine was re-elected to a third 6-year term.
Republican primary Candidates John Devine, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas Brian Walker, Associate Justice of the Second Court of Appeals of Texas
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Democratic primary Candidates Christine Vinh Weems, Judge of the Harris County District Court (281st District)
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General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JohnDevine (R) ChristineWeems (D) UndecidedActiVoteOctober 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–ActiVoteAugust 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%–ActiVoteJuly 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%52.5%47.5%–
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Place 6
Incumbent Justice Jane Bland was elected to a full 6-year term, after last being elected in 2020 to finish the remainder of her predecessor, Jeff Brown's, term.
Republican primary Candidates Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice
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Democratic primary Candidates Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas Joe Pool, Judge of the Hays County District Court (428th District)
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General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JaneBland (R) BonnieGoldstein (D) UndecidedActiVoteOctober 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%57%43%–ActiVoteAugust 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–ActiVoteJuly 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%53%47%–
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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. 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. Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election.
Presiding Judge
Incumbent Presiding Judge Sharon Keller ran for re-election to a 6th term.
Republican primary Candidates David Schenck, former Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas (2015–2022) Sharon Keller, incumbent Presiding Judge
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Democratic primary Candidates Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office
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General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DavidSchenck (R) HollyTaylor (D) UndecidedActiVoteOctober 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–ActiVoteAugust 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%–ActiVoteJuly 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%59%41%–
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Place 7
Incumbent Judge Barbara Parker Hervey ran for re-election to a 4th term.
Republican primary Candidates Barbara Parker Hervey, incumbent Judge Gina Parker, attorney
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Democratic primary Candidates Nancy Mulder, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 6)
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General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error GinaParker (R) NancyMulder (D) UndecidedActiVoteOctober 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–ActiVoteAugust 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%–ActiVoteJuly 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–
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Place 8
Incumbent Judge Michelle Slaughter ran for re-election to a 2nd term.
Republican primary Candidates Lee Finley, criminal defense attorney Michelle Slaughter, incumbent Judge
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Democratic primary Candidates Chika Anyiam, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 7)
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General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error LeeFinley (R) ChikaAnyiam (D) UndecidedActiVoteOctober 17–25, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–ActiVoteAugust 30 – September 30, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%55%45%–ActiVoteJuly 18 – August 11, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%54%46%–
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Board of Education All fifteen seats of the Texas Board of Education were up for election to four-year terms. The board follows a 2-4-4 term system; members are elected to two-year terms at the beginning of each decade. Based on the results of the 2022 election, the board was made up of ten Republicans and five Democrats; however, Democrat Aicha Davis had resigned from her seat to run for the Texas House of Representatives. Despite fellow Democrat Tiffany Clark running unopposed for the seat, Abbott appointed Republican Leslie Recine to fill Davis' unexpired term, giving Republicans an 11–4 majority on the board for the final two months of 2025. During this time, the board adopted the highly controversial Bluebonnet Learning curriculum, which incorporates religion, particularly Christianity, into its elementary school lessons. The passage gave districts financial incentive to adopt the curriculum, although it did not require it. Democrats held onto all of their seats, including a very narrow victory in district 1, returning the board to its 10–5 Republican majority at the start of 2025.
District 1 Democratic primary
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District 3 Democratic primary
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District 4 Democratic primary
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District 10 Republican primary
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District 11 Republican primary
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District 12 Republican primary
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District 13 General election
District 15 Republican primary
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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
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Local elections
Mayoral elections
Eligible incumbents Austin: One-term incumbent Kirk Watson successfully ran for re-election. Corpus Christi, Texas: Two-term incumbent Paulette Guajardo is eligible for re-election.
Ineligible or retiring incumbents Lubbock, Texas: Mark McBrayer was elected on May 4 to replace retiring one-term incumbent Republican Trey Payne. El Paso: One-term incumbent Oscar Leeser chose not to run for re-election, and was succeeded by Renard Johnson.
See also 2024 United States elections
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