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2024 Texas House of Representatives election

The 2024 Texas House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024. The winners of this election will serve in the 89th Texas Legislature. It was held alongside numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the 2024 Texas Senate election.

Background
Republicans expanded their majority by one seat to an 86–64 margin in the 2022 elections, winning multiple competitive, heavily Hispanic, districts in South Texas, while Democrats performed better than expected in suburban areas. 2023 regular session During the regular session, the legislature expanded school armed security measures, banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities, and allowed school districts to hire or volunteer chaplains for mental health support for students. Near the end of the session, the House voted unanimously to expel Republican Bryan Slaton for having an improper relationship with an aide. Republican infighting led to the collapse of a school voucher bill during the regular session, but governor Greg Abbott vowed to call special sessions until it passed. Efforts to legalize online sports betting and casino gambling found a resurgence in the House late in the session. Both proposals were supported by casino company owners and sports executives, such as Las Vegas Sands and Dallas Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson, as well as former Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Legislation to legalize either would have had to take the form of a constitutional amendment, requiring supermajority support in both legislative chambers, as well as approval from voters. The proposal to legalize online sports betting received 101 votes in the House, one above the supermajority threshold, but the bill to legalize casino gambling died without receiving a vote. Neither effort was expected to succeed in the Texas Senate due to opposition from Republican senators and lieutenant governor Dan Patrick. Paxton impeachment and special sessions On May 27, 2023, the House voted 121–23 to impeach attorney general Ken Paxton after a House committee found that he had used taxpayer funds to settle a legal dispute. The impeachment effort failed when the Texas Senate voted to acquit him of all charges in September 2023. After the end of the regular session, Abbott called four special sessions to push for the voucher bill, but these efforts failed, bringing the effort to a final defeat in November 2023 when 21 Republicans voted with Democrats on an amendment to strip the voucher provisions from the House's education bill. As a result of this infighting, multiple Republican incumbents found themselves having to defend against Paxton-endorsed candidates and pro-voucher candidates supported by governor Greg Abbott in the state house primaries. District partisanship In the 2020 presidential election in Texas, Republican Donald Trump won 85 State House districts, while Democrat Joe Biden won 65 districts. In the 2024 presidential election in Texas, Donald Trump won 11 more districts than he did in 2020 with 96, while Democrat Kamala Harris won 54 districts. In the aftermath of the 2024 election, Democrats now hold 8 districts in which Trump won with the closest being House district 40, a district that Trump won by 0.1%. == Retirements ==
Retirements
16 incumbents did not seek re-election. Republicans Nine Republicans did not seek re-election. • District 6: Matt Schaefer is retiring. • District 12: Kyle Kacal is retiring. • District 14: John N. Raney is retiring. • District 29: Ed Thompson is retiring. • District 30: Geanie Morrison is retiring. • District 53: Andrew Murr is retiring. • District 56: Charles Anderson resigned from his seat early in August 2024. • District 97: Craig Goldman is retiring to run for U.S. Representative. Democrats Seven Democrats did not seek re-election. • District 34: Abel Herrero is retiring. • District 77: Evelina Ortega is retiring. • District 80: Tracy King is retiring. • District 107: Victoria Neave is retiring to run for State Senate. • District 109: Carl O. Sherman is retiring to run for U.S. Senate. • District 115: Julie Johnson is retiring to run for U.S. Representative. • District 139: Jarvis Johnson is retiring to run for State Senate. == Incumbents defeated ==
Incumbents defeated
In primaries Nine incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the March 5 primary election. Nine incumbents (eight Republicans, one Democrat) faced runoff elections. Republicans District 2: Jill Dutton lost renomination to Brent Money. • District 11: Travis Clardy lost renomination to Joanne Shofner. • District 18: Ernest Bailes lost renomination to Janis Holt. • District 26: Jacey Jetton lost renomination to Matt Morgan. • District 55: Hugh Shine lost renomination to Hillary Hickland. • District 60: Glenn Rogers lost renomination to Mike Olcott. • District 62: Reggie Smith lost renomination to Shelley Luther. • District 65: Kronda Thimesch lost renomination to Mitch Little. • District 121: Steve Allison lost renomination to Marc LaHood. In runoff elections Six of eight Republicans forced into runoffs, as well as the one Democrat, were defeated. Republicans District 33: Justin Holland lost renomination to Katrina Pierson. • District 44: John Kuempel lost renomination to Alan Schoolcraft. • District 58: DeWayne Burns lost renomination to Helen Kerwin. • District 61: Frederick Frazier lost renomination to Keresa Richardson. • District 64: Lynn Stucky lost renomination to Andy Hopper. • District 91: Stephanie Klick lost renomination to David Lowe. Democrats District 146: Shawn Thierry lost renomination to Lauren Ashley Simmons. Thierry later joined the Republican party. == Campaign ==
Campaign
District 2 special election The special election to fill the seat of expelled representative Bryan Slaton was held on November 7, 2023, but no candidate received a majority of the vote, with Jill Dutton and Brent Money, both Republicans, advancing to the runoff. Dutton received support from Speaker Dade Phelan and former governor Rick Perry, while Money received support from governor Greg Abbott, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and attorney general Ken Paxton. Many saw the race as a preview for the intraparty battle over vouchers and Paxton's impeachment that was soon to take place in the March primary. Dutton narrowly won the runoff on January 30, 2024. {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change {{Election box candidate with party link no change {{Election box candidate with party link no change {{Election box candidate with party link no change {{Election box candidate with party link no change {{Election box total no change {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change {{Election box candidate with party link no change {{Election box total no change Statewide primary election Dozens of Republican lawmakers faced primary challenges over votes on the impeachment of Ken Paxton and on school vouchers. Paxton and Abbott combined endorsed primary challengers for over half of all Republicans running for re-election. Former president Donald Trump additionally endorsed seven challengers to House incumbents, with the three men endorsing opposing candidates in several races, including multiple in Collin County. The primary garnered national attention due to its attempts to push the House in a more conservative direction and the high number of primary challengers, especially the challenge against incumbent speaker Dade Phelan. Conservative challengers ousted a number of incumbent Republicans in the primary, including half of those targeted by Greg Abbott. Eight others were forced into May runoff elections, including Phelan. Paxton's challengers were less successful at defeating incumbents, especially when his endorsements conflicted with Abbott's. In total, Paxton endorsed 47 candidates for state house in primary elections, 25 of which lost, 22 ended up winning, and only 4 of which were incumbents. The results marked a significant increase in support for school vouchers among Republican legislators. On the Democratic side, multiple incumbents announced their intention to run for higher office, setting up open primaries for their House seats. Democrats, for their part, ousted representative Shawn Thierry in a runoff, targeting her due to her votes with Republicans on LGBT rights. General election Commentators expected there to be few competitive seats in the general election. Each party won only one House district won by the opposing party's gubernatorial nominee during the 2022 elections. In the leadup to the general election, Republicans outraised Democrats in competitive races in South Texas, while Democrats outraised Republicans in competitive races in Dallas and San Antonio. Abbott had boasted 77 Republican candidates on the general election ballot who supported school voucher legislation in previous sessions or ousted anti-voucher incumbents, meaning Democrats would have needed a net gain of at least two seats from the 2022 election to continue to block vouchers. == Predictions ==
Predictions
Due to the size of the Republicans' majority and the low number of competitive seats, most analysts considered a change in control of the chamber to be unlikely. Statewide Competitive districts ==Results==
Results
Statewide Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: Results by district Elected representatives † - Incumbent not seeking re-election ٭ - Incumbent lost re-nomination == Speaker election ==
Speaker election
Despite narrowly defeating his primary election challenger, incumbent speaker Dade Phelan faced significant hurdles in retaining his position. Phelan gained his first challenger, Tom Oliverson, in March after nine incumbent Republicans lost renomination, and he gained a second, Shelby Slawson, in May after six more Republicans lost primary runoff elections. A primary issue for both candidates was their opposition to Phelan's continuation of the longstanding tradition of appointing members of the minority party as committee chairs. Nearly 50 House Republicans had pledged to vote against any speaker candidate who would continue this tradition, all but dooming Phelan's chances at winning the Republican nomination. On September 20, 48 house Republicans who opposed Phelan unanimously chose David Cook of the 96th district as the reformer-endorsed candidate in the next speakership election. Phelan was expected to seek support from Democrats in order to remain as speaker, but ultimately opted out of seeking a third term as speaker. Dustin Burrows of the 83rd district, an ally of Phelan, sought the speakership relying on the support of Democratic representatives and Republicans who defeated primary challengers. On January 14, 2025, Burrows was elected Texas House Speaker after 49 Democrats joined 36 Republicans to back him in the second round of voting, defeating Cook by a vote of 85 to 55. == Detailed results ==
Detailed results
Results according to the Texas Secretary of State. Precinct results compiled by the Texas Legislative Council. District 1 Incumbent Republican Gary VanDeaver won re-election. Chris Spencer forced VanDeaver into a runoff, with the latter's votes against school vouchers and for the impeachment of Ken Paxton emerging as primary points of contention between the two candidates. VanDeaver himself won election to the House in a 2014 Republican primary against then-incumbent George Lavender, who was considered much more conservative than VanDeaver. VanDeaver defeated Spencer in the runoff. Money defeated Dutton. Despite Bell's vote against school voucher legislation, Feuerstein received no endorsement or campaign support from Greg Abbott. District 5 Incumbent Republican Cole Hefner won re-election. He faced Independent Nancy Nichols, a former Democratic Committee member, who ran as a write-in candidate. District 6 Incumbent Republican Matt Schaefer retired. District 7 Incumbent Republican Jay Dean won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation. Despite this, neither of Dean's primary opponents received an endorsement from Greg Abbott. District 9 Incumbent Republican Trent Ashby won re-election. His challenger, Paulette Carson, was endorsed by attorney general Ken Paxton. District 10 Incumbent Republican Brian Harrison won re-election with only write-in opposition. District 11 Incumbent Republican Travis Clardy ran for re-election but lost renomination to Joanne Shofner. District 12 Incumbent Republican Kyle Kacal retired. Bius had previously been the Republican nominee for this seat in 2000. Wharton defeated Bius in the runoff. District 13 Incumbent Republican Angelia Orr won re-election. District 14 Incumbent Republican John N. Raney retired. District 15 Incumbent Republican Steve Toth won re-election. Conroe ISD board member Stephen Hubert challenged Toth in the Republican primary, running on a platform of strong support for public education. District 16 Incumbent Republican Will Metcalf won re-election. District 17 Incumbent Republican Stan Gerdes won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. District 18 Incumbent Republican Ernest Bailes ran for re-election but lost renomination to Janis Holt. Bailes campaigned heavily on his support for public schools. Holt, on the other hand, made little to no mention of vouchers during her campaign, focusing instead on immigration issues, especially as they related to Bailes' support of 2017 legislation that enabled the establishment of a municipal management district in Colony Ridge. The district led to the construction of housing primarily occupied by low-income and immigrant families, which Holt claimed was overly burdening the area's hospitals and schools. District 18 was the only district in the state to oust an anti-voucher incumbent without having any accredited private schools within its boundaries. District 19 Incumbent Republican Ellen Troxclair won re-election. She was targeted for a primary challenge by former state representative Kyle Biedermann due to her support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. District 20 Incumbent Republican Terry Wilson won re-election. He was targeted for the impeachment of attorney general Paxton. District 21 Incumbent Republican Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan ran for re-election. Phelan was targeted by conservatives over his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton, the House's failure to pass school voucher legislation in the 2023 session, and his continuation of the practice of appointing Democrats as chairs of House committees. Despite heralding the passage of conservative legislation on abortion, guns, and border security, Phelan was targeted as "insufficiently conservative" by many in the state party, which voted to censure him in February 2024. The race was seen as the primary hotspot in the party's internal battle in the primary over the Paxton impeachment and school vouchers. Much of the campaign was focused on Paxton's impeachment, but it also included the alleged harassment of Phelan's wife and terroristic threats against Phelan himself. This was Phelan's first primary challenge since he initially won the Beaumont-area district in 2014. Prominent Republicans such as former governor Rick Perry and former U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison headlined fundraising for Phelan, including businesswoman Miriam Adelson, while conservative businessmen Jeff Yass, Farris Wilks, and Tim Dunn had given financial backing to Covey, in what became the most expensive house race in state history. Controversy arose during the campaign after a deepfaked mailer depicting Phelan with prominent Democratic politicians such as Nancy Pelosi was circulated. The ad accused Phelan of being a Democratic "puppet," but it did not violate the state's recently passed anti-deepfake law, causing some to consider revising it during the next session. Phelan narrowly won the runoff against Covey, ensuring his re-election. His future as Speaker was uncertain, however, as many within his caucus called for his replacement, and many other backers of his speakership lost their primaries. Endorsements Fundraising Results District 22 Incumbent Democrat Christian Manuel won re-election. He defeated lawyer Al Price Jr., the son of former state representative Al Price Sr, in the Democratic primary District 23 Incumbent Republican Terri Leo-Wilson won re-election. District 24 Incumbent Republican Greg Bonnen won re-election. District 25 Incumbent Republican Cody Vasut won re-election. District 26 Incumbent Republican Jacey Jetton ran for re-election but lost renomination to Matt Morgan. District 27 Incumbent Democrat Ron Reynolds won re-election. He defeated perennial candidate Rodrigo Carreon in the Democratic primary. District 28 Incumbent Republican Gary Gates won re-election. Gates voted for the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton, but he later expressed regret for the vote, publicly defending Paxton and earning his endorsement in his primary election. District 29 Incumbent Republican Ed Thompson retired. Barry defeated Kamkar in the runoff election. District 30 Incumbent Republican Geanie Morrison retired. District 31 Incumbent Republican Ryan Guillien won re-election unopposed. District 32 Incumbent Republican Todd Hunter won re-election. District 33 Incumbent Republican Justin Holland ran for re-election. He was targeted in the Republican primary for his votes to impeach attorney general Ken Paxton and against school voucher legislation, as well as his support of gun control legislation following a mall shooting in Allen, Texas, near his Rockwall district. Katrina Pierson, the spokesperson for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, forced Holland into a runoff. Pierson had endorsed one of Abbott's primary challengers in 2022, and he did not endorse her before the March primary. While Abbott and other Texas Republicans endorsed her after she made the runoff, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz had not, despite her work on both men's previous campaigns. School vouchers and gun control emerged as the primary dividing issues between the candidates. Pierson defeated Holland in the runoff. District 35 Incumbent Democrat Oscar Longoria won re-election unopposed. District 36 Incumbent Democrat Sergio Muñoz won re-election unopposed. District 37 Incumbent Republican Janie Lopez won re-election. Lopez narrowly won the South Texas district in 2022. Among Lopez's Democratic challengers is former representative Alex Dominguez, who represented the seat prior to the 2022 election before retiring to run for the Texas Senate. Lopez was considered a top Democratic target for this election, and Democrats attacked Lopez for her support of school voucher legislation. District 38 Incumbent Democrat Erin Gamez won re-election unopposed. District 39 Incumbent Democrat Armando Martinez won re-election. District 40 Incumbent Democrat Terry Canales won re-election unopposed. District 41 Incumbent Democrat Robert Guerra won re-election. John Robert "Doc" Guerra, a frequent Republican candidate for this seat, was unable to have his nickname appear on the ballot, unlike in previous election cycles, leading to fear of voter confusion. District 42 Incumbent Democrat Richard Raymond won re-election unopposed. District 43 Incumbent Republican Jose Manuel Lozano Jr. won re-election. Lozano voted for the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton, but he later expressed regret for the vote. Schoolcraft defeated Kuempel in the runoff. District 46 Incumbent Democrat Sheryl Cole won re-election. District 47 Incumbent Democrat Vikki Goodwin won re-election. District 48 Incumbent Democrat Donna Howard won re-election. District 49 Incumbent Democrat Gina Hinojosa won re-election unopposed. District 50 Incumbent Democrat James Talarico won re-election. He defeated Nathan Boynton in the Democratic primary. District 51 Incumbent Democrat Lulu Flores won re-election unopposed. District 52 Incumbent Republican Caroline Harris-Davila ran for re-election. This election was considered potentially competitive prior to the election; statewide Republicans had consistently won the district by only single-digit margins in 2020 and 2022, and the district was experiencing rapid population growth. Democrat Jennie Birkholz campaigned heavily on her opposition to school vouchers and her support for abortion rights, while Harris-Davila campaigned on border security and school vouchers. The Williamson County-based district 52 had been redrawn to become much more Republican-leaning during the 2021 redistricting cycle. Harris-Davila won re-election by a larger than expected margin. District 53 Incumbent Republican Andrew Murr retired. Murr had been targeted by conservatives over his role leading the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton, as well as his opposition to school voucher legislation. Virdell won the general election by an even larger margin. District 54 Incumbent Republican Brad Buckley won re-election. Buckley was one of the primary authors of the school voucher legislation that failed to pass in the 88th Texas Legislature. District 55 Incumbent Republican Hugh Shine ran for re-election but lost renomination to Hillary Hickland. District 56 Incumbent Republican Charles Anderson announced his intention to not seek re-election in late 2023. Pat Curry, who received an endorsement from governor Greg Abbott, won the Republican primary to succeed him. Anderson resigned from his seat early in August 2024, asking that a special election be held concurrently with the general election to give his successor a seniority advantage. Only Curry and Erin Shank, the Democratic nominee, qualified for the special election, leading to identical special and general elections. District 57 Incumbent Republican Richard Hayes won re-election. District 58 Incumbent Republican DeWayne Burns ran for re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation. Helen Kerwin defeated Burns in the runoff election. District 60 Incumbent Republican Glenn Rogers ran for re-election but lost renomination to Mike Olcott. District 61 Incumbent Republican Frederick Frazier ran for re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. Paxton endorsed challengers Chuck Branch and Keresa Richardson, and Richardson forced Frazier into a runoff. Richardson attacked Frazier both over his vote on the Paxton impeachment as well as over charges that he impersonated an election official during the 2022 election. Frazier pled no contest to both charges in December 2023 and was granted deferred adjudication, dismissing the charges after he completed his probation sentence in April 2024. Richardson defeated Frazier in the runoff. but she did not receive an endorsement from Greg Abbott. Luther had sharply criticized the governor's policies related to COVID-19, defying orders to shut down her business amid the pandemic. District 64 Incumbent Republican Lynn Stucky ran for re-election. Andy Hopper forced Stucky into a runoff, a rematch of the 2022 election which Stucky won by 94 votes. Hopper attacked Stucky over his vote to impeach attorney general Ken Paxton and accused him of being insufficiently conservative. Stucky, in turn, attacked Hopper for donations he received in connection to white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Hopper defeated Stucky in the runoff election. District 66 Incumbent Republican Matt Shaheen won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. District 69 Incumbent Republican James Frank won re-election. Frank launched a run for speaker of the House against incumbent Dade Phelan in September becoming the fourth Republican to do so. He pledged to improve communication between the House and statewide officials and to decentralize power from the speaker, giving it to individual members. District 70 Incumbent Democrat Mihaela Plesa won re-election after flipping the Collin County district in 2022. Plesa was considered a top Republican target for this election. District 71 Incumbent Republican Stan Lambert won re-election. He was targeted in the Republican primary for his votes to impeach attorney general Ken Paxton and against school voucher legislation. District 72 Incumbent Republican Drew Darby won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation. District 73 Incumbent Republican Carrie Isaac won re-election. District 74 Incumbent Democrat Eddie Morales narrowly won re-election. First elected in 2020, Morales was considered one of the most conservative Democrats in the chamber. He frequently broke with his party on immigration issues, attacking Democratic President Joe Biden for his administration's policies. The district was considered highly competitive ahead of election day, and both sides spent heavily on the race. District 75 Incumbent Democrat Mary González won re-election unopposed. District 76 Incumbent Democrat Suleman Lalani won re-election. He defeated social worker and school choice activist Vanesia Johnson in the Democratic primary. District 77 Incumbent Democrat Evelina Ortega retired. Former Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin won the Republican nomination, while Democrat Cecilia Castellano defeated Rosie Cuellar, the sister of U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, in a runoff election. In August, Castellano's house was searched as part of an investigation into alleged ballot harvesting led by attorney general Ken Paxton. Castellano denied the allegations and accused the investigations of being politically motivated. McLaughlin, who gained high name recognition due to his public response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, was seen as having a high chance to flip the district. District 81 Incumbent Republican Brooks Landgraf won re-election unopposed. District 82 Incumbent Republican Tom Craddick, the former Speaker of the House and the longest serving member of the Texas Legislature, won re-election. District 83 Incumbent Republican Dustin Burrows won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. District 84 Incumbent Republican Carl Tepper won re-election. District 85 Incumbent Republican Stan Kitzman won re-election. District 86 Incumbent Republican John Smithee won re-election. District 87 Incumbent Republican Four Price retired. She faced mild controversy due to many of her top endorsers having received campaign contributions from her father. Nonetheless, she won the primary outright against three opponents, avoiding the need for a runoff. District 88 Incumbent Republican Ken King won re-election. Despite King's opposition to school voucher legislation, Karen Post, his primary challenger, did not receive an endorsement from Greg Abbott. District 89 Incumbent Republican Candy Noble won re-election. She was targeted for a primary challenge due to her support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. She faced Democrat Darrel Evans in the general election. District 90 Incumbent Democrat Ramon Romero Jr. won re-election unopposed. District 91 Incumbent Republican Stephanie Klick ran for re-election. David Lowe forced her into a runoff, a rematch of the 2022 election, attacking her voting record as insufficiently conservative. Attorney general Ken Paxton endorsed Lowe due to Klick's vote in favor of his impeachment. Lowe defeated Klick in the runoff election. District 100 Incumbent Democrat Venton Jones won re-election. Venton, who was first elected in 2022, faced multiple primary challengers, including former Dallas City Council members Barbara Mallory Caraway and Sandra Crenshaw. Jones won the primary outright, narrowly avoiding a runoff. District 101 Incumbent Democrat Chris Turner won re-election. District 102 Incumbent Democrat Ana-Maria Ramos won re-election unopposed. District 103 Incumbent Democrat Rafael Anchia won re-election unopposed. District 104 Incumbent Democrat Jessica González won re-election unopposed. District 105 Incumbent Democrat Terry Meza won re-election. District 106 Incumbent Republican Jared Patterson won re-election. District 107 Incumbent Democrat Victoria Neave retired to run for State Senate. District 108 Incumbent Republican Morgan Meyer won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. His challenger was also endorsed by former president Donald Trump and lieutenant governor Dan Patrick. Meyer was endorsed by governor Greg Abbott due to his support for school voucher legislation. District 109 Incumbent Democrat Carl O. Sherman retired to run for U.S. Senate. District 110 Incumbent Democrat Toni Rose won re-election unopposed. District 111 Incumbent Democrat Yvonne Davis won re-election unopposed. District 112 Incumbent Republican Angie Chen Button won re-election. She was targeted for a primary challenge due to her support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. Averie Bishop, a former Miss Texas, is also running for the northern Dallas County district as a Democrat. Both candidates are Asian Americans in a district with a sizeable Asian population; the race between the 70 year old Button and the 28 year old Bishop is seen as a flashpoint in the political generational divide within the Asian American community. After having narrowly won re-election in 2020, favorable redistricting enabled Button to win by a much wider margin in 2022. Despite this, both parties saw the race as highly competitive and essential to determining the future of school voucher legislation in the state. Button received the endorsement of The Dallas Morning News. Polling District 113 Incumbent Democrat Rhetta Bowers won re-election. District 114 Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant won re-election. District 115 Incumbent Democrat Julie Johnson retired to run for U.S. Representative. Carranza made her opposition to school voucher legislation and her support for increasing funding for public schools the primary issues of her campaign. District 119 Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Campos won re-election. District 120 Incumbent Democrat Barbara Gervin-Hawkins won re-election unopposed. District 121 Incumbent Republican Steve Allison ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Marc LaHood. Democrats have eyed this seat as a possible pickup opportunity due to Allison's primary defeat. District 122 Incumbent Republican Mark Dorazio won re-election. District 123 Incumbent Democrat Diego Bernal won re-election unopposed. District 124 Incumbent Democrat Josey Garcia won re-election. District 125 Incumbent Democrat Ray Lopez won re-election. District 126 Incumbent Republican Sam Harless won re-election. District 127 Incumbent Republican Charles Cunningham won re-election. District 128 Incumbent Republican Briscoe Cain won re-election. District 129 Incumbent Republican Dennis Paul won re-election. District 130 Incumbent Republican Tom Oliverson won re-election. District 131 Incumbent Democrat Alma Allen won re-election. District 132 Incumbent Republican Mike Schofield won re-election. District 133 Incumbent Republican Mano DeAyala won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton. District 134 Incumbent Democrat Ann Johnson won re-election. District 135 Incumbent Democrat Jon Rosenthal won re-election unopposed. District 136 Incumbent Democrat John Bucy III won re-election. District 137 Incumbent Democrat Gene Wu won re-election. District 138 Incumbent Republican Lacey Hull won re-election. District 139 Incumbent Democrat Jarvis Johnson retired to run for State Senate. District 143 Incumbent Democrat Ana Hernandez won re-election unopposed. District 144 Incumbent Democrat Mary Ann Perez won re-election unopposed. District 145 Incumbent Democrat Christina Morales won re-election unopposed. District 146 Incumbent Democrat Shawn Thierry ran for re-election. She was targeted for a primary challenge due to her votes with Republicans on LGBT issues. Lauren Ashley Simmons defeated Thierry in the runoff election. District 147 Incumbent Democrat Jolanda Jones won re-election. District 148 Incumbent Democrat Penny Morales Shaw won re-election. District 149 Incumbent Democrat Hubert Vo won re-election. District 150 Incumbent Republican Valoree Swanson won re-election. == Notes ==
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