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Races that will be decided by Tuesday's primary
There are 21 contested legislative races in which all the candidates belong to the same party. That means that Tuesday's primary elections will determine the ultimate winner in each of those races, since the candidate who wins Tuesday will be unopposed in November. If you reside in one of the districts listed below, your vote in this primary election is essential! View each candidate's profile to find out more about their views on public education, and vote your profession on Tuesday.
House District 1 (Paris/New Boston)
Gary VanDeaver
(R)
George Lavender
(R) - incumbent
House District 10 (Waxahachie)
Duke Burge
(R)
Jake Ellzey
(R)
John Wray
(R)
T.J. Fabby
(R)
House District 11 (Nacogdoches)
Tony Sevilla
(R)
Travis Clardy
(R) - incumbent
House District 12 (Bryan/College Station)
Kyle Kacal
(R) - incumbent
Timothy Delasandro
(R)
House District 15 (The Woodlands)
Bruce Tough
(R)
Mark Keough
(R)
House District 18 (Dayton)
John Otto
(R) - incumbent
Terry Holcomb
(R)
House District 36 (McAllen/Edinburg)
Mari (Maria) Regalado
(D)
Sergio Muñoz
(D) - incumbent
House District 55 (Temple/Belton)
Molly White
(R)
Ralph Sheffield
(R) - incumbent
House District 59 (Stephenville/Gatesville)
Danny Pelton
(R)
Howard Ray
(R)
J.D. Sheffield
(R) - incumbent
House District 60 (Brownwood/Eastland)
Cullen Crisp
(R)
Jim Keffer
(R) - incumbent
House District 71 (Abilene)
Isaac Castro
(R)
Susan King
(R) - incumbent
House District 72 (San Angelo)
Drew Darby
(R) - incumbent
Shannon Thomason
(R)
House District 75 (El Paso)
Mary Gonzalez
(D) - incumbent
Rey "Coach" Sepulveda
(D)
House District 77 (El Paso)
Lyda Ness-Garcia
(D)
Marisa Marquez
(D) - incumbent
House District 81 (Odessa)
Austin Keith
(R)
Brooks Landgraf
(R)
House District 83 (Lubbock)
Charles Perry
(R) - incumbent
Steve Massengale
(R)
House District 90 (Ft. Worth)
Lon Burnam
(D) - incumbent
Ramon Romero
(D)
House District 109 (Dallas)
Genevieve Gregory
(D)
Helen Giddings
(D) - incumbent
House District 110 (Dallas)
Sandra Crenshaw
(D)
Toni Rose
(D) - incumbent
House District 131 (Houston)
Alma Allen
(D) - incumbent
Azuwuike Okorafor
(D)
House District 145 (Houston)
Carol Alvarado
(D) - incumbent
Susan Delgado
(D)
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