September 18, 2018
November 6, 2018
Election Archives
2018 Texas Special Election
*Incumbent CTA – Campaign Treasurer Appointed
| SEAT | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | OTHER or PARTY UNKNOWN | COMMENTS |
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| SD 19 Runoff | Pete Gallego (D-Alpine) Ethics: 21163 Website | Pete Flores (R-Pleasanton) TPWD Col. Game Warden (ret.) Website Facebook | LinkedIn | Runoff 9/18/18 |
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| HD 52 | Pending filing deadline 8-23-18 | 6:00 PM | Pending filing deadline 8-23-18 | 6:00 PM | Pending filing deadline 8-23-18 | 6:00 PM | Scheduled: 11-6-18 Rep. Larry Gonzales resigned 6-15-18; filing open through 8-23 (6:00PM); early voting begins 10-22-18 |
| HD 62 | Pending filing deadline 8-23-18 | 6:00 PM | Pending filing deadline 8-23-18 | 6:00 PM | Pending filing deadline 8-23-18 | 6:00 PM | Scheduled: 11-6-18 Rep. Larry Phillips resigned 4-26-18; filing open through 8-23 (6:00PM); early voting begins 10-22-18 |
2018 Texas General Election
*Incumbent CTA – Campaign Treasurer Appointed
| PLACE | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | OTHER or PARTY UNKNOWN | COMMENTS |
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| Governor | Lupe Valdez (D-Dallas) Former Dallas County Sheriff Website Facebook | Twitter | Greg Abbott* (R-Austin) Website | Mark Tippetts (L) Janice Marie Richards (G) Yvette Gbalazeh (I) Danny Harrison (I) Khurshid Khan (I) Napoleon Madrid (I) Edward Nash (I) Chioma Okoro (I) Tony Teal (I) Daniel Ray Wooten (I) | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Mike Collier (D-Kingwood) CTA 3-2-17 CPA, former Comptroller candidate Website | Dan Patrick* (R-Houston) Website | Kerry McKennon (L) | |
| Attorney General | Justin Nelson (D-Austin) CTA 11-8-17 | Ken Paxton* (R-McKinney) Website | Michael R. Harris (L) Jamar Charles Osborne (G) | |
| Comptroller | Joi Chevalier (D-Austin) Website | Glenn Hegar* (R-Austin) Website | Ben Sanders (L) Website Facebook | Twitter | |
| Land Commissioner | Miguel Suazo (D-Austin) Austin attorney Website Facebook | Twitter | George P. Bush* (R-Austin) Website | Matt Piña (L) | |
| Agriculture Commissioner | Kim Olson (D-Mineral Wells) CTA 2-22-17 Retired Air Force Colonel Website Facebook | Website | Sid Miller* (R-Stephenville) Website | Richard Carpenter (L) | |
| Railroad Commissioner | Roman McAllen (D-Denton) CTA 6-8-17 | Christi Craddick* (R-Austin) | Mike Wright (L) George F. Reiter (G) |
*Incumbent CTA – Campaign Treasurer Appointed
| SENATE DISTRICT | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | OTHER or PARTY UNKNOWN | COMMENTS |
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| 2 | Kendall Scudder (D-Sulphur Springs) CTA 2-06-17 Nonprofit housing mgr | Bob Hall* (R-Edgewood) Profile Pending | ||
| 3 | Shirley Layton (D-Lufkin) | Robert Nichols* (R-Jacksonville) Profile | Bruce Quarles (L) | |
| 5 | Meg Walsh (D-Round Rock) Dell? CTA 7-5-17 | Charles Schwertner* (R-Georgetown) Profile Pending | Amy Lyons (L) Areej Siddig (G) | |
| 7 | David Romero (D-Houston) | Paul Bettencourt* (R-Houston) Profile Pending | Tom Glass (L) | |
| 8 OPEN SEAT | Mark Phariss (D-Plano) | Angela Paxton (R-McKinney) CTA 8-24-17 Guidance counselor; TXAG spouse | Open - Van Taylor* running for Congress | |
| 9 | Gwenn Burud (D-Colleyville) | Kelly G. Hancock* (R-N. Richland Hills) Profile | ||
| 10 | Beverly Powell (D-Burleson) Real estate developer, Texas Wesleyan school board CTA 6-3-17 Website Facebook | Twitter | Konni Burton* (R-Colleyville) Profile | D target. Trump by 1. | |
| 14 | Kirk Watson* (D-Austin) Profile | George W. Hindman (R-Austin) | Micah Verlander (L) | |
| 15 | John Whitmire* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | Randy Orr (R-Channelview) | Gilberto Velasquez Jr. (L) | |
| 16 | Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas) | Don Huffines* (R-Dallas) Profile Pending | D target. Clinton by 5. | |
| 17 | Rita Lucido (D-Houston) | Joan Huffman* (R-Houston) Profile Pending | Lauren LaCount (L) CTA 10-15-17 Pet resort owner & groomer | |
| 23 | Royce West* (D-Dallas) Profile Pending | Samuel Todd Russell (I) | ||
| 25 | Steven Kling (D-Dripping Springs) CTA 3-29-17 Retired Army Reserve | Donna Campbell* (R-New Braunfels) Not running for Congress Profile | ||
| 30 | Kevin G. Lopez (D-Bridgeport) | Pat Fallon (R-Frisco) Announced 9-5-17 CEO, Virtus Apparel Profile | Keely Gilchriest Briggs (I) CTA 11-30-17 Denton City Council ANNOUNCED | |
| 31 | Kel Seliger* (R-Amarillo) Profile Pending | Jack Westbrook (L) |
| HOUSE DISTRICT | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | OTHER or PARTY UNKNOWN | COMMENTS |
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| 1 | Gary Van Deaver* (R-New Boston) Profile | |||
| 2 | Bill Brannon (D-Sulphur Springs) | Dan Flynn* (R-Van) Profile Pending | ||
| 3 | Lisa Seger (D-Waller) Farmer Website | Cecil Bell Jr.* (R-Magnolia) Profile Pending | ||
| 4 OPEN SEAT | Eston Williams (D-Mabank) No CTA at filing Website Facebook | Twitter | Keith Bell (R-Forney) Website | Dennis Allen Miller (L-Brownsboro) Filed for ballot CTA 11-15-17 | Lance Gooden* running for Hensarling CD5 seat |
| 5 | Bill Liebbe (D-Lindale) | Cole Hefner* (R-Mt. Pleasant) Profile | ||
| 6 | Matt Schaefer* (R-Tyler) Profile | Neal A. Katz (I-Tyler) CTA 11-9-17 | Yolanda R. Prince (D-Tyler) declared ineligible |
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| 7 | Jay Dean* (R-Longview) Profile | |||
| 8 OPEN SEAT | Wesley D. Ratcliff (D-Oakwood) Website | Cody Harris (R-Palestine) Real estate broker CTA 11-7-17 Website | Byron C. Cook* (R-Corsicana) retiring | |
| 9 | Chris Paddie* (R-Marshall) Profile Pending | |||
| 10 | Kimberly Emery (D-Ovilla) | John Wray* (R-Waxahachie) Profile | Matt Savino (L-Seven Points) Filed for ballot CTA 9-7-17 | |
| 11 | Alec A. Johnson (D-Nacogdoches) CTA 11-29-17 | Travis Clardy* (R-Nacogdoches) Profile | ||
| 12 | Marianne K. Arnold (D-Kurten) Retired, former bookkeeper, horticulturist & lab researcher CTA 7-6-17 Website | Facebook | Kyle Kacal* (R-College Station) Profile | ||
| 13 OPEN SEAT | Cecil R. Webster, Sr. (D-Carmine) Website | Ben Leman* (R-Anderson) Former Grimes County Judge; Chair, Texans Against Light Rail Website | Leighton Schubert* not running for re-election | |
| 14 | Josh Wilkinson (D-Bryan) CTA 6-26-17 Local party officer | John Raney* (R-College Station) Profile | ||
| 15 OPEN SEAT | Lorena Perez McGill (D-The Woodlands) | Steve Toth (R-Conroe) CTA 5-31-17 Former Rep. | Mark Keough* not seeking re-election. Running for Montgomery County judge. | |
| 16 | Mike Midler (D-Conroe) CTA 12-1-17 | Will Metcalf* (R-Conroe) Profile | ||
| 17 | Michelle Ryan (D-Bastrop) CTA 6-16-17 | John P. Cyrier* (R-Lockhart) Profile | ||
| 18 | Fred Lemond (D-Liberty) | Ernest Bailes* (R-Coldspring) Profile | ||
| 19 | Sherry Williams (D-Sour Lake) News reporter CTA 4-7-17 | James White* (R-Hillister) Profile | ||
| 20 | Stephen M. Wyman (D-Georgetown) CTA 11-13-17 Lost HD20 General Election (2014), CD31 (2012) & SD5 (2006, 2010) | Terry Wilson* (R-Marble Falls) Profile Pending | ||
| 21 | Dade Phelan* (R-Beaumont) Profile | Hector Trevino (G) | ||
| 22 | Joe Deshotel* (D-Beaumont) | |||
| 23 | Amanda Jamrok (D-Galveston) | Mayes Middleton (R-Wallisville) CTA 6-2-17 | Lawrence Johnson (L-Texas City) Filed for ballot | |
| 24 | John Y. Phelps (D-League City) | Greg Bonnen* (R-Friendswood) Profile | Dick Illyes (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | |
| 25 | Dennis Bonnen* (R-Angleton) Profile Pending | |||
| 26 | L. Sarah DeMerchant (D-Sugar Land) Securities Officer for software development company CTA 7-5-17 | Rick Miller* (R-Sugar Land) Profile | ||
| 27 | Ron Reynolds* (D-Missouri City) Profile | |||
| 28 | Meghan Scoggins (D-Katy) | John Zerwas* (R-Richmond) Profile Pending | ||
| 29 | James Presley (D-Pearland) | Ed Thompson* (R-Pearland) Profile Pending | ||
| 30 | Robin R. Hayter (D-Yoakum) CTA 8-18-17 Geospatial analyst, frmr Victoria County Lib. Pty. Chair Facebook | Twitter | Geanie W. Morrison* (R-Victoria) Profile Pending | ||
| 31 | Ryan Guillen* (D-Rio Grande City) Profile Pending | |||
| 32 | Todd Hunter* (R-Corpus Christi) Profile | |||
| 33 | Laura Gunn (R-Frisco) CTA 11-13-17 | Justin Holland* (R-Rockwall) Profile | ||
| 34 | Abel Herrero* (D-Robstown) Profile | Chris Hale (R-Corpus Christi) | ||
| 35 | Oscar Longoria* (D-Mission) Profile | |||
| 36 | Sergio Muñoz, Jr.* (D-Palmview) Profile Pending | |||
| 37 | Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville) Website Facebook | Instagram | |||
| 38 | Eddie Lucio III* (D-Brownsville) Profile | |||
| 39 | Armando Martinez* (D-Weslaco) Profile | |||
| 40 | Terry Canales* (D-Edinburg) Profile | |||
| 41 | Bobby Guerra* (D-Mission) Profile | Hilda Garza DeShazo (R-McAllen) | ||
| 42 | Richard Peña Raymond* (D-Laredo) Profile Pending | Luis F. De La Garza (R-Laredo) CTA 5-10-17 | ||
| 43 | Dee Ann Torres Miller (D-Portland) | J.M. Lozano* (R-Kingsville) Profile | ||
| 44 | John D. Rodgers (D-Cibolo) | John Kuempel* (R-Seguin) Profile | ||
| 45 OPEN SEAT | Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) CTA 3-20-17 Website Facebook | Twitter Instragram | Ken Strange (R-Wimberley) EMS Director, Wimberley ISD School Board Trustee, small business owner, Air Force Veteran Website | Jason Isaac* not running for re-election; running for CD21 | |
| 46 | Sheryl Cole (D-Austin) Attorney, accountant, frmr Austin City Council 10 yrs Website Facebook | Twitter | Gabriel Nila (R-Manor) Website Facebook | Twitter | Kevin Ludlow (L-Austin) Filed for ballot | |
| 47 | Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin) CTA 2-21-17 Website | Paul D. Workman* (R-Austin) Profile Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 48 | Donna Howard* (D-Austin) Profile | |||
| 49 | Gina Hinojosa* (D-Austin) Profile | Kyle Austin (R-Austin) | ||
| 50 | Celia Israel* (D-Austin) Profile | |||
| 51 | Eddie Rodriguez* (D-Austin) Profile Pending | |||
| 52 OPEN SEAT | James Talarico (D-Round Rock) CTA 8-21-17 Non-Prof. Director, former teacher Facebook | Twitter | Cynthia Flores (R-Round Rock) Case mgr, Round Rock Area Serving Center CTA 9-25-17 Website | Larry Gonzales* (R-Round Rock) not seeking re-election |
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| 53 | Stephanie Lochte Ertel (D-Mountain Home) CTA 12-10-15 Website | Andrew Murr* (R-Junction) Profile | ||
| 54 | Kathy Richerson (D-Killeen) Website | Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) Veterinarian CTA 9-5-17 Website | Robert Walden (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | |
| 55 | Hugh D. Shine* (R-Temple) Website Facebook | Twitter | |||
| 56 | Katherine Turner-Pearson (D-Woodway) Archaeologist, TAMU Professor CTA 8-23-17 Website Facebook | Twitter | Charles "Doc" Anderson* (R-Waco) Profile | ||
| 57 | Jason Rogers (D-Lufkin) | Trent Ashby* (R-Lufkin) Profile Website Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 58 | DeWayne Burns* (R-Cleburne) Profile Pending | |||
| 59 | J.D. Sheffield* (R-Gatesville) Profile | |||
| 60 | Mike Lang* (R-Granbury) Profile | |||
| 61 | Phil King* (R-Weatherford) Profile Pending Also running for Speaker | |||
| 62 OPEN SEAT | Valerie N. Hefner (D-Sherman) CTA 9-25-17 Exec. Asst. Website | Reggie Smith (R-Sherman) CTA 9-7-17 Chair, Grayson County GOP Website Facebook | Twitter LinkedIn | Instagram | David L. Schaab (L-Tom Bean) Filed for ballot CTA 10-3-17 | Larry Phillips* (R-Sherman) not seeking reelection |
| 63 | Laura Haines (D-Flower Mound) | Tan Parker* (R-Flower Mound) Profile | ||
| 64 | Andrew D. Morris (D-Argyle) Tech CTA 7-3-17 Website Facebook | Website | Lynn Stucky* (R-Denton) Veterinarian Profile Website Facebook | Twitter | Nick Dietrich (L-Denton) Filed for ballot | |
| 65 | Michelle Beckley (D-Carrollton) CTA 6-5-17 | Ron Simmons* (R-Carrollton) Profile | ||
| 66 | Sharon Hirsch (D-Plano) Office manager CTA 7-24-17 | Matt Shaheen* (R-Plano) Profile Pending | ||
| 67 | Sarah Depew (D-Plano) CTA 5-2-17 | Jeff Leach* (R-Plano) Profile | ||
| 68 | Drew Springer* (R-Muenster) | |||
| 69 | James Frank* (R-Wichita Falls) Profile | |||
| 70 | Julie Luton (D-McKinney) CTA 10-25-17 | Scott Sanford* (R-McKinney) | ||
| 71 | Sam Hatton (D-Abilene) | Stan Lambert* (R-Abilene) Profile | ||
| 72 | Drew Darby* (R-San Angelo) Profile | |||
| 73 | Stephanie Phillips (D-Canyon Lake) | Kyle Biedermann* (R-Fredericksburg) Profile | ||
| 74 | Poncho Nevárez* (D-Eagle Pass) Profile | |||
| 75 | Mary E. Gonzalez* (D-Clint) Profile Pending | |||
| 76 | César J. Blanco* (D-El Paso) Profile | |||
| 77 | Evelina "Lina" Ortega* (D-El Paso) Profile | |||
| 78 | Joe Moody* (D-El Paso) Profile Twittero | Jeffrey Lane (R-El Paso) CTA 12-1-17 | ||
| 79 | Joe C. Pickett* (D-El Paso) Profile Pending | |||
| 80 | Tracy King* (D-Batesville) Profile Pending | |||
| 81 | Armando Gamboa (D-Odessa) CTA 12-5-17 | Brooks Landgraf* (R-Odessa) Profile | ||
| 82 | Spencer Bounds (D-Midland) | Tom Craddick* (R-Midland) Profile Pending | ||
| 83 | Drew Landry (D-Lubbock) CTA 3-8-17 | Dustin Burrows* (R-Lubbock) Profile Pending | ||
| 84 | Samantha Carrillo Fields (D-Lubbock) CTA 8-22-17 Tejana progressive activist Website | John Frullo* (R-Lubbock) Profile Pending | ||
| 85 | Jennifer Cantu (D-Rosenberg) CTA 10-2-17 Dem. PCT Chair | Phil Stephenson* (R-Wharton) Profile | ||
| 86 | Mike Purcell (D-Amarillo) | John Smithee* (R-Amarillo) Profile Pending | Matthew Flores (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | |
| 87 | Four Price* (R-Amarillo) Profile Pending | |||
| 88 | Ezekiel Barron (D-Hart) CTA 11-28-17 | Ken King* (R-Canadian) Profile | ||
| 89 OPEN SEAT | Ray Ash (D-Plano) | Candy Noble (R-Lucas) CTA 9-1-17 Heads SD8 Rep. Exec. Committee | Jodie Laubenberg* not seeking reelection | |
| 90 | Ramon Romero, Jr.* (D-Fort Worth) Profile | |||
| 91 | Jeromey Sims (D-North Richland Hills) CTA 10-31-17 | Stephanie Klick* (R-Fort Worth) Profile Pending | Steve Wallace (L) | |
| 92 | Steve Riddell (D-Bedford) CTA 5-24-17 | Jonathan Stickland* (R-Bedford) Profile | Eric Espinoza (L) | |
| 93 | Nancy Bean (D-Arlington) | Matt Krause* (R-Fort Worth) Profile Pending | ||
| 94 | Finnigan Jones (D-Arlington) CTA 10-10-17 Non-profit director, Trans-Cendence International | Tony Tinderholt* (R-Arlington) Profile Website | Facebook | Jessica Pallett (L-Arlington) Filed for ballot | |
| 95 | Nicole Collier* (D-Fort Worth) Profile Pending | Stephen A. West (R-Fort Worth) | Joshua G. Burns (L-Fort Worth) Filed for ballot | |
| 96 | Ryan E. Ray (D-Haltom City) CTA 12-1-17 | Bill Zedler* (R-Arlington) Profile Pending | Stephen Parmer (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | |
| 97 | Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin (D-Fort Worth) CTA 5-22-17 | Craig Goldman* (R-Fort Worth) Profile | Rod Wingo (L-Fort Worth) Filed for ballot | |
| 98 | Mica J. Ringo (D-Colleyville) CTA 2-21-17 | Giovanni Capriglione* (R-Southlake) Profile | H. Todd J. Moore (L-Grapevine) Filed for ballot | |
| 99 | Michael Stackhouse (D-Azle) CTA 9-17-17 Real estate agent | Charlie Geren* (R-Fort Worth) Profile Pending | ||
| 100 | Eric Johnson* (D-Dallas) | |||
| 101 | Chris Turner* (D-Grand Prairie) Profile | James Allen (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | ||
| 102 | Ana-Maria Ramos (D-Richardson) CTA 6-2-17 | Linda Koop* (R-Dallas) Profile | D target. Clinton by 9.6. | |
| 103 | Rafael M. Anchia* (D-Dallas) Profile | Jerry Fortenberry (R-Dallas) | Matt Green (L) | |
| 104 | Jessica Gonzalez (D-Dallas) CTA 9-28-17 Website Facebook | Twitter | Red McBee (L) | ||
| 105 | Thresa "Terry" Meza (D-Irving) CTA 9-28-17 Website | Rodney Anderson* (R-Grand Prairie) Profile | D target. Clinton by 8.5. | |
| 106 OPEN SEAT | Ramona Thompson (D-Frisco) CTA 10-23-17 "Loan Lady" mortgages | Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) Businessman CTA 8-17-17 HD112 run in (2014) Website | Pat Fallon* challenging Sen. Estes in SD30 | |
| 107 | Victoria Neave* (D-Dallas) Profile Website Facebook | Twitter | Deanna Maria Metzger (R-Mesquite) CTA 5-22-17 Website Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 108 | Joanna Cattanach (D-Dallas) CTA 6-6-17 Educator | Morgan Meyer* (R-Dallas) Profile | D target district. Clinton by 6.3. | |
109 OPEN SEAT | Carl Sherman (D-DeSoto) Website Facebook | Twitter | Helen Giddings* (D-DeSoto) retiring; announced 11-28-17 | ||
| 110 | Toni Rose* (D-Dallas) Profile | |||
| 111 | Yvonne Davis* (D-Dallas) Profile Pending | |||
| 112 | Brandy K. Chambers (D-Garland) CTA 2-14-17 | Angie Chen Button* (R-Richardson) Profile Pending | D target. Clinton by 1.2 | |
| 113 OPEN SEAT | Rhetta Andrews Bowers (D-Rowlett) | Jonathan Boos (R-Garland) | D target. Clinton by 1.9. Cindy Burkett* announced SD2 Senate run 9-5-17 |
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| 114 | John Turner (D-Dallas) CTA 5-25-17 | Lisa Luby Ryan (R-Dallas) CTA 12-5-17 | D target. Clinton by 8.9. | |
| 115 | Julie Johnson (D-Addison) CTA 10-1-17 | Matt Rinaldi* (R-Irving) Profile | D target. Clinton by 7.9, Ocker lost to Rinaldi by 1% in 2016. | |
| 116 | Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio) Website Facebook | Twitter | Fernando Padron (R-San Antonio) CTA 10-29-17 Website Facebook| Twitter | ||
| 117 | Philip Cortez* (D-San Antonio) Profile | Michael Berlanga (R-San Antonio) | Connie Prado (I-San Antonio) South SA ISD CTA 11-29-17 ANNOUNCED | |
| 118 | Leo Pacheco (D-San Antonio) CTA 10-25-17 | John Lujan (R-San Antonio) | ||
| 119 | Roland Gutierrez* (D-San Antonio) Profile | |||
| 120 | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins* (D-San Antonio) Profile | Ronald Payne (R-San Antonio) | ||
| 121 OPEN SEAT | Celina D. Montoya (D-San Antonio) CTA 11-13-17 Website Facebook | Twitter | Steve Allison (R-San Antonio) CTA 11-17-17 Website | Mallory Olfers (L-San Antonio) Filed for ballot | Joe Straus* retiring; announced 10-25-17 |
| 122 | Claire Barnett (D-San Antonio) | Lyle Larson* (R-San Antonio) Profile | ||
| 123 | Diego Bernal* (D-San Antonio) Profile | |||
| 124 | Ina Minjarez* (D-San Antonio) Profile | Johnny S. Arredondo (R-San Antonio) | ||
| 125 | Justin Rodriguez* (D-San Antonio) Profile | Eric S. Piña (L-San Antonio) Filed for ballot | ||
| 126 OPEN SEAT | Natali Hurtado (D-Houston) Director, Government Reltions for Hawes Hill Calderon LLP | E. Sam Harless (R-Spring) | Kevin Roberts* (R) running for CD2 (Ted Poe) | |
| 127 | Dan Huberty* (R-Houston) Profile | Ryan Woods (L-Houston) Filed for ballot | Reginald C. Grant Jr. (R-Houston) declared ineligble | |
| 128 | Briscoe Cain* (R-Deer Park) Profile | |||
| 129 | Alexander J. Karjeker (D-Houston) | Dennis Paul* (R-Houston) Profile | Joseph Majsterski (L-Houston) Filed for ballot | |
| 130 | Fred Infortunio (D-Tomball) Facebook | Twitter | Tom Oliverson* (R-Cypress) Profile | Roy Eriksen (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | |
| 131 | Alma Allen* (D-Houston) Profile | Syed S. Ali (R-Houston) | ||
| 132 | Gina N. Calanni (D-Katy) CTA 11-13-17 | Mike Schofield* (R-Katy) Profile | Daniel Arevalo (L-Katy) Filed for ballot | |
| 133 | Marty Schexnayder (D-Houston) CTA 3-25-17 Litigation/Defense Attorney: commercial & insurance litigation, securities broker/dealer arbitration, & professional liability defense. Website | Jim Murphy* (R-Houston) Profile Website Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 134 | Allison Lami Sawyer (D-Houston) CTA 3-21-17 | Sarah Davis* (R-W. University Place) Profile | Juan A. Muñoz (?-Houston) CTA 11-8-17 | |
| 135 | Jon E. Rosenthal (D-Houston) | Gary Elkins* (R-Houston) Profile Pending | Paul Bilyeu (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | |
| 136 | John H. Bucy III (D-Austin) CTA 11-8-17) | Tony Dale* (R-Cedar Park) Profile Pending | Zachary A. Parks (L-Austin) Filed for ballot CTA 10-31-17 | |
| 137 | Gene Wu* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | Lee Sharp (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | ||
| 138 | Adam Milasincic (D-Houston) CTA 6-7-17 Website | Dwayne Bohac* (R-Houston) Profile Pending | ||
| 139 | Jarvis D. Johnson* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | Shohn Trojacek (L-Houston) Filed for ballot | ||
| 140 | Armando L. Walle* (D-Houston) Profile | Matthew Mendez (D) declared ineligible | ||
| 141 | Senfronia Thompson* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | |||
| 142 | Harold V. Dutton Jr.* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | |||
| 143 | Ana Hernandez* (D-Houston) Profile | |||
| 144 | Mary Ann Perez* (D-Houston) Profile | Ruben Villarreal (R-Pasadena) | ||
| 145 | Carol Alvarado* (D-Houston) Profile Website | Clayton R. Hunt (L-Houston) Filed for ballot CTA 12-4-17 | ||
| 146 | Shawn Nicole Thierry* (D-Houston) Profile | J.J. Campbell (L-unknown) Filed for ballot | ||
| 147 | Garnet F. Coleman* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | Thomas Wang (R-Houston) | ||
| 148 | Jessica Farrar* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | Ryan T. McConnico (R-Houston) | ||
| 149 | Hubert Vo* (D-Houston) Profile Pending | Aaron Close (L-Houston) Filed for ballot | ||
| 150 | Michael Shawn Kelly (D-Houston) | Valoree Swanson* (R-Spring) Profile |
*Incumbent CTA – Campaign Treasurer Appointed
| COURT/PLACE | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | OTHER or PARTY UNKNOWN | COMMENTS |
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| Supreme Ct, Plc 2 | Steven Kirkland (D-Houston) Publicly announced Website | Jimmy Blacklock* (R-Austin) | ||
| Supreme Ct, Plc 4 | Ravi K. Sandill (D-Houston) Announced 8-9-17 Current 127th District Judge (Harris County) Website Facebook | Twitter | John Devine* (R-Houston) Website | ||
| Supreme Ct, Plc 6 | Kathy Cheng (D-Houston) CTA 10-29-17 Attorney, Counselor, Arbitrator and Mediator at Cheng & Assoc. PLLC. Lost 209th Dist. Court run (2010) & 1st COA run (2012) | Jeff Brown* (R-Houston) Website | ||
| Ct of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge | Maria "Terri" Jackson (D-Houston) Presiding Judge, 339th State District Judge (Harris County) Website | Sharon Keller* (R-Austin) Website | William Bryan "Bill" Strange III (L-Dallas) Filed for ballot | |
| Ct of Criminal Appeals, Plc 7 | Ramona Franklin (D-Houston) CTA 10-14-15 338th District Court Judge (Harris County) | Barbara Parker Hervey* (R-San Antonio) Website | ||
| Ct of Criminal Appeals, Plc 8 OPEN SEAT | Michelle Slaughter (R-Galveston) | Mark Ash (L-Houston) Filed for ballot | Elsa Alcala* (R) not seeking re-election | |
| 1st Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 | Gordon Goodman (D-Houston) CTA 7-19-17 | Jane Bland* (R-Houston) Website | ||
| 1st Ct of Appeals, Plc 6 | Sarah Beth Landau (D-Houston) CTA 8-21-17 Harris County Public Defender Website | Harvey G. Brown* (R-Houston) Website | ||
| 1st Ct of Appeals, Plc 7 OPEN SEAT | Julie Countiss (D-Houston) | Terry Yates (R-Houston) CTA 5-5-17 Husband of frmr Justice Leslie Yates Website | Terry Jennings* (D-Kingwood) Recently switched parties |
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| 1st Ct of Appeals, Plc, 8 | Richard F. Hightower (D-Houston) CTA 7-5-17 Website | Michael C. Massengale* (R-Houston) Website | ||
| 1st Ct of Appeals, Plc, 9 | Peter Kelly (D-Houston) | Jennifer V. Caughey* (R-Houston) Appointed 9/13/17 Website Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 2nd Ct of Appeals, Chief Justice | Bonnie Sudderth* (R-Fort Worth) Website | Terrie Livingston retired 8-15-17 | ||
| 2nd Ct of Appeals, Plc 4 OPEN SEAT | Wade Birdwell* (R-Arlington) Former 342nd District Judge | OPEN SEAT Bonnie Sudderth appointed CJ 10-5-17 |
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| 2nd Ct of Appeals, Plc 5 OPEN SEAT | Delonia A. Watson (D-Fort Worth) | Dabney Bassel (R-Fort Worth) | OPEN SEAT Sue Walker* (R) not seeking re-election |
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| 2nd Ct of Appeals, Plc 6 | Mark T. Pittman* (R-Fort Worth) | |||
| 3rd Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 | Edward Smith (D-Austin) | Cindy Olson Bourland* (R-Round Rock) Website | ||
| 3rd Ct of Appeals, Plc 3 | Chari Kelly (D-Austin) | Scott Field* (R-Austin) | ||
| 3rd Ct of Appeals, Plc 5 | Thomas J. Baker (D-Temple) | David Puryear* (R-Austin) Website | ||
| 3rd Ct of Appeals, Plc 6 OPEN SEAT | Gisela D. Triana (D-Austin) | Michael "Mike" Toth (R-Austin) | Bob Pemberton* (R) not seeking re-election |
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| 4th Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 | Beth Watkins (D-San Antonio) CTA 5-9-17 Website | Marialyn Barnard* (R-San Antonio) Website | ||
| 4th Ct of Appeals, Plc 3 | Patricia O'Connell Alvarez* (D-San Antonio) Facebook | Twitter | Jason Pulliam (R-San Antonio) Former Justice on this court Website | ||
| 4th Ct of Appeals, Plc 4 | Luz Elena D. Chapa* (D-San Antonio) Website | Patrick Ballantyne (R-San Antonio) CTA 5-8-17 Website | ||
| 4th Ct of Appeals, Plc 5 OPEN SEAT | Liza Rodriguez (D-San Antonio) | Rebecca Simmons (R-San Antonio) Former Justice on this court | Karen Angelini* (R) not seeking re-election |
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| 4th Ct of Appeals, Plc 7 | Rebeca C. Martinez* (D-San Antonio) Website | Shane Stolarczyk (R-San Antonio) Former staff lawyer for Chief of this court Website Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 5th Ct of Appeals, Chief Justice OPEN SEAT | Robert Burns (D-Dallas) | Douglas S. Lang (R-Dallas) Currently holds PL 11 on this court Website | Carolyn Wright* (R) not seeking re-election | |
| 5th Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 | Robbie Partida-Kipness (D-Dallas) CTA 9-25-17 | David Evans* (R-Dallas) Website | ||
| 5th Ct of Appeals, Plc 5 | Erin Nowell (D-Dallas) Litigation Attorney, Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC | Craig Stoddart* (R-Rockwall) Website Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 5th Ct of Appeals, Plc 9 | Bill Pedersen (D-Dallas) CTA 8-16-17 Criminal Defense Trial Attorney Website | Jason E. Boatright* (R-Dallas) Website | ||
| 5th Ct of Appeals, Plc 10 | Amanda Reichek (D-Dallas) | Molly Francis* (R-Dallas) Website | ||
| 5th Ct of Appeals, Plc 11 OPEN SEAT | Cory Carlyle (D-Irving) CTA 6-26-17 Criminal defense attorney Website | John Browning (R-Dallas) Defense Attorney Website | Douglas S. Lang* running for Chief Justice |
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| 5th Ct of Appeals, Plc 12 OPEN SEAT | Ken Molberg (D-Dallas) | Jim Pikl (R-McKinney) CTA 5-26-17 Website | Robert (Bob) M. Fillmore* retiring | |
| 5th Ct of Appeals, Plc 13 | Leslie Lester Osborne (D-Dallas) | Elizabeth Lang-Miers* (R-Dallas) Website | ||
| 6th Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 OPEN SEAT | Scott Stevens (R-Longview) CTA 1-24-17 Attorney, Stevens | Henry PLLC Website | Bailey C. Moseley* not seeking re-election | ||
| 7th Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 | Judy C. Parker* (R-Lubbock) Former County Court at Law #3 judge | Mackey K. Hancock* retired Dec 2016 | ||
| 7th Ct of Appeals, Plc 3 | Patrick A. Pirtle* (R-Amarillo) | |||
| 8th Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 | Yvonne T. Rodriguez* (D-El Paso) | |||
| 8th Ct of Appeals, Plc 3 | Gina M. Palafox* (D-El Paso) | |||
| 9th Ct of Appeals, Plc 3 | Leanne Johnson* (R-Beaumont) Website | |||
| 9th Ct of Appeals, Plc 4 | Hollis Horton* (R-Beaumont) | |||
| 10th Ct of Appeals, Chief Justice | Tom Gray* (R-Waco) Website | |||
| 11th Ct of Appeals, Chief Justice OPEN SEAT | John Bailey* (R-Cisco) Currently holds PL3 on this court Website | Jim R. Wright* not seeking re-election | ||
| 12th Ct of Appeals, Plc 3 | Greg Neeley* (R-Longview) Website | |||
| 13th Ct of Appeals, Chief Justice OPEN SEAT | Dori Contreras (D-Corpus Christi) Currently holds PL6 on this court Website IG | Facebook | Ernie Aliseda (R-McAllen) Former district judge Website | Rogelio Valdez* not seeking re-election |
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| 13th Ct of Appeals, Plc 2 | Nora Longoria* (D-Edinburg) Website | Greg Perkes (R-Corpus Christi) Website | ||
| 13th Ct of Appeals, Plc 4 OPEN SEAT | Rudy Delgado (D-McAllen) District Judge | Jaime Tijerina (R-McAllen) Former district judge Website | Nelda Rodriguez* not seeking re-election | |
| 13th Ct of Appeals, Plc 5 | Gina M. Benavides* (D-McAllen) Facebook | Twitter | Clarissa Silva (R-Harlingen) | ||
| 14th Ct of Appeals, Plc 3 | Jerry Zimmerer (D-Houston) CTA 7-21-17 | Brett Busby* (R-Houston) | ||
| 14th Ct of Appeals, Plc 4 | Charles Spain (D-Houston) CTA 7-20-17 | Marc Brown* (R-Houston) Website | ||
| 14th Ct of Appeals, Plc 5 | Frances Bourliot (D-Houston) CTA 10-4-2017 Attorney, Appellate Division, Harris County Public Defenders Office | Martha Hill Jamison* (R-Sugar Land) Website | ||
| 14th Ct of Appeals, Plc 6 | Meagan E. Hassan (D-Houston) CTA 7-5-17 | Bill Boyce* (R-Houston) Website Facebook | Twitter | ||
| 14th Ct of Appeals, Plc 8 | Margaret "Meg" Poissant (D-Houston) CTA 10-5-17 Attorney, Poissant Law Firm Professional Site | John Donovan* (R-Houston) Website |