2024 Texas elections

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]

2024 Texas elections

← 2023 November 5, 2024 2025 →

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

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

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

Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

Executive

Railroad Commissioner

2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Christi Craddick Katherine Culbert Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,100,218 4,275,904 Percentage 55.63% 39.00%

County results Craddick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Culbert:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Railroad Commissioner before election Christi Craddick Republican Elected Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick Republican

Incumbent commissioner Christi Craddick was re-elected 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]

Endorsements

Declined to endorse

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[7]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christi Craddick (incumbent)	982,457	50.42%
	Republican	Jim Matlock	517,624	26.56%
	Republican	Christie Clark	228,395	11.72%
	Republican	Corey Howell	122,802	6.30%
	Republican	Petra Reyes	97,280	4.99%
Total votes			1,948,558	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Endorsements

Bill Burch

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[9]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katherine Culbert	615,965	67.64%
	Democratic	Bill Burch	294,628	32.36%
Total votes			910,593	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Christi Craddick (R)	Katherine Culbert (D)	Other	Undecided
ActiVote[11]	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	58%	42%	–	–
ActiVote[12]	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	56%	44%	–	–
ActiVote[13]	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	56%	44%	–	–
YouGov[14][A]	June 20 – July 1, 2024	1,484 (LV)	± 2.5%	41%	35%	6%[b]	18%

Endorsements

Katherine Culbert

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[15]

Results

2024 Texas Railroad Commissioner election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christi Craddick (incumbent)	6,100,218	55.63%	+2.43
	Democratic	Katherine Culbert	4,275,904	39.00%	−4.91
	Green	Eddie Espinoza	301,793	2.75%	N/A
	Libertarian	Hawkins Dunlap	285,544	2.60%	−0.29
	Write-in		1,656	0.02%	N/A
Total votes			10,965,115	100.00%
	Republican hold

Judicial

Supreme Court

Place 2

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Jimmy Blacklock DaSean Jones Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,372,584 4,571,171 Percentage 58.23% 41.77%

County results Blacklock:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jones:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

Justice before election Jimmy Blacklock Republican Elected Justice Jimmy Blacklock Republican

Incumbent Justice Jimmy Blacklock was re-elected to a second 6-year term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jimmy Blacklock, incumbent Associate Justice^[17]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent)	1,749,450	100.0%
Total votes			1,749,450	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• DaSean Jones, Judge of the Harris County District Court (180th District)^[17]
• Randy Sarosdy, former counsel to the Texas Justice Court Training Center^[17]

Endorsements

Randy Sarosdy

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[18]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	DaSean Jones	529,623	59.57%
	Democratic	Randy Sarosdy	359,402	40.43%
Total votes			889,025	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Jimmy Blacklock (R)	DaSean Jones (D)	Undecided
ActiVote[11]	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	56%	44%	–
ActiVote[12]	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	56%	44%	–
ActiVote[13]	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	51%	49%	–

Endorsements

Jimmy Blacklock

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[19]

Results

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 2 election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent)	6,372,584	58.23%	+5.06
	Democratic	DaSean Jones	4,571,171	41.77%	−5.06
Total votes			10,943,755	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 4

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee John Devine Christine Vinh Weems Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,256,496 4,656,560 Percentage 57.33% 42.67%

County results Devine:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Vinh Weems:      50–60%      60–70%

Justice before election John Devine Republican Elected Justice John Devine Republican

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^[20]
• Brian Walker, Associate Justice of the Second Court of Appeals of Texas^[20]

Endorsements

Brian Walker

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[20]

Results

Republican Primary results by county:

  Devine

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Walker

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Devine (incumbent)	921,556	50.44%
	Republican	Brian Walker	905,418	49.56%
Total votes			1,826,974	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Christine Vinh Weems, Judge of the Harris County District Court (281st District)^[21]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Vinh Weems	825,485	100.0%
Total votes			825,485	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	John Devine (R)	Christine Weems (D)	Undecided
ActiVote[11]	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–
ActiVote[12]	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	54%	46%	–
ActiVote[13]	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	52.5%	47.5%	–

Endorsements

Christine Vinh Weems

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[22]

Results

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 4 election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Devine (incumbent)	6,256,496	57.33%	+3.62
	Democratic	Christine Vinh Weems	4,656,560	42.67%	−3.62
Total votes			10,913,056	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 6

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Jane Bland Bonnie Lee Goldstein Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,145,167 4,425,189 Percentage 56.24% 40.50%

Justice before election Jane Bland Republican Elected Justice Jane Bland Republican

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

Results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Bland (incumbent)	1,690,507	100.0%
Total votes			1,690,507	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Associate Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas^[23]
• Joe Pool, Judge of the Hays County District Court (428th District)^[23]

Endorsements

Bonnie Lee Goldstein

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[23]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Lee Goldstein	646,690	73.14%
	Democratic	Joe Pool	237,465	26.86%
Total votes			884,155	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Jane Bland (R)	Bonnie Goldstein (D)	Undecided
ActiVote[11]	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	57%	43%	–
ActiVote[12]	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–
ActiVote[13]	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	53%	47%	–

Endorsements

Jane Bland

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[24]

Results

2024 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Bland (incumbent)	6,145,167	56.24%	+2.53
	Democratic	Bonnie Lee Goldstein	4,425,189	40.50%	−5.79
	Libertarian	David Roberson	355,485	3.25%	N/A
Total votes			10,925,841	100.0%
	Republican hold

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.^[25] 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.^[26] Ultimately, all three incumbent Judges were defeated by their challengers in the March Republican primary election.^[27]

Presiding Judge

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee David Schenck Holly Taylor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,312,526 4,516,579 Percentage 58.29% 41.71%

Presiding Judge before election Sharon Keller Republican Elected Presiding Judge David Schenck Republican

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)^[28]
• Sharon Keller, incumbent Presiding Judge^[28]

Endorsements

David Schenck

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[28]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schenck	1,174,795	62.58%
	Republican	Sharon Keller (incumbent)	702,464	37.42%
Total votes			1,877,259	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Holly Taylor, assistant director within civil rights division of the Travis County district attorney's office^[29]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Taylor	829,500	100.0%
Total votes			829,500	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	David Schenck (R)	Holly Taylor (D)	Undecided
ActiVote[11]	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–
ActiVote[12]	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	54%	46%	–
ActiVote[13]	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	59%	41%	–

Endorsements

David Schenck

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[30]

Results

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Schenck	6,330,389	58.13%	+5.89
	Democratic	Holly Taylor	4,558,856	41.87%	−3.61
Total votes			10,889,245	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 7

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Gina Parker Nancy Mulder Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,340,949 4,526,924 Percentage 58.35% 41.65%

Judge before election Barbara Parker Hervey Republican Elected Judge Gina Parker Republican

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

Republican primary

Candidates

• Barbara Parker Hervey, incumbent Judge^[31]
• Gina Parker, attorney^[31]

Endorsements

Barbara Parker Hervey

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[31]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gina Parker	1,210,956	66.08%
	Republican	Barbara Parker Hervey (incumbent)	621,660	33.92%
Total votes			1,832,616	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Nancy Mulder, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 6)^[29]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Mulder	819,154	100.0%
Total votes			819,154	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Gina Parker (R)	Nancy Mulder (D)	Undecided
ActiVote[11]	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–
ActiVote[12]	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	56%	44%	–
ActiVote[13]	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–

Endorsements

Nancy Mulder

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[32]

Results

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gina Parker	6,340,949	58.35%	+4.20
	Democratic	Nancy Mulder	4,526,924	41.65%	−4.20
Total votes			10,867,873	100.00%
	Republican hold

Place 8

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election

← 2018 November 5, 2024 2030 →

Nominee Lee Finley Chika Anyiam Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,385,238 4,461,229 Percentage 58.87% 41.13%

County results Finley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Anyiam:      50–60%      60–70%

Judge before election Michelle Slaughter Republican Elected Judge Lee Finley Republican

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

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lee Finley, criminal defense attorney^[33]
• Michelle Slaughter, incumbent Judge^[33]

Endorsements

Michelle Slaughter

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[33]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Finley	988,824	53.88%
	Republican	Michelle Slaughter (incumbent)	846,549	46.12%
Total votes			1,835,373	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Chika Anyiam, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (No. 7)^[29]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chika Anyiam	804,891	100.0%
Total votes			804,891	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Lee Finley (R)	Chika Anyiam (D)	Undecided
ActiVote[11]	October 17–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–
ActiVote[12]	August 30 – September 30, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	55%	45%	–
ActiVote[13]	July 18 – August 11, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	54%	46%	–

Endorsements

Chika Anyiam

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News^[34]

Results

2024 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lee Finley	6,385,238	58.87%	−15.81
	Democratic	Chika Anyiam	4,461,229	41.13%	+41.13
Total votes			10,846,467	100.00%
	Republican hold

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.^[2] The winners of this election will serve in the 89th Texas Legislature.

Texas Senate

Main article: 2024 Texas Senate election

Texas House of Representatives

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.^[35]
• 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.^[36]

Ineligible or retiring incumbents

• Lubbock, Texas: Mark McBrayer was elected on May 4 to replace retiring one-term incumbent Republican Trey Payne.^[37][38]

See also

• 2024 United States elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Hawk Dunlap (L) & Eddie Espinoze (G) with 3%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University