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.
Primary elections were held on March 5, 2024, with runoff primaries taking place, if necessary, on May 28, 2024.

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

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 87: Four Price is retiring.
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

In primaries

Nine incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the March 5 primary election. Nine incumbents 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. She later joined the Republican party.

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.

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. A small number of Democrats were targeted for primary challenges due to their votes with Republicans on LGBT rights and other issues.

Runoff election

Six of the eight Republican incumbents forced into runoffs were defeated. Three had Abbott-endorsed challengers due to their opposition to school vouchers, while the others had been targeted due to their vote on the Paxton impeachment. Only Gary VanDeaver, an opponent of vouchers, and incumbent speaker Dade Phelan survived their runoff elections. Abbott suggested that the results of the runoff ensure enough votes to pass vouchers in the next legislative session, although this assumes that Democrats do not gain any seats in the general election. 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

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.

Results

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Elected representatives

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

٭ - Incumbent lost re-nomination

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.
By September, five Republicans had announced bids for the speakership against Phelan. 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

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.

District 2

Incumbent Republican Jill Dutton ran for re-election. She was elected in a January 2024 special election and faced a rematch with Brent Money. Money, the more conservative of the two candidates, sought victory in the primary after blaming his defeat in the special election on Democrats allegedly voting for Dutton. Texas has an open primary system for its elections. Money defeated Dutton.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Cecil Bell Jr. won re-election unopposed.

District 4

Incumbent Republican Keith Bell won re-election. He defeated evangelical Christian pastor Joshua Feuerstein in the primary election. 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. Daniel Alders ran unopposed in the Republican primary to replace him, and he easily won the general election.

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 8

Incumbent Republican Cody Harris won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton.

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. He was endorsed by attorney general Ken Paxton, but was targeted for a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation.

District 12

Incumbent Republican Kyle Kacal retired. Kacal had opposed school voucher legislation during the previous legislative session. Trey Wharton and Ben Bius, both supporters of vouchers, advanced to a runoff election, but Greg Abbott endorsed Wharton in the race. 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. Raney announced his retirement after having voted against school voucher legislation in the previous legislature. Greg Abbott endorsed Paul Dyson, a supporter of school vouchers, in the Republican primary.

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. He had been targeted for a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation. 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. She 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.
David Covey, the former Republican chairman of Orange county, forced Phelan into a runoff in what many had seen as a battle between "old guard" Texas Republicans and the far-right. Supporters of Covey argued that Phelan had given too much power to house Democrats through his continuation of the practice of appointing Democrats as chairs of certain house committees. 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.

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. He had been targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton.

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. Former Pearland city councilors Jeffrey Barry and Alex Kamkar advanced to the Republican primary runoff to replace him. Thompson, an opponent of school voucher legislation, endorsed Barry while Greg Abbott, the primary proponent of vouchers, endorsed Kamkar. Barry also received support from a multitude of local elected officials and anti-voucher political action committees. During the early voting period of the runoff election, Barry accused a supporter of Kamkar of luring a swarm of bees to a campaign tent outside a polling location, although the validity of this accusation was disputed. Barry defeated Kamkar in the runoff election.

District 30

Incumbent Republican Geanie Morrison retired. Former Jackson County sheriff AJ Louderback won the Republican primary runoff to succeed him, despite coming in second place in the March primary. His opponent, Victoria mayor Jeff Bauknight, had been endorsed by Morrison and governor Greg Abbott, while Louderback had been endorsed by attorney general Ken Paxton and lieutenant governor Dan Patrick.

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 34

Incumbent Democrat Abel Herrero retired. Former state representative Solomon Ortiz Jr. defeated Corpus Christi city council member Roland Barrera in the Democratic Primary. He faced Republican Denise Villalobos in the general, in what was a top pickup target for Texas Republicans. Villalobos won by a wide margin, flipping the seat.

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 unopposed.

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.

District 44

Incumbent Republican John Kuempel ran for re-election. Former state representative Alan Schoolcraft challenged Kuempel due to his opposition to school voucher legislation and forced him into a runoff. Schoolcraft defeated Kuempel in the runoff.

District 45

Incumbent Democrat Erin Zwiener won re-election. She defeated lawyer Chevo Pastrano in the Democratic primary.

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. Wesley Virdell, who had challenged Murr in the 2022 election, ran again to succeed him. Governor Greg Abbott did not endorse a candidate in the primary, despite Hatch Smith's skepticism of school vouchers. Smith received support from former governor Rick Perry and raised significantly more money than Virdell, a large portion of which came from only two organizations. Virdell, on the other hand, received endorsements from attorney general Ken Paxton and former president Donald Trump, which proved more than powerful enough to overcome Smith's financial advantage, allowing Virdell to win the primary by a large margin. 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. He had been targeted for a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation.

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 59

Incumbent Republican Shelby Slawson won re-election. Slawson, a member of the House Republican leadership team, launched a run for speaker of the House against incumbent Dade Phelan after the primary runoff, joining fellow Republican Tom Oliverson in the race.

District 60

Incumbent Republican Glenn Rogers ran for re-election but lost renomination to Mike Olcott. He had been targeted for a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation.

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.

District 62

Incumbent Republican Reggie Smith ran for re-election but lost renomination to Shelley Luther. Luther challenged Smith due to his opposition to school voucher legislation, 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 63

Incumbent Republican Ben Bumgarner won re-election. He faced multiple Republican primary challengers, and defeated former Democratic state representative Michelle Beckley in the general election.

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 65

Incumbent Republican Kronda Thimesch ran for re-election but lost renomination to Mitch Little. She was targeted for a primary challenge due to her support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton.

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 67

Incumbent Republican Jeff Leach won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his support of the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton.

District 68

Incumbent Republican David Spiller 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. School vouchers were a primary issue in the general election campaign, with Plesa citing the high quality of public schools in Plano ISD as a primary reason people move to the area and Kinard arguing that school choice is necessary for parents who believe that public schools do not align with their values. Immigration and abortion were also key issues in the race.

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. The Democratic primary was crowded, including former state representative Norma Chávez, El Paso council member Alexsandra Annello, County Commissioner Vincent Perez, and Homer Reza. Chávez and Perez advanced to the Democratic primary runoff.

District 78

Incumbent Democrat Joe Moody won re-election unopposed.

District 79

Incumbent Democrat Claudia Ordaz won re-election unopposed.

District 80

Incumbent Democrat Tracy King retired. King ran unopposed in 2022 and represents the only district Greg Abbott won in his 2022 re-election that simultaneously elected a Democrat to the House. As such, the districts was seen as Republican's best opportunity to win a seat from the Democrats. 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. Shortly before the general election, Cuellar crossed party lines to endorse McLaughlin against Castellano.

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. Price had voted against school voucher legislation during the previous legislative session. Greg Abbott endorsed Caroline Fairly in the primary election, the daughter of prominent Amarillo businessman Alex Fairly; both Fairlys are strong supporters of Abbott's voucher plan. 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. King defeated Post by a wide margin in the primary election.

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. Noble defeated former Collin County Republican Party chair Abraham George in the primary. George would later be elected chair of the Texas Republican Party in May 2024. 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 92

Incumbent Democrat Salman Bhojani won re-election unopposed.

District 93

Incumbent Republican Nate Schatzline won re-election.

District 94

Incumbent Republican Tony Tinderholt won re-election.

District 95

Incumbent Democrat Nicole Collier won re-election unopposed.

District 96

Incumbent Republican David Cook won re-election.

District 97

Incumbent Republican Craig Goldman retired to run for U.S. Representative.

District 98

Incumbent Republican Giovanni Capriglione won re-election.

District 99

Incumbent Republican Speaker Pro Tempore Charlie Geren won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his role in the impeachment of attorney general Ken Paxton.

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. Linda Garcia was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced no opposition in the general election.

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. Meyer narrowly defeated his challenger in the primary, and was expected to face one of the most competitive general elections of the cycle.

District 109

Incumbent Democrat Carl O. Sherman retired to run for U.S. Senate. Aicha Davis, a member of the State Board of Education, won the Democratic primary to succeed him and is running in the general election unopposed.

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

Poll source	Date administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Angie Chen Button	Averia Bishop	Undecided
Ragnar Research Partners	September 3–5, 2024	300	± 6.0%	47%	36%	17%

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.

District 116

Incumbent Democrat Trey Martinez Fischer won re-election.

District 117

Incumbent Democrat Phillip Cortez won re-election.

District 118

Incumbent Republican John Lujan won re-election. Lujan narrowly won the southern Bexar County district in 2022 after flipping it in a special election the previous year. Lujan was considered a top Democratic target for this election. Democratic nominee Kristian Carranza faced criticism from Republicans over allegedly changing her surname to appeal to Hispanic voters in the majority-Hispanic district, motivations which Carranza denies. 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. He was the target of a primary challenge due to his opposition to school voucher legislation. Democrats have eyed this seat as a possible pickup opportunity due to Allison's primary defeat. In the runup to the general election, both Allison and former state senator Jeff Wentworth crossed party lines to endorse Laurel Jordan Swift, the Democratic nominee, citing her support for public education and opposition to school vouchers.

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 140

Incumbent Democrat Armando Walle won re-election unopposed.

District 141

Incumbent Democrat Senfronia Thompson won re-election unopposed.

District 142

Incumbent Democrat Harold Dutton Jr. won re-election. He was targeted for a primary challenge due to his role in the state takeover of Houston Independent School District, as well as his votes with Republicans on LGBT issues.

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. In August, after having lost renomination, Thierry switched to the Republican Party.

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.