The December 9 filing deadline has passed for potential candidates to add their names to primary ballots across the state. There are 36 congressional districts, 15 Texas Senate districts, 150 Texas House districts, and 7 State Board of Education Districts that will be up for a vote in 2014 along with 15 statewide offices. The list below includes all candidates who have filed for statewide races (not including judicial races) as well as for the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives and United States Congress.
Statewide Races
U.S. Senate:
John Cornyn (I) – R, Austin
Steve Stockman – R, Friendswood
David Alameel – D, Dallas
Ken Cope – R, Midlothian
Michael "Fjet" Fjetland – D, Sugar Land
Harry Kim – D, Midland
Christopher Mapp – R, Port O'Connor
Maxey Scherr – D, El Paso
Read Reasor – R, Austin
Dwayne Stovall – R, Cleveland
Linda Vega – R, Houston
Kesha Rogers – D, Houston
Governor (OPEN SEAT):
Greg Abbott – R, Austin
Gene Chapman – L, Lewisville
Wendy Davis – D, Fort Worth
Lisa Fritsch – R, Austin
Larry “Secede” Kilgore – R, Fort Worth
Kathie Glass – L, Houston
Reynaldo "Ray" Madŕigal – D
Miriam Martinez – R, Edinburg
William Shea – R, Decatur
Lieutenant Governor:
David Dewhurst (I) – R, Austin
Dan Patrick – R, Houston
Jerry Patterson – R, Austin
Todd Staples – R, Austin
Leticia Van de Putte – D, San Antonio
Attorney General (OPEN SEAT):
Dan Branch – R, Dallas
Sam Houston – D, Houston
Ken Paxton – R, McKinney
Barry Smitherman – R, Austin
Comptroller (OPEN SEAT):
Mike Collier – D, Kingwood
Glenn Hegar – R, Katy
Harvey Hilderbran – R, Kerrville
Debra Medina – R, Wharton
Raul Torres – R, Corpus Christi
Agriculture Commissioner (OPEN SEAT):
J. Allen Carnes – R, Uvalde
Joe Cotton – R
Richard "Kinky" Friedman – D, Austin
Hugh Asa Fitzsimmons III – D, Carrizo Springs
Jim Hogan – D, Cleburne
Tommy Merritt – R, Longview
Sid Miller – R, Stephenville
Eric Opiela – R, Karnes City
Land Commissioner (OPEN SEAT):
John Cook – D, El Paso
George P. Bush – R, Fort Worth
David Watts – R, Gilmer
Railroad Commissioner (OPEN SEAT):
Becky Berger – R, Schulenburg
Malachi Boyuls – R, Dallas
Steve Brown – D, Missouri City
Wayne Christian – R, Center
Dale Henry – D, Lampassas
Ryan Sitton – R, Friendswood
Texas Senate
Senate District 2:
Bob Deuell (I) – R, Greenville
Bob Hall – R, Canton
Mark Thompson – R, Mesquite
Senate District 3:
Robert Nichols (I) – R, Jacksonville
Senate District 4: Special Election – May 10, 2014 (OPEN SEAT)
Gordy Bunch – R, The Woodlands
Brandon Creighton – R, Conroe
Steve Toth – R, The Woodlands
Senate District 5:
Charles Schwertner (I) – R, Georgetown
Senate District 7 (OPEN SEAT):
Paul Bettencourt – R, Houston
James Wilson – R, Houston
Senate District 8 (OPEN SEAT):
Van Taylor – R, Plano
Senate District 9:
Kelly Hancock (I) – R, North Richland Hills
Gregory Harris – D, North Richland Hills
Senate District 10 (OPEN SEAT):
George Boll – D, Colleyville
Konni Burton – R, Colleyville
Mike Martinez – D, Fort Worth
Tony Pompa – R, Arlington
Jon Schweitzer – R, Colleyville
Mark Shelton – R, Fort Worth
Mark Skinner – R, Colleyville
Libby Willis – D, Fort Worth
Senate District 14:
Kirk Watson (I) – D, Austin
Vik Vad – R, Austin
Senate District 15:
John Whitmire (I) – D, Houston
Damian LaCroix – D, Houston
Senate District 16:
John Carona (I) – R, Dallas
Donald Huffines – R, Dallas
Senate District 17:
Joan Huffman (I) – R, Houston
Derek Anthony – R, Richmond
Rita Lucido – D, Houston
Senate District 23:
Royce West (I) – D, Dallas
John Lawson – R, Dallas
Senate District 25:
Donna Campbell (I) – R, New Braunfels
Daniel Boone – D, Canyon Lake
Elisa Chan – R, San Antonio
Mike Novak – R, San Antonio
Senate District 30:
Craig Estes (I) – R, Wichita Falls
Senate District 31:
Kel Seliger (I) – R, Amarillo
Mike Canon – R, Midland
Texas House of Representatives
House District 1:
George Lavender (I) – R, Texarkana
Gary VanDeaver – R, New Boston
House District 2:
Dan Flynn (I) – R, Van
House District 3:
Cecil Bell Jr. (I) – R, Magnolia
House District 4:
Lance Gooden (I) – R, Terrell
Stuart Spitzer – R, Kaufman
House District 5:
Bryan Hughes (I) – R, Mineola
House District 6:
Matt Schaefer (I) – R, Tyler
Skip Ogle – R, Tyler
House District 7:
David Simpson (I) – R, Longview
House District 8:
Byron Cook (I) – R, Corsicana
Bobby Vickery – R, Frost
House District 9:
Chris Paddie (I) – R, Marshall
House District 10 (OPEN SEAT):
John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey – R, Midlothian
T,J. Fabby – R, Waxahachie
John Wray – R, Waxahachie
House District 11:
Travis Clardy (I) – R, Nacogdoches
Tony Sevilla – R, Alto
House District 12:
Kyle Kacal (I) – R, College Station
Timothy Delasandro – R, Bryan
House District 13:
Lois Kolkhorst (I) – R, Brenham
House District 14:
John Raney (I) – R, College Station
House District 15 (OPEN SEAT):
Mark Keough – R, The Woodlands
Bruce Tough – R, The Woodlands
House District 16 (OPEN SEAT):
Duane Ham – R, Montgomery
Michael Hayles Sr. – D, Montgomery
Gary Louie – R, Oak Ridge North
Will Metcalf – R, Conroe
Jason Millsaps – R, Cut and Shoot
Ted Seago – R, Conroe
Steve Simonsen – R, Conroe
House District 17:
Tim Kleinschmidt (I) – R, Lexington
Carolyn Banks, D – Bastrop
House District 18:
John Otto (I) – R, Dayton
Terry Holcomb – R, Coldspring
House District 19:
James White (I) – R, Hillister
House District 20:
Marsha Farney (I) – R, Georgetown
House District 21 (OPEN SEAT):
Gavin Bruney – D, Nederland
Judy Nichols – R, Nederland
Matthew "Dade" Phelan – R, Port Neches
House District 22:
Joe Deshotel (I) – D, Beaumont
House District 23 (OPEN SEAT):
Wayne Faircloth – R, Dickinson
Robert Senter – R, Texas City
Susan Criss – D, Galveston
House District 24:
Greg Bonnen (I) – R, Friendswood
House District 25:
Dennis Bonnen (I) – R, Angleton
House District 26:
Rick Miller (I) – R, Sugar Land
Amber Paaso – D, Sugar Land
House District 27:
Ron Reynolds (I) – D, Missouri City
David Hamilton – D, Missouri City
House District 28:
John Zerwas (I) – R, Richmond
House District 29:
Ed Thompson (I) – R, Pearland
House District 30:
Geanie Morrison (I) – R, Victoria
House District 31:
Ryan Guillen (I) – D, Rio Grande City
House District 32:
Todd Hunter (I) – R, Corpus Christi
House District 33:
Scott Turner (I) – R, Frisco
House District 34:
Abel Herrero (I) – D, Corpus Christi
House District 35:
Oscar Longoria (I) – D, Mission
House District 36:
Sergio Muñoz Jr. (I) – D, Mission
Maria Regalado – D, Pharr
House District 37:
Rene Oliveira (I) – D, Brownsville
House District 38:
Eddie Lucio III (I) – D, Brownsville
House District 39:
Armando Martinez (I) – D, Weslaco
House District 40:
Terry Canales (I) – D, Edinburg
House District 41:
Bobby Guerra (I) – D, McAllen
House District 42:
Richard Peña Raymond (I) – D, Laredo
House District 43:
J.M. Lozano (I) – R, Alice
Kim Gonzalez D – Portland
House District 44:
John Kuempel (I) – R, Seguin
Robert Bohmfalk – D, Seguin
House District 45:
Jason Isaac (I) – R, Dripping Springs
House District 46:
Dawnna Dukes (I) – D, Austin
House District 47:
Paul Workman (I) – R, Austin
House District 48:
Donna Howard (I) – D, Austin
House District 49:
Elliott Naishtat (I) – D, Austin
House District 50: Special Election Runoff – January 28, 2014 (OPEN SEAT)
Celia Israel – D, Austin
Mike VanDeWalle – R, Austin
House District 51:
Eddie Rodriguez (I) – D, Austin
House District 52:
Larry D. Gonzales (I) – R, Round Rock
House District 53 (OPEN SEAT):
Karen Harris – R, Lakehills
Rob Henneke – R, Kerrville
Andrew Murr – R, Junction
Tink Nathan – R, Center Point
House District 54:
Jimmie Don Aycock (I) – R, Killeen
House District 55:
Ralph Sheffield (I) – R, Temple
Molly White – R, Belton
House District 56:
Charles "Doc" Anderson (I) – R, Waco
House District 57:
Trent Ashby (I) – R, Lufkin
House District 58 (OPEN SEAT):
Philip Eby – R, Clifton
Dewayne Burns – R, Cleburne
Henry Teich – R, Burleson
House District 59:
J.D. Sheffield (I) – R, Gatesville
Danny Pelton – R, Stephenville
Howard "Eddie" Ray – R, Rochelle
House District 60:
Jim Keffer (I) – R, Eastland
Cullen Crisp – R, Granbury
House District 61:
Phil King (I) – R, Weatherford
House District 62:
Larry Phillips (I) – R, Sherman
House District 63:
Tan Parker (I) – R, Flower Mound
Daniel Moran – D, Flower Mound
House District 64:
Myra Crownover (I) – R, Denton
Read King – R, Denton
Emy Lyons – D, Denton
House District 65:
Ron Simmons (I) – R, Carrollton
Alex Mendoza – D, Lewisville
House District 66 (OPEN SEAT):
Glenn Callison – R, Plano
Matt Shaheen – R, McKinney
Stacy Chen – R, Plano
House District 67:
Jeff Leach (I) – R, Plano
House District 68:
Drew Springer (I) – R, Muenster
House District 69:
James Frank (I) – R, Wichita Falls
House District 70:
Scott Sanford (I) – R, McKinney
House District 71:
Susan King (I) – R, Abilene
Isaac Castro – R, Hamlin
House District 72:
Drew Darby (I) – R, San Angelo
Shannon Thomason – R, Big Spring
House District 73:
Doug Miller (I) – R, New Braunfels
House District 74:
Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez (I) – D, Eagle Pass
House District 75:
Mary Gonzalez (I) – D, Clint
Rey Sepulveda – D, Fabens
House District 76:
Naomi Gonzalez (I) – D, El Paso
Cesar Blanco – D, El Paso
Norma Chavez – D, El Paso
House District 77:
Marisa Marquez (I) – D, El Paso
Lyda Ness – Garcia – D, El Paso
House District 78:
Joe Moody (I) – D, El Paso
House District 79:
Joe Pickett (I) – D, El Paso
Chuck Peartree – D, El Paso
House District 80:
Tracy King (I) – D, Batesville
House District 81 (OPEN SEAT):
Austin Keith – R, Odessa
Brooks Landgraf – R, Odessa
House District 82:
Tom Craddick (I) – R, Midland
House District 83:
Charles Perry (I) – R, Lubbock
Stephen Massengale – R, Lubbock
House District 84:
John Frullo (I) – R, Lubbock
House District 85:
Phil Stephenson (I) – R, Wharton
Cynthia Drabek – D, Richmond
House District 86:
John Smithee (I) – R, Amarillo
House District 87:
Walter "Four" Price (I) – R, Amarillo
Abel Bosquez – D, Amarillo
House District 88:
Ken King (I) – R, Canadian
House District 89:
Jodie Laubenberg (I) – R, Parker
Sameena Karmally – D, Allen
House District 90:
Lon Burnam (I) – D, Fort Worth
Ramon Romero Jr. – D, Fort Worth
House District 91:
Stephanie Klick (I) – R, Fort Worth
David Ragan – D, Richland Hills
House District 92:
Jonathan Stickland (I) – R, Bedford
Andy Cargile – R, Hurst
Tina Penney – D, Bedford
House District 93:
Matt Krause (I) – R, Fort Worth
House District 94:
Diane Patrick (I) – R, Arlington
Cole Ballweg – D, Arlington
Tony Tinderholt – R, Arlington
House District 95:
Nicole Collier (I) – D, Fort Worth
Albert McDaniel – R, Fort Worth
House District 96:
Bill Zedler (I) – R, Arlington
House District 97:
Craig Goldman (I) – R, Fort Worth
House District 98:
Giovanni Capriglione (I) – R, Southlake
House District 99:
Charlie Geren (I) – R, Fort Worth
House District 100:
Eric Johnson (I) – D, Dallas
House District 101:
Chris Turner (I) – D, Arlington
House District 102:
Stefani Carter (I) – R, Dallas
George M. Clayton – D, Richardson
Adryana Boyne – R, Richardson
Sam Brown – R, Dallas
Linda Koop – R, Dallas
House District 103:
Rafael Anchia (I) – D, Dallas
House District 104:
Roberto Alonzo (I) – D, Dallas
House District 105:
Linda Harper – Brown (I) – R, Irving
Rodney Anderson – R, Grand Prairie
Susan Motley – D, Irving
House District 106:
Pat Fallon (I) – R, Frisco
Lisa Osterholt – D, Little Elm
House District 107:
Kenneth Sheets (I) – R, Dallas
Carol Donovan – D, Dallas
House District 108 (OPEN SEAT):
Court Alley – R, Dallas
Morgan Meyer – R, Dallas
Chart Wescott – R, Dallas
House District 109:
Helen Giddings (I) – D, Dallas
House District 110:
Toni Rose (I) – D, Dallas
House District 111:
Yvonne Davis (I) – D, Dallas
House District 112:
Angie Chen Button (I) – R, Garland
Jared Patterson – R, Sachse
House District 113:
Cindy Burkett (I) – R, Mesquite
Milton Whitley – D, Mesquite
House District 114:
Jason Villalba (I) – R, Dallas
House District 115:
Bennett Ratliff (I) – R, Coppell
Matt Rinaldi – R, Irving
Paul K. Stafford – D, Irving
House District 116:
Trey Martinez Fischer (I) – D, San Antonio
House District 117:
Philip Cortez (I) – D, San Antonio
Rick Galindo – R, San Antonio
John Garza – R, San Antonio
House District 118:
Joe Farias (I) – D, San Antonio
House District 119:
Roland Gutierrez (I) – D, San Antonio
House District 120:
Ruth McClendon (I) – D, San Antonio
House District 121:
Joe Straus (I) – R, San Antonio
Matt Beebe – R, San Antonio
House District 122:
Lyle Larson (I) – R, San Antonio
House District 123:
Mike Villarreal (I) – D, San Antonio
House District 124:
Jose Menendez (I) – D, San Antonio
House District 125:
Justin Rodriguez (I) – D, San Antonio
House District 126:
Patricia Harless (I) – R, Houston
House District 127:
Dan Huberty (I) – R, Kingwood
House District 128:
Wayne Smith (I) – R, Baytown
House District 129 (OPEN SEAT):
Sheryl Berg – R, Clear Lake
Briscoe Cain – R, Seabrook
John Gay – D, Pasadena
Mary Huls – R, Friendswood
Jeff Larson – R, Webster
Chuck Maricle – R, Houston
Dennis Paul – R, Webster
Brent Perry – R, Houston
House District 130:
Allen Fletcher (I) – R, Tomball
House District 131:
Alma Allen (I) – D, Houston
Azuwuike Okarafor – D, Houston
House District 132 (OPEN SEAT):
Michael Franks – R, Katy
Ann Hodge – R, Katy
Justin Perryman – R, Katy
Mike Schofield – R, Katy
House District 133:
Jim Murphy (I) – R, Houston
House District 134:
Sarah Davis (I) – R, Houston
Bonnie Parker – R, Houston
Alison Ruff – D, Houston
House District 135:
Gary Elkins (I) – R, Houston
Moiz Abbas – D, Cypress
House District 136:
Tony Dale (I) – R, Cedar Park
House District 137:
Gene Wu (I) – D, Houston
Morad Fiki – R, Houston
House District 138:
Dwayne Bohac (I) – R, Houston
House District 139:
Sylvester Turner (I) – D, Houston
House District 140:
Armando Walle (I) – D, Aldine
House District 141:
Senfronia Thompson (I) – D, Houston
House District 142:
Harold Dutton (I) – D, Houston
House District 143:
Ana Hernandez Luna (I) – D, Houston
House District 144:
Mary Ann Perez (I) – D, Houston
House District 145:
Carol Alvarado (I) – D, Houston
House District 146:
Borris Miles (I) – D, Houston
House District 147:
Garnet Coleman (I) – D, Houston
House District 148:
Jessica Farrar (I) – D, Houston
Chris Carmona – R, Houston
House District 149:
Hubert Vo (I) – D, Houston
Al Hoang – R, Houston
Nighi T. Ho – R, Houston
House District 150:
Debbie Riddle (I) – R, Tomball
Tony Noun – R, Spring
State Board of Education
SBOE District 2:
Ruben Cortez (I) – D, Brownsville
SBOE District 3:
Marisa Perez (I) – D, San Antonio
Dave Mundy – R, Gonzales
SBOE District 4:
Lawrence Allen (I) – D, Houston
SBOE District 7:
David Bradley (I) – R, Beaumont
Rita Ashley – R, Galveston
SBOE District 11:
Pat Hardy (I) – R, Fort Worth
Lady Theresa Thombs – R, Haltom City
Eric Mahroum – R, Fort Worth
Nancy Bean – D, Arlington
SBOE District 12:
Geraldine “Tincy” Miller (I) – R, Dallas
Lois Parrott – D, Dallas
SBOE District 13 (OPEN SEAT):
Andrea Hillburn – D, Dallas
A. Denise Russell – D, Dallas
Erika Beltran – D, Dallas
U.S. Congress
Congressional District 1:
Louis Gohmert (I) – R, Texarkana
Shirley McKellar – D, Tyler
Congressional District 2:
Ted Poe (I) – R, Houston
Congressional District 3:
Sam Johnson (I) – R, Plano
Congressional District 4:
Ralph Hall (I) – R, Rockwall
Tony Arterburn – R, Rockwall
Lou Gigliotti – R, Rockwall
Brent Lawson – R, Van Alstyne
John Stacy – R, Fate
Congressional District 5:
Jeb Hensarling (I) – R, Dallas
Congressional District 6:
Joe Barton (I) – R, Ennis
Frank Kuchar – R, Arlington
Kory Watkins – R, Mansfield
Congressional District 7:
John Culberson (I) – R, Houston
Lisa Squiers – D, Houston
Congressional District 8:
Kevin Brady (I) – R, The Woodlands
Craig McMichael – R, Houston
Congressional District 9:
Al Green (I) – D, Houston
Congressional District 10:
Michael McCaul (I) – R, Austin
Congressional District 11:
Mike Conaway (I) – R, Midland
Congressional District 12:
Kay Granger (I) – R, Fort Worth
Mark Greene – D, Benbrook
Congressional District 13:
Mac Thornberry (I) – R, Amarillo
Pamela Barlow – R, Bowie
Elaine Hayes – R, Amarillo
Mike Minter – D, Wichita Falls
Congressional District 14:
Randy Weber (I) – R, Pearland
Don Brown – D, Vidor
Buck Willis – D, Galveston
Congressional District 15:
Ruben Hinojosa (I) – D, Mercedes
Eddie Zamora – R, McAllen
Congressional District 16:
Beto O'Rourke (I) – D, El Paso
Congressional District 17:
Bill Flores (I) – R, Bryan
Congressional District 18:
Sheila Jackson Lee (I) – D, Houston
Sean Seibert – R, Houston
Congressional District 19:
Randy Neugebauer (I) – R, Lubbock
Donald May – R, Lubbock
James Neal Marchbanks – D, Lubbock
Congressional District 20:
Joaquin Castro(I) – D, San Antonio
Congressional District 21:
Lamar Smith (I) – R, San Antonio
Matt McCall – R, Boerne
Congressional District 22:
Pete Olson (I) – R, Clear Lake
Frank Briscoe – D, Richmond
Mark Gibson – D, Missouri City
Congressional District 23:
Pete Gallego (I) – D, Alpine
Quico Canseco – R, San Antonio
Will Hurd – R, Helotes
Robert Lowry – R, San Antonio
Congressional District 24:
Kenny Marchant (I) – R, Coppell
Patrick Fabian McGehearty – D, Lewisville
Congressional District 25:
Roger Williams (I) – R, Weatherford
Stuart Gourd – D, Austin
Marco Montoya – D, Austin
Congressional District 26:
Michael Burgess (I) – R, Lewisville
Joel Krause – R, Lewisville
Divenchy Watrous – R
Matthew Wiegmann – D, Colleyville
Congressional District 27:
Blake Farenthold (I) – R, Corpus Christi
Wesley Craig Reed – D, Corpus Christi
Congressional District 28:
Henry Cuellar (I) – D, Laredo
Congressional District 29:
Gene Green (I) – D, Houston
Congressional District 30:
Eddie Bernice Johnson (I) – D, Dallas
Alvin Ball – D, Dallas
Barbara Mallory Caraway – D, Dallas
Congressional District 31:
John Carter (I) – R, Georgetown
Louis Minor – D, Belton
Congressional District 32:
Pete Sessions (I) – R, Dallas
Frank Anthony Perez – D, Dallas
Katrina Pierson – R, Garland
Congressional District 33:
Marc Veasey (I) – D, Fort Worth
Congressional District 34:
Filemon Vela (I) – D, Brownsville
Larry Smith – R, Yorktown
Congressional District 35:
Lloyd Doggett (I) – D, Austin
Congressional District 36 (OPEN SEAT):
* On 12/10/13 the Republican Party of Texas extended the filing period for CD 36 due to incumbent Rep. Steve Stockman filing for U.S. Senator. The new deadline is 12/16/13.
John Amdur – R, Houston
Doug Centilli – R
Phil Fitzgerald – R, Hull
Chuck Meyer – R, Lumberton
Kim Morrell – R, Seabrook
Dave Norman – R, Webster
Michael K. Cole – D, Orange
This information is provided by the Republican and Democratic Parties of Texas to the Office of the Secretary of State.The Office does not vouch for the accuracy or completeness of the candidate filing information provided by the political parties.
