Texas will hold its general election for 2018 on November 6.
Below are the Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians who will be on the ballot in statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education. (In a handful of races, an independent candidate also garnered the necessary signatures to earn a spot on the ballot. )
Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election begins on October 22 and ends on November 2.
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U.S. Senate
Statewide
Candidates
D Beto O’Rourke
L Neal Dikeman
R Ted Cruz Incumbent
Governor
Statewide
Candidates
D Lupe Valdez
L Mark Tippetts
R Greg Abbott Incumbent
Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
Candidates
D Mike Collier
L Kerry McKennon
R Dan Patrick Incumbent
Attorney General
Statewide
Candidates
D Justin Nelson
L Michael Ray Harris
R Ken Paxton Incumbent
Comptroller
Statewide
Candidates
D Joi Chevalier
L Ben Sanders
R Glenn Hegar Incumbent
Land Commissioner
Statewide
Candidates
D Miguel Suazo
L Matt Piña
R George P. Bush Incumbent
Agriculture Commissioner
Statewide
Candidates
D Kim Olson
L Richard Carpenter
R Sid Miller Incumbent
Railroad Commissioner
Statewide
Candidates
D Roman McAllen
L Mike Wright
R Christi Craddick Incumbent
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Texas Supreme Court
Place 2
Candidates
D Steven Kirkland
R Jimmy Blacklock
Place 4
Candidates
D R.K. Sandill
R John Devine Incumbent
Place 6
Candidates
D Kathy Cheng
R Jeff Brown Incumbent
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Place 1
Candidates
D Maria T. (Terri) Jackson
L William Bryan Strange III
R Sharon Keller Incumbent
Place 7
Candidates
D Ramona Franklin
R Barbara Parker Hervey Incumbent
Place 8
Candidates
L Mark Ash
R Michelle Slaughter
State Board of Education
District 2
Candidates
D Ruben Cortez, Jr. Incumbent
R Charles “Tad” Hasse
District 3
Candidates
D Marisa B. Perez Incumbent
District 4
Candidates
D Lawrence Allen Jr. Incumbent
District 7
Candidates
D Elizabeth “Eliz” Markowitz
R Matt Robinson
District 11
Candidates
D Carla Morton
L Aaron Gutknecht
R Patricia “Pat” Hardy Incumbent
District 12
Candidates
D Suzanne Smith
R Pam Little
District 13
Candidates
D Aicha Davis
R A. Denise Russell
U.S. House
District 1
Candidates
D Shirley J. McKellar
L Jeff Callaway
R Louie Gohmert Incumbent
District 2
Candidates
D Todd Litton
L Patrick Gunnels
R Dan Crenshaw
I Scott Cubbler
District 3
Candidates
D Lorie Burch
L Christopher Claytor
R Van Taylor
District 4
Candidates
D Catherine Krantz
L Ken Ashby
R John Ratcliffe Incumbent
District 5
Candidates
D Dan Wood
R Lance Gooden
District 6
Candidates
D Jana Lynne Sanchez
L Jason Allen Harber
R Ron Wright
District 7
Candidates
D Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
R John Culberson Incumbent
District 8
Candidates
D Steven David
L Chris Duncan
R Kevin Brady Incumbent
District 9
Candidates
D Al Green Incumbent
L Phil Kurtz
I Benjamin Hernandez
I Kesha Rogers
District 10
Candidates
D Mike Siegel
L Mike Ryan
R Michael T. McCaul Incumbent
District 11
Candidates
D Jennie Lou Leeder
L Rhett Rosenquest Smith
R Mike Conaway Incumbent
District 12
Candidates
D Vanessa Adia
L Jacob Leddy
R Kay Granger Incumbent
District 13
Candidates
D Greg Sagan
L Calvin DeWeese
R Mac Thornberry Incumbent
District 14
Candidates
D Adrienne Bell
L Don E. Conley III
R Randy Weber Incumbent
District 15
Candidates
D Vicente Gonzalez Incumbent
L Anthony Cristo
R Tim Westley
District 16
Candidates
D Veronica Escobar
R Rick Seeberger
I Ben Mendoza
District 17
Candidates
D Rick Kennedy
L Peter Churchman
R Bill Flores Incumbent
District 18
Candidates
D Sheila Jackson Lee Incumbent
L Luke Spencer
R Ava Reynero Pate
District 19
Candidates
D Miguel Levario
R Jodey Arrington Incumbent
District 20
Candidates
D Joaquin Castro Incumbent
L Jeffrey Blunt
District 21
Candidates
D Joseph Kopser
L Lee Santos
R Chip Roy
District 22
Candidates
D Sri Preston Kulkarni
L John B. McElligott
R Pete Olson Incumbent
I Kellen Sweny
District 23
Candidates
D Gina Ortiz Jones
L Ruben Corvalan
R Will Hurd Incumbent
District 24
Candidates
D Jan McDowell
L Mike Kolls
R Kenny E Marchant Incumbent
District 25
Candidates
D Julie Oliver
L Desarae Lindsey
R Roger Williams Incumbent
I Martin Luecke
District 26
Candidates
D Linsey Fagan
L Mark Boler
R Michael C. Burgess Incumbent
District 27
Candidates
D Eric Holguin
L Daniel Tinus
R Michael Cloud
I James Duerr
District 28
Candidates
D Henry Cuellar Incumbent
L Arthur M Thomas IV
District 29
Candidates
D Sylvia R. Garcia
L Cullen Burns
R Phillip Aronoff
District 30
Candidates
D Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent
L Shawn Jones
District 31
Candidates
D Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar
L Jason Hope
R John Carter Incumbent
District 32
Candidates
D Colin Allred
L Melina Baker
R Pete Sessions Incumbent
District 33
Candidates
D Marc Veasey Incumbent
L Jason Reeves
R Willie Billups
District 34
Candidates
D Filemon B. Vela Incumbent
R Rey Gonzalez
District 35
Candidates
D Lloyd Doggett Incumbent
L Clark Patterson
R David Smalling
District 36
Candidates
D Dayna Steele
R Brian Babin Incumbent
Texas Senate
District 2
Candidates
D Kendall Scudder
R Bob Hall Incumbent
District 3
Candidates
D Shirley Layton
L Bruce Quarles
R Robert Nichols Incumbent
District 5
Candidates
D Meg Walsh
L Amy Lyons
R Charles Schwertner Incumbent
District 7
Candidates
D David Romero
L Tom Glass
R Paul Bettencourt Incumbent
District 8
Candidates
D Mark Phariss
R Angela Paxton
District 9
Candidates
D Gwenn Burud
R Kelly Hancock Incumbent
District 10
Candidates
D Beverly Powell
R Konni Burton Incumbent
District 14
Candidates
D Kirk Watson Incumbent
L Micah M. Verlander
R George W. Hindman
District 15
Candidates
D John Whitmire Incumbent
L Gilberto “Gil” Velsquez, Jr
R Randy Orr
District 16
Candidates
D Nathan Johnson
R Don Huffines Incumbent
District 17
Candidates
D Rita Lucido
L Lauren LaCount
R Joan Huffman Incumbent
District 23
Candidates
D Royce West Incumbent
District 25
Candidates
D Steven Kling
R Donna Campbell Incumbent
District 30
Candidates
D Kevin Lopez
R Pat Fallon
District 31
Candidates
L Jack B. Westbrook
R Kel Seliger Incumbent
Texas House
District 1
Candidates
R Gary VanDeaver Incumbent
District 2
Candidates
D Bill Brannon
R Dan Flynn Incumbent
District 3
Candidates
D Lisa Seger
R Cecil Bell Jr Incumbent
District 4
Candidates
D Eston Williams
L D Allen Miller
R Keith Bell
District 5
Candidates
D Bill Liebbe
R Cole Hefner Incumbent
District 6
Candidates
R Matt Schaefer Incumbent
I Neal Katz
District 7
Candidates
R Jay Dean Incumbent
District 8
Candidates
D Wesley D. Ratcliff
R Cody Harris
District 9
Candidates
R Chris Paddie Incumbent
District 10
Candidates
D Kimberly Emery
L Matt Savino
R John Wray Incumbent
District 11
Candidates
D Alec Johnson
R Travis Clardy Incumbent
District 12
Candidates
D Marianne Arnold
R Kyle Kacal Incumbent
District 13
Candidates
D Cecil Ray Webster, Sr.
R Ben Leman
District 14
Candidates
D Josh Wilkinson
R John Raney Incumbent
District 15
Candidates
D Lorena Perez McGill
R Steve Toth
District 16
Candidates
D Mike Midler
R Will Metcalf Incumbent
District 17
Candidates
D Michelle Ryan
R John P. Cyrier Incumbent
District 18
Candidates
D Fred Lemond
R Ernest Bailes Incumbent
District 19
Candidates
D Sherry Williams
R James White Incumbent
District 20
Candidates
D Stephen M. Wyman
R Terry M. Wilson Incumbent
District 21
Candidates
R Dade Phelan Incumbent
District 22
Candidates
D Joe Deshotel Incumbent
District 23
Candidates
D Amanda Jamrok
L Lawrence Johnson
R Mayes Middleton
District 24
Candidates
D John Y. Phelps
L Dick Illyes
R Greg Bonnen Incumbent
District 25
Candidates
R Dennis Bonnen Incumbent
District 26
Candidates
D L. Sarah DeMerchant
R D.F. “Rick” Miller Incumbent
District 27
Candidates
D Ron Reynolds Incumbent
District 28
Candidates
D Meghan Scoggins
R John Zerwas Incumbent
District 29
Candidates
D James Presley
R Ed Thompson Incumbent
District 30
Candidates
D Robin Hayter
R Geanie W. Morrison Incumbent
District 31
Candidates
D Ryan Guillen Incumbent
District 32
Candidates
R Todd Hunter Incumbent
District 33
Candidates
D Laura Gunn
R Justin Holland Incumbent
District 34
Candidates
D Abel Herrero Incumbent
R Chris Hale
District 35
Candidates
D Oscar Longoria Incumbent
District 36
Candidates
D Sergio Muñoz, Jr. Incumbent
District 37
Candidates
D Alex Dominguez
District 38
Candidates
D Eddie Lucio III Incumbent
District 39
Candidates
D Armando “Mando” Martínez Incumbent
District 40
Candidates
D Terry Canales Incumbent
District 41
Candidates
D Bobby Guerra Incumbent
R Hilda Garza DeShazo
District 42
Candidates
D Richard Peña Raymond Incumbent
R Luis De La Garza
District 43
Candidates
D Dee Ann Torres Miller
R J.M. Lozano Incumbent
District 44
Candidates
D John D. Rodgers
R John Kuempel Incumbent
District 45
Candidates
D Erin Zwiener
R Ken Strange
District 46
Candidates
D Sheryl Cole
L Kevin Ludlow
R Gabriel Nila
District 47
Candidates
D Vikki Goodwin
R Paul D. Workman Incumbent
District 48
Candidates
D Donna Howard Incumbent
District 49
Candidates
D Gina Hinojosa Incumbent
R Kyle Austin
District 50
Candidates
D Celia Israel Incumbent
District 51
Candidates
D Eddie Rodriguez Incumbent
District 52
Candidates
D James Talarico
R Cynthia Flores
District 53
Candidates
D Stephanie Lochte Ertel
R Andrew S. Murr Incumbent
District 54
Candidates
D Kathy Richerson
L Robert Walden
R Brad Buckley
District 55
Candidates
R Hugh D. Shine Incumbent
District 56
Candidates
D Katherine Turner-Pearson
R Charles “Doc” Anderson Incumbent
District 57
Candidates
D Jason Rogers
R Trent Ashby Incumbent
District 58
Candidates
R DeWayne Burns Incumbent
District 59
Candidates
R J.D. Sheffield Incumbent
District 60
Candidates
R Mike Lang Incumbent
District 61
Candidates
R Phil King Incumbent
District 62
Candidates
D Valerie N. Hefner
L David Schaab
R Reggie Smith
District 63
Candidates
D Laura Haines
R Tan Parker Incumbent
District 64
Candidates
D Andrew Morris
L Nick Dietrich
R Lynn Stucky Incumbent
District 65
Candidates
D Michelle Beckley
R Ron Simmons Incumbent
District 66
Candidates
D Sharon Hirsch
R Matt Shaheen Incumbent
District 67
Candidates
D Sarah Depew
R Jeff Leach Incumbent
District 68
Candidates
R Drew Springer Incumbent
District 69
Candidates
R James Frank Incumbent
District 70
Candidates
D Julie Luton
R Scott Sanford Incumbent
District 71
Candidates
D Sam Hatton
R Stan Lambert Incumbent
District 72
Candidates
R Drew Darby Incumbent
District 73
Candidates
D Stephanie Phillips
R Kyle Biedermann Incumbent
District 74
Candidates
D Poncho Nevárez Incumbent
District 75
Candidates
D Mary E. Gonzalez Incumbent
District 76
Candidates
D Cesar J. Blanco Incumbent
District 77
Candidates
D Evelina “Lina” Ortega Incumbent
District 78
Candidates
D Joe Moody Incumbent
R Jeffrey Lane
District 79
Candidates
D Joe C. Pickett Incumbent
District 80
Candidates
D Tracy King Incumbent
District 81
Candidates
D Armando Gamboa
R Brooks Landgraf Incumbent
District 82
Candidates
D Spencer Bounds
R Tom Craddick Incumbent
District 83
Candidates
D Drew Landry
R Dustin Burrows Incumbent
District 84
Candidates
D Samantha Carrillo Fields
R John Frullo Incumbent
District 85
Candidates
D Jennifer Cantu
R Phil Stephenson Incumbent
District 86
Candidates
D Mike Purcell
R John Smithee Incumbent
District 87
Candidates
R Four Price Incumbent
District 88
Candidates
D Ezekiel Barron
R Ken King Incumbent
District 89
Candidates
D Ray Ash
R Candy Noble
District 90
Candidates
D Ramon Romero Jr. Incumbent
District 91
Candidates
D Jeromey Sims
R Stephanie Klick Incumbent
District 92
Candidates
D Steve Riddell
L Eric Espinoza
R Jonathan Stickland Incumbent
District 93
Candidates
D Nancy Bean
R Matt Krause Incumbent
District 94
Candidates
D Finnigan Jones
L Jessica Pallett
R Tony Tinderholt Incumbent
District 95
Candidates
D Nicole Collier Incumbent
L Joshua G. Burns
R Stephen A. West
District 96
Candidates
D Ryan E. Ray
L Stephen Parmer
R Bill Zedler Incumbent
District 97
Candidates
D Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin
L Rod Wingo
R Craig Goldman Incumbent
District 98
Candidates
D Mica J. Ringo
L H. Todd J. Moore
R Giovanni Capriglione Incumbent
District 99
Candidates
D Michael Stackhouse
R Charlie Geren Incumbent
District 100
Candidates
D Eric Johnson Incumbent
District 101
Candidates
D Chris Turner Incumbent
L James Allen
District 102
Candidates
D Ana-Maria Ramos
R Linda Koop Incumbent
District 103
Candidates
D Rafael M. Anchia Incumbent
R Jerry Fortenberry
District 104
Candidates
D Jessica Gonzalez
District 105
Candidates
D Thresa “Terry” Meza
R Rodney Anderson Incumbent
District 106
Candidates
D Ramona Thompson
R Jared Patterson
District 107
Candidates
D Victoria Neave Incumbent
R Deanna Maria Metzger
District 108
Candidates
D Joanna Cattanach
R Morgan Meyer Incumbent
District 109
Candidates
D Carl Sherman
District 110
Candidates
D Toni Rose Incumbent
District 111
Candidates
D Yvonne Davis Incumbent
District 112
Candidates
D Brandy K Chambers
R Angie Chen Button Incumbent
District 113
Candidates
D Rhetta Andrews Bowers
R Jonathan Boos
District 114
Candidates
D John Turner
R Lisa Luby Ryan
District 115
Candidates
D Julie Johnson
R Matt Rinaldi Incumbent
District 116
Candidates
D Trey Martinez Fischer
R Fernando Padron
District 117
Candidates
D Philip Cortez Incumbent
R Michael Berlanga
District 118
Candidates
D Leo Pacheco
R John Lujan
District 119
Candidates
D Roland Gutierrez Incumbent
District 120
Candidates
D Barbara Gervin-Hawkins Incumbent
R Ronald Payne
District 121
Candidates
D Celina D. Montoya
L Mallory Olfers
R Steve Allison
District 122
Candidates
D Claire Barnett
R Lyle Larson Incumbent
District 123
Candidates
D Diego Bernal Incumbent
District 124
Candidates
D Ina Minjarez Incumbent
R Johnny S. Arredondo
District 125
Candidates
D Justin Rodriguez Incumbent
L Eric S. Pina
District 126
Candidates
D Natali Hurtado
R E. Sam Harless
District 127
Candidates
L Ryan Woods
R Dan Huberty Incumbent
District 128
Candidates
R Briscoe Cain Incumbent
District 129
Candidates
D Alexander Jonathan Karjeker
L Joseph Majsterski
R Dennis Paul Incumbent
District 130
Candidates
D Fred Infortunio
L Roy Eriksen
R Tom Oliverson Incumbent
District 131
Candidates
D Alma A. Allen Incumbent
R Syed S. Ali
District 132
Candidates
D Gina Calanni
L Daniel Arevalo
R Mike Schofield Incumbent
District 133
Candidates
D Marty Schexnayder
R Jim Murphy Incumbent
District 134
Candidates
D Allison Lami Sawyer
R Sarah Davis Incumbent
District 135
Candidates
D Jon E. Rosenthal
L Paul Bilyeu
R Gary Elkins Incumbent
District 136
Candidates
D John H Bucy III
L Zach Parks
R Tony Dale Incumbent
District 137
Candidates
D Gene Wu Incumbent
L Lee Sharp
District 138
Candidates
D Adam Milasincic
R Dwayne Bohac Incumbent
District 139
Candidates
D Jarvis D Johnson Incumbent
L Shohn Trojacek
District 140
Candidates
D Armando Lucio Walle Incumbent
District 141
Candidates
D Senfronia Thompson Incumbent
District 142
Candidates
D Harold V. Dutton Jr Incumbent
District 143
Candidates
D Ana Hernandez Incumbent
District 144
Candidates
D Mary Ann Perez Incumbent
R Ruben Villarreal
District 145
Candidates
D Carol Alvarado Incumbent
L Clayton Hunt
District 146
Candidates
D Shawn Nicole Thierry Incumbent
L JJ Campbell
District 147
Candidates
D Garnet F. Coleman Incumbent
R Thomas Wang
District 148
Candidates
D Jessica Cristina Farrar Incumbent
R Ryan T. McConnico
District 149
Candidates
D Hubert Vo Incumbent
L Aaron Close
District 150
Candidates
D Michael Shawn Kelly
R Valoree Swanson Incumbent [/box]
Author: RYAN MURPHY – The Texas Tribune
