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Elections & Elected Officials

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): December 19, 2011
           (reopens for one day on February 1, 2012 for all races)
Primary: April 3, 2012
Run-Off: June 5, 2012
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): June 17, 2012
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 2012
    

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Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

GOVERNOR:
Rick Perry (R) | Campaign Site

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
David Dewhurst (R) | Campaign Site

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Greg Abbott (R) | Campaign Site

COMPTROLLER:
Susan Combs (R) | Campaign Site

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
Jerry Patterson (R) | Campaign Site

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Todd Staples (R) | Campaign Site

STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION:
Elizabeth Ames Jones (R)
* Candidate for State Senate in 2012.

 

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Special Election in 2012 (Next Regular Election in 2014):
Barry Smitherman (R)

 

Active Candidates:
 

David Porter (R) | Campaign Site
* Next Election in 2016.

    

STATE LEGISLATURE:

> State House

> State Senate

   

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U.S. SENATORS:

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
* Retiring in 2012.

 

Active Candidates:

  • Glenn Addison (R)
    Funeral Home/Cemetary Owner & Ex-Insurance Agency Owner
  • Joe Agris (R)
    Plastic Surgeon & '08 State Rep. Nominee
  • Curt Cleaver (R)
     Hotel Management Consultant
  • Ted Cruz (R)
    Ex-State Solicitor General & Attorney
  • David Dewhurst (R)
    Lt. Governor, Ex-State Land Commissioner, Ex-Businessman, Ex-CIA Agent & USAF Veteran
  • Ben Gambini (R)
  • Charles Holcomb (R)
    Retired State Criminal Appeals Court Judge
  • Craig James (R)
    TV Sports Analyst & Ex-Pro Football Player
  • Nick Latham (R)
    Businessman & Religious Right Activist
  • Tom Leppert (R)
    Ex-Dallas Mayor, Businessman & Ex-White House Fellow
  • Lela Pittenger (R)
     Bible Studies Teacher
  • Addie Dainell Allen (D)
  • Jason Gibson (D)
    Attorney
  • Sean Hubbard (D)
    Businessman & Democratic Activist
  • Paul Sadler (D)
    Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Non-Profit Group Executive
  • Eric Kirkland (Constitution)
    Marketing Consultant, Gulf War Veteran
  • Wayne Huffman (Libertarian)
  • Scott Jameson (Libertarian)
    Computer Engineer, Ex-Stockbroker
  • Jon Roland (Libertarian)
    Computer Programmer, USAF Veteran & '06/'02 Nominee
  • Michael Champion (Independent)
    Physician Assistant, Nurse & Army Veteran
 

John Cornyn (R) | Campaign Site
* Next Election in 2014.

     

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

District 1:
Louie Gohmert (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 2:
Ted Poe (R) | Campaign Site

 

Active Candidates:

  • James Veasaw (LIbertarian)
  • John Wieder (Libertarian)
 

District 3:
Sam Johnson (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 4:
Ralph Hall (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 5:
Jeb Hensarling (R) | Campaign Site

 

Active Candidates:

  • Tom Berry (D)
    Retired Railroad Conductor, Labor Union Activist & '10 Nominee
  • Ken Ashby (Libertarian)
    Engineer, Retired Teacher
 

District 6:
Joe Barton (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 7:
John Culberson (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 8:
Kevin Brady (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 9:
Al Green (D)

 

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District 10:
Michael McCaul (R) | Campaign Site

 

Active Candidates:

  • Ernie Beltz Jr. (R)
    Ex-Federal Agency Program Manager, Ex-Insurance Agent & USMC Veteran
  • Dan Grant (D)
     Foreign Policy Advisor, International Elections Consultant & '08 Candidate
  • Richard Priest (Libertarian)
 

District 11:
Mike Conaway (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 12:
Kay Granger (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 13:
Mac Thornberry (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 14:
Ron Paul (R)
* Retiring in 2012.

 

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District 15:
Ruben Hinojosa (D) | Campaign Site

 

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District 16:
Silvestre Reyes (D) | Campaign Site

 

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District 17:
Bill Flores (R) | Campaign Site

 

Active Candidates:

  • Ben Easton (Libertarian)
 

District 18:
Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | Campaign Site

 

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District 19:
Randy Neugebauer (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 20:
Charlie Gonzalez (D)
* Retiring in 2012.

 

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District 21:
Lamar Smith (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 22:
Pete Olson (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 23:
Francisco "Quico" Canseco (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 24:
Kenny Marchant (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 25:
Lloyd Doggett (D)| Campaign Site

 

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District 26:
Michael Burgess (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 27:
R. Blake Farenthold (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 28:
Henry Cuellar (D) | Campaign Site

 

Active Candidates:

  • William Hayward (R)
    Ostrich Rancher
 

District 29:
Gene Green (D)

 

Active Candidates:

  • James Stanczak (Libertarian)
 

District 30:
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | Campaign Site

 

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District 31:
John Carter (R) | Campaign Site

 

Active Candidates:

  • Stephen Wyman (D)
     Telecommunications Technical Professional, Progressive Activist & '10 State Sen. Candidate
  • Ethan Garofolo (Libertarian)
 

District 32:
Pete Sessions (R) | Campaign Site

 

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District 33:
>> New District For 2012 Election. No Incumbent.

 

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District 34:
>> New District For 2012 Election. No Incumbent.

 

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District 35:
>> New District For 2012 Election. No Incumbent.

 

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District 36:
>> New District For 2012 Election. No Incumbent.

 

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STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

> Texas Communist Party
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> Texas Democratic Party
> Texas Green Party
> Texas Independent Party
> Libertarian Party of Texas
> Reform Party of Texas
> Republican Party of Texas
> Socialist Party of Texas
> Southern Independence Party of Texas

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

> Secretary of State's Office

> State Ethics Commission