Summary
对于REALTOR®支持的候选人来说，初选决选证明是一个非常好的夜晚. RPAC successfully supported one congressional candidate. TREPAC参加了9个州的立法选举，并赢得了其中7个.

 

Observations
Turnout was very low across the state. 该州1600万登记选民中约有83万人参加了投票.

About 403,000 Republicans voted in the runoff. 应该指出的是，许多德克萨斯州共和党人没有高调的竞选需要考虑. 事实上，在该州254个县中，有111个县根本没有共和党的竞争.

Democrats turnout (430,这是民主党自1990年以来首次在州长决选中获得的最低票数。. This number breaks a record set in 1920, when 449,000名选民在州长的首次决选中投票. 这不仅是创纪录的低点，而且德克萨斯州的人口现在大约是现在的七倍.

Runoffs remain dangerous for incumbents. 自1992年以来，参加决选的27名现任议员中，只有5人捍卫了自己的席位。


Details and analysis

TREPAC/RPAC-supported candidates denoted in bold (Republican/Democrat)

  • CD 5 – State Rep. Lance Gooden (53.在与融资巨头邦尼·庞德(Bunni Pounds)的激烈竞争中胜出.9%). 古登在德克萨斯州众议院的服务得到了回报……他在他所代表的地区赢得了61%的选票(HD 4), but lost the balance of the district 51-49. Gooden faces Democrat Dan Wood in November.
  • HD 4 – Forney school board president Keith Bell (58.9%) defeated former state Rep. Spitzer (41.1%). 2012年，德州人支持的斯皮策在HD 4的初选中败给了兰斯·古登, won in 2014, and lost in 2016 (again to Gooden). 贝尔将在这个共和党占多数的地区迎战民主党人埃斯顿·威廉姆斯.
  • HD 8 -在TAR的最高优先级竞赛中，Texas REALTOR®和前TREPAC受托人 Cody Harris (54.4%) beat Empower Texans-backed Thomas McNutt (45.哈里斯在他的家乡(安德森)赢得了70%的胜利，在该州最昂贵和最受关注的比赛之一中击败了麦克纳特. Harris faces Democrat Wesley Ratcliff in November.
  • HD 13 ——在3月6日获得第二名后，前格莱姆斯县法官 Ben Leman (57.3%) defeated Empower Texans candidate Jill Wolfskill (42.7%). Leman will face Democrat Cecil Webster in November. Interestingly, 在一场填补前众议员任期的特别选举中，莱曼是得票最多的人(但没有达到50%). Leighton Schubert on May 5. Wolfskill, who finished second in the special election, has pulled out of the special runoff, 也就是说雷曼会在86年开始前宣誓就职th Texas Legislature.
  • HD 37 – After securing nearly 49% of the vote in March, incumbent René Oliveira (43.3%)无法抵挡卡梅伦县专员亚历克斯·多明格斯(Alex Dominguez, 56岁).7%). Rep. Oliveira, who chairs the House Business and Industry Committee, 被列为REALTOR®冠军，并将在国会大厦错过. 没有大选挑战者，所以多明格斯将代表HD 37参加2019年的大选.
  • HD 46 ——在3月份获得第二名的前奥斯汀市长普罗特姆 Sheryl Cole (51.9%的选民击败了移民律师、前立法委员乔瑟斯·“奇托”·维拉(49岁).1%) by 173 votes. 科尔将于11月在这个民主党占多数的地区与共和党人加布里埃尔·尼拉(Gabriel Nila)竞争.
  • HD 54 – Former Killeen Mayor and incumbent Scott Cosper (41.7%)无法抵挡受欢迎的兽医布拉德·巴克利(58岁).3%). 巴克利将在一个倾向共和党的地区的大选中与民主党候选人凯西·理查森和一名自由主义者竞争.
  • HD 62 – Former Grayson County Republican Chairman Reggie Smith (71.2%) easily defeated Empower Texans candidate Brent Lawson (21.8%) to replace outgoing Rep. Larry Phillips. Though this seat is solidly Republican, 史密斯在大选中确实面临着来自自由主义者和民主党人瓦莱丽·赫夫纳的挑战.
  • HD 109 – After finishing second on March 6, former DeSoto Mayor Carl Sherman (64.2%) doubles up Deshaundra Lockhart Jones (35.8%). Sherman does not have a general challenger.
  • HD 121 在可能是德克萨斯州众议院最受关注的竞选中，商业保守派 Steve Allison (57.5%) handily defeated Empower Texans-backed Matt Beebe (42.5%)，他已经三次在HD 121选举中失利(2012年、2014年、2018年)。. HD 121席位由支持艾利森的五任议长乔·斯特劳斯(Joe strauss)空缺. This is a solid Republican seat, 但艾利森将在11月面对民主党人德琳娜·蒙托亚和一名自由党人.
  • 3RD Court of Appeals, Place 6 – Empower Texans candidate Mike Toth (52.8%) defeated longtime Austin elections and ethics attorney Donna Davidson (47.2%). 托特将在11月面对民主党州地区法官吉塞拉·特里亚纳.

Other races of note (Primary victor denoted with underlines)

  • Governor – Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez (52.7%) defeated Andrew White (47.3%) and will now take on Gov. Greg Abbott in November. 瓦尔迪兹是第一个公开的女同性恋者，也是第一个赢得德克萨斯州主要政党州长提名的拉丁裔.
  • CD 2 – Retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw (69.9%) soundly defeated state Rep. Kevin Roberts (30.1%)，并将在这个坚定的共和党选区迎战民主党人托德·利顿(Todd Litton).
  • CD 6 ——在接替退休的共和党国会议员乔·巴顿的竞选中, former Tarrant County Tax Assessor Ron Wright (52.2%的人凭借高知名度击败了47岁的老将杰克·埃尔泽(Jack Ellzey).8%).
  • CD 7 – Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher 轻松击败了活动人士劳拉·莫泽，并将在11月挑战现任共和党人约翰·卡尔伯森. 弗莱彻是一名律师，他得到了民主党的支持. 这是共和党国会议员拥有的三个席位之一, CD 32) where Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump
  • CD 23 -前高中教师和空军情报官员 Gina Ortiz-Jones (67.9%) defeated Rick Trevino (32.1%). 奥尔蒂斯-琼斯将在这个摇摆席位上与现任共和党国会议员威尔·赫德对决.
  • CD 21/21 接替即将退休的国会议员拉马尔·史密斯的竞选产生了德克萨斯州最受关注的两场初选. On the Republican side, former Ted Cruz Chief of Staff Chip Roy’s (52.7%) runoff victory against Matt McCall (47.3%)是共和党最受关注的国会竞选之一. 罗伊将面对奥斯汀的科技企业家和退伍军人 Joseph Kopser (58%), 在民主党初选中轻松击败部长兼前教师玛丽·斯特里特·威尔逊(42%).
  • CD 27/27 ——前维多利亚县共和党主席以惊人的优势获胜 Michael Cloud (61%) over Bech Bruun (39%), a Gov. Abbott appointee to the Texas Water Development Board, in the race to succeed Congressman Blake Farenthold. Cloud will face Democrat Eric Holguin, who received 61.9% of the vote in the Democratic primary runoff. This is about a 5:2 Republican district.
  • CD 31 – Air Force veteran MJ Hegar (62.2%) bested Christine Eady Mann (37.8%)，并将在奥斯汀北部一个变化迅速的选区与国会议员约翰·卡特(John Carter)对决.
  • CD 32 – Colin Allred (69.5%) defeats Lillian Salerno (30.(5%)——密切关注这一点……奥雷德将在11月全国范围内最受关注(也最昂贵)的竞选中面对国会议员皮特·塞申斯
  • HD 47 – Austin REALTOR® Vicki Goodwin (58%)击败了进步活动家伊莱娜·福勒(42%)——古德温将与共和党众议员奥巴马(奥巴马)对决. 保罗·沃克曼(Paul Workman)赢得了许多人认为可以争夺的席位.
  • HD 107 – Empower Texans-backed Deanna Metzger (56.1%) defeated veteran Joe Ruzicka (44.9%)赢得11月在这个摇摆区与现任民主党人维多利亚·尼夫(Victoria Neave)一决高下的权利.
  • HD 133 ——在3月份的初选中，他以5票之差未能赢得直接胜利, Democrat Sandra Moore (44%) lost last night’s runoff to Marty Schexnayder, (56%), who now moves on to face Rep. Jim Murphy in this very Republican district.