The deadline to file for a place on the 2018 ballot has passed. Please see our Crib Sheets for candidates’ filing status. Reps. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) and Dawnna Dukes (D-Austin) filed this afternoon, former Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio) filed for another rematch with Rep. Tomas Uresti (D-San Antonio), and Rep. Mike Lang (R-Granbury) drew two primary opponents at the deadline.
The following legislative incumbents have confirmed filed primary opponents:
- Senate Republicans – Donna Campbell, Craig Estes (2), Bob Hall, Joan Huffman, Charles Schwertner and Kel Seliger (2)
- Senate Democrats – John Whitmire (2)
- House Republicans – Rodney Anderson, Ernest Bailes, Kyle Biedermann, Dennis Bonnen, Giovanni Capriglione, Travis Clardy, Scott Cosper (2), Sarah Davis, Wayne Faircloth, Dan Flynn, Charlie Geren, Dan Huberty, Ken King (2), Linda Koop (2), Mike Lang (2), Lyle Larson, Chris Paddie, John Raney (3), Matt Schaefer, Four Price, J.D. Sheffield, Hugh Shine (2), Ron Simmons, Valoree Swanson, Jason Villalba and Paul Workman
- House Democrats – Roberto Alonzo, Diana Arévalo, Garnet Coleman, Philip Cortez, Dawnna Dukes (5), Harold Dutton, Mary González, Bobby Guerra, Ryan Guillen, Eric Johnson, Jarvis Johnson, Sergio Muñoz Jr., Rene Oliveira (2), Ron Reynolds, Shawn Thierry (2), Tomas Uresti and Armando Walle
Additional primary opponents may emerge as county and state parties prepare and certify their lists of candidates.
SD14: Austin aerospace business owner George Hindman filed in the Republican primary to challenge Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin). Hindman unsuccessfully ran for Austin council D1 in 2014 (7%) and unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-Bryan) in the 2012 Republican primary (18%).
SD15: Houston resident Hank Segelke filed to challenge Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) in the Democratic primary, becoming his second primary opponent. We previously reported that Segelke had established a campaign committee.
HD4 open: Forney ISD board president Keith Bell filed in the Republican primary for the seat being vacated by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Terrell). Gun Barrel City resident Earl Brunner filed in the Republican primary, but he has also filed in the Republican primary for CD5. Both offices are on the same primary ballot, so he will be ineligible for one of them.
HD13 open: Brenham legal assistant Daniel McCarthy and Bellville resident Jill Wolfskill filed in the Republican primary for the seat being vacated by Rep. Leighton Schubert (R-Caldwell).
HD34: Corpus Christi resident Chris Hale filed in the Republican primary to challenge Rep. Abel Herrero (D-Corpus Christi).
HD41: McAllen retired educator and 2016 Republican nominee Hilda Garza-DeShazo filed for a general election rematch against Rep. Bobby Guerra (D-Mission), which he won, 57%-43%. Garza-DeShazo is a former McAllen ISD trustee.
HD60: Granbury ISD Superintendent and Granbury chamber chair-elect Jim Largent filed to challenge Rep. Mike Lang (R-Granbury) in the Republican primary. An individual named Gregory Risse also filed in the Republican primary. We were unable to identify him conclusively.
HD83: West Texas Drive host Jay Leeson announced he would not challenge Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) in the primary. “The best way for me to serve Texas isn’t behind a House desk,” he tweeted. “It’s in front of mics, cameras, keyboards and new opportunities. This is the trail I’ll be on.”
HD100: Former Dallas council member and frequent candidate Sandra Crenshaw filed to challenge Rep. Eric Johnson (D-Dallas) in the Democratic primary. Crenshaw served one term on the Dallas City Council from 1993 to 1995. She lost subsequent council races in 2000 (22%), 2001 (33%), 2007 (15%) and 2015 (13%). Her application to run in 2017 was rejected on the basis of residency. She unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Toni Rose (D-Dallas) in the 2014 (43%) and 2016 (36%) Democratic primaries for HD110. Her application to run in 2014 should have been rejected on the basis of residency, but the error was not caught in time to remove her name from the ballot.
HD109: Dallas attorney Christopher Graham filed in the Democratic primary for the seat being vacated by Rep. Helen Giddings (D-DeSoto).
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HD118: Former Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio) filed in the Republican primary for a rematch against Rep. Tomas Uresti (D-San Antonio). Lujan defeated Uresti, 52%-48%, in the 2016 special runoff election but lost the general election to Uresti, 55%-45%.
HD132: Katy resident Carlos Pena filed in the Democratic primary to challenge Rep. Mike Schofield (R-Katy). We were unable to identify him conclusively.
HD134: Lloyd Wayne Oliver, whose campaign committee filing we reported on earlier, filed In the Democratic primary to challenge Rep. Sarah Davis (R-Houston).
HD135: Houston resident Jon Rosenthal filed in the Democratic primary to challenge Rep. Gary Elkins (R-Houston). We were unable to identify him conclusively.
HD146: Houston resident Ricardo Soliz filed to challenge Rep. Shawn Thierry (D-Houston) in the Democratic primary. We were unable to identify him conclusively.
HD148: Houston project manager Ryan McConnico filed in the Republican primary to challenge Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston).
HD150: Houston insurance agent James Wilson filed to challenge Rep. Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) in the Republican primary. Wilson unsuccessfully challenged former Rep. Debbie Riddle (R-Spring) in the 2012 Republican primary (19%) and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the then-open SD7 seat in 2014 (11%).
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