Who’s on the May 22 Texas primary runoff ballots?
[View the May 22 primary runoff election results here.]
Texas held its Democratic and Republican primaries on March 6. In more than 30 races no candidate drew more than 50 percent of the vote, sparking runoffs between the candidates that came in first and second. Below are the candidates who will be on the ballot in the primary runoffs for statewide, congressional and legislative offices.
Early voting for the May 22 runoffs begins on May 14 and ends on May 18.
To get our take on these races and meet the candidates, check out our snapshots of each race.
Governor
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Lupe Valdez |
| D | Andrew White |
U.S. House — 17 runoff contests
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Dan Crenshaw |
| R | Kevin Roberts |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Lorie Burch |
| D | Sam Johnson |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Lance Gooden |
| R | Bunni Pounds |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | J.K. "Jake" Ellzey |
| R | Ron Wright |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Jana Lynne Sanchez |
| D | Ruby Faye Woolridge |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Lizzie Pannill Fletcher |
| D | Laura Moser |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Mike Siegel |
| D | Tawana Walter-Cadien |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Joseph Kopser |
| D | Mary Street Wilson |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Matt McCall |
| R | Chip Roy |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Sri Preston Kulkarni |
| D | Letitia Plummer |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Gina Ortiz Jones |
| D | Rick Treviño |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Julie Oliver |
| D | Chris Perri |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Raul (Roy) Barrera |
| D | Eric Holguin |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Bech Bruun |
| R | Michael Cloud |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Phillip Aronoff |
| R | Carmen Maria Montiel |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Mary Jennings "MJ" Hegar |
| D | Christine Eady Mann |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Colin Allred |
| D | Lillian Salerno |
Texas Senate — 1 runoff contest
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Rita Lucido |
| D | Fran Watson |
Texas House — 14 runoff contests
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Keith Bell |
| R | Stuart Spitzer |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Cody Harris |
| R | Thomas McNutt |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Ben Leman |
| R | Jill Wolfskill |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Alex Dominguez |
| D | Rene O. Oliveira Incumbent |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Rebecca Bell-Metereau |
| D | Erin Zwiener |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Sheryl Cole |
| D | Jose "Chito" Vela |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Elaina Fowler |
| D | Vikki Goodwin |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Brad Buckley |
| R | Scott Cosper Incumbent |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Brent Lawson |
| R | Reggie Smith |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Andrew Morris |
| D | Mat Pruneda |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Deanna Maria Metzger |
| R | Joe Ruzicka |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Deshaundra Lockhart Jones |
| D | Carl Sherman |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| R | Steve Allison |
| R | Matt Beebe |
| Candidate | |
|---|---|
| D | Sandra G. Moore |
| D | Marty Schexnayder |
Editor's note: This page previously included a Democratic runoff for the District 12 State Board of Education seat. That race is no longer on the ballot after one of the candidates withdrew. Suzanne Smith is the Democrat's nominee.