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NCEC Candidate Center - Texas

Texas

Congressional filing deadline: January 2010
Congressional primary: March 2010

U.S. Senate - Kay Bailey Hutchinson (Rep)

Kay Bailey Hutchinson (Rep) - Incumbent
Elizabeth Ames Jones (Rep) - State Railroad Commissioner
Florence Shapiro (Rep) - State Senate President Pro Tempore
Michael Williams (Rep) - State Railroad Commissioner
Roger Williams (Rep) - Former Texas Secretary of State
John Sharp (Dem) - Former State Comptroller
Bill White (Dem) - Houston Mayor

1st District - Louie Gohmert (Rep)

Northeast/East Texas, Tyler

Louie Gohmert (Rep) - Incumbent

2nd District - Ted Poe (Rep)

Southeast Texas, Beaumont

Ted Poe (Rep) - Incumbent

3rd District - Sam Johnson (Rep)

North Dallas and suburbs

Sam Johnson (Rep) - Incumbent
Chris Clayotr (Lib)

4th District - Ralph Hall (Rep)

Northeast, Texarkana, Sherman

Ralph Hall (Rep) - Incumbent

5th District - Jeb Hensarling (Rep)

Parts of Dallas and eastern and southern suburbs

Jeb Hensarling (Rep) - Incumbent

6th District - Joe Barton (Rep)

Dallas suburbs, parts of Fort Worth and Arlington

Joe Barton (Rep) - Incumbent

7th District - John Culberson (Rep)

Western Houston and northwest suburbs

John Culberson (Rep) - Incumbent

8th District - Kevin Brady (Rep)

Southwest Texas - North of Houston

Kevin Brady (Rep) - Incumbent
Tyler Russell (Rep) - Energy Executive & USAF Veteran

9th District - Al Green (Dem)

Southern Harris county

Al Green (Dem) - Incumbent

10th District - Mike McCaul (Rep)

Central, Austin and Houston suburbs

Mike McCaul (Rep) - Incumbent
Joe Petronis (Rep) - Businessman
Jack McDonald (Dem) - Attorney

11th District - Mike Conaway (Rep)

West, Midland

Mike Conaway (Rep) - Incumbent

12th District - Kay Granger (Rep)

Northeast, part of Fort Worth

Kay Granger (Rep) - Incumbent

13th District - Mac Thornberry (Rep)

Eastern Panhandle, Amarillo, Wichita Falls

Mac Thornberry (Rep) - Incumbent

14th District - Ron Paul (Rep)

Southeast/Gulf Coast, Victoria

Ron Paul (Rep) - Incumbent
Jeff Cherry (Rep) - Teacher
John Gay (Rep) - School District Administrator & Coast Guard Veteran

15th District - Ruben Hinojosa (Dem)

Rural South

Ruben Hinojosa (Dem) - Incumbent

16th District - Silvestre Reyes (Dem)

Westernmost point, El Paso and suburb

Silvestre Reyes (Dem) - Incumbent
Tim Besco (Rep) - Iraq War Veteran

17th District - Chet Edwards (Dem)

Central, Waco, College Station

Chet Edwards (Dem) - Incumbent
Rob Curnock (Rep) - Business owner & 2008 candidate
Timothy Delasandro (Rep) - Navy Veteran
Chuck Wilson (Rep) - Business owner
Daren Yancy (Rep) - Businessman

18th District - Sheila Jackson-Lee (Dem)

Downtown Houston

Sheila Jackson-Lee (Dem) - Incumbent
Tex Christopher (Rep) - Businessman

19th District - Randy Neugebauer (Rep)

West, Lubbock, Abilene

Randy Neugebauer (Rep) - Incumbent

20th District - Charlie Gonzalez (Dem)

Downtown San Antonio

Charlie Gonzalez (Dem) - Incumbent

21st District - Lamar Smith (Rep)

South central and west, Austin suburbs

Lamar Smith (Rep) - Incumbent
Lainey Melnick (Rep) - Real Estate Broker

22nd District - Pete Olson (Rep) [2008 Republican pickup]

Southeast Houston and suburbs

Peter Graham Olson (Rep) - Incumbent
Tracy Hall (Ind)

23rd District - Ciro Rodriguez (Dem)

West and southwest coast, San Antonio suburbs

Ciro Rodriguez (Dem) - Incumbent
Scott Larson (Rep) - Businessman

24th District - Kenny Marchant (Rep)

Central, Dallas suburbs, parts of Tarrant county

Kenny Marchant (Rep) - Incumbent

25th District - Lloyd Doggett (Dem)

South, parts of Austin south to Mexican border

Lloyd Doggett (Dem) - Incumbent

26th District - Michael Burgess (Rep)

Dallas suburbs, parts of Denton

Michael Burgess (Rep) - Incumbent
Earl Davis (Rep) - Conservative Activist
Neil Durrance (Dem) - Attorney & Denton County Democratic Chairman

27th District - Solomon Ortiz (Dem)

South/Gulf Coast, Corpus Christi, Brownsville

Solomon Ortiz (Dem) - Incumbent

28th District - Henry Cuellar (Dem)

South, south San Antonio to the southern border, Laredo

Henry Cuellar (Dem) - Incumbent

29th District - Gene Green (Dem)

East Houston

Gene Green (Dem) - Incumbent
Frank Mazzapica (Rep) - Psychologist & USAF Veteran

30th District - Eddie Bernice Johnson (Dem)

Downtown Dallas, part of Grand Prairie

Eddie Bernice Johnson (Dem) - Incumbent

31st District - John Carter (Rep)

Central, Willamson county

John Carter (Rep) - Incumbent

32nd District - Pete Sessions (Rep)

Northwestern Dallas, Irving, Addison

Pete Sessions (Rep) - Incumbent
Grieg Raggio (Dem) - Attorney