The filings were due Friday and shed new light on Texas’ massive U.S. House battlefield, which includes seven Democrat-targeted seats, six open seats, two Republican-targeted seats and a couple of serious primary challenges.
Texas 2020 Elections
Texans are poised to set a record for voter turnout with Tuesday’s election. Voters are casting ballots in a litany of races, from president and U.S. Senate to seats in the Texas House. Watch live election results come in here, and check out what you need to know here. If you see an issue while voting, let us know about it here.
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Analysis: In 2020’s Texas legislative elections, competition is tricky business
Special interest groups and their lobbyists don’t like to campaign against incumbent legislators, for fear they’ll suffer if those incumbents return for another session. That “friendly incumbent” policy has spread to lawmakers themselves.
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GOP super PAC focused on voter registration builds massive organization
Engage Texas disclosed Friday that it raised another $2.3 million over the past six months — and that it has also grown to have almost 300 staff members.
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Stepping into GOP primaries, Dennis Bonnen donates to seven Texas House incumbents
The contributions mark the first notable movement from Bonnen’s PAC since he announced in October he wasn’t seeking reelection.
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Analysis: Fort Bend’s special election was just the first battle of the 2020 war between Texas Democrats and Republicans
The Republican elation and Democratic misery over this week’s special election in Fort Bend County is just the first wave of the 2020 election year. The parties have dozens of challenges ahead of them.
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Democrats regroup after Republicans score easy win in Texas House special election
Campaign strategies — and the extent of Beto O’Rourke’s involvement — were being contemplated after a big loss in a race that gained statewide attention.
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Cornyn has $12 million for reelection bid after raising $2.8 million in fourth quarter
Cornyn will face the winner of a crowded Democratic primary. That group of hopefuls includes MJ Hegar, who announced Tuesday that she raised $1.1 million over the past three months.
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Analysis: In special Texas House election, Democrats bit off more than they could chew
Texas Democrats raised the stakes in their effort to flip a Republican House seat to their side in Fort Bend County. It was a long-shot, promoted as a promising opportunity. And they lost, big.
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Bernie Sanders endorses Jessica Cisneros, primary challenger to Henry Cuellar
Cisneros was one of nine candidates Sanders endorsed early Wednesday, in addition to incumbent Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Peter Welch of Vermont.
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Analysis: Testing the Texas political waters by breaking the rules
Break the political rules and lose, you’re a footnote. But break them and win, and the whole game changes. Michael Bloomberg is the latest candidate to try on the presidential stage.