Democratic primary elections for 109 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 109 seats up for election in 2022, 31 had a primary election with more than one candidates.
Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $5.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $167,831 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $42,751 per candidate.
The table below details the five Democratic primary elections with the most fundraising in the House of Representatives. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.
District | Money Raised | Officeholder | Candidates |
District 42 | $576,290 | Richard Raymond (D) | Richard Raymond and Jorge Delgado |
District 114 | $496,440 | John Turner (D) | Alexandra Guio, John W. Bryant, Kendall Scudder, Chris Leal, and Charles Gearing |
District 51 | $417,300 | Eddie Rodriguez (D) | Maria Luisa Flores, Cynthia Valadez-Mata, Matthew Worthington, Claire Campos-O’Neal, Albino Cadenas, Mike Hendrix, and Cody Arn |
District 147 | $367,261 | Jolanda Jones, Danielle Keys Bess, Reagan Flowers, Aurelia Wagner, Namrata Subramanian, Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor, and Akwete Hines | |
District 50 | $361,879 | James Talarico (D) | James Talarico and David Alcorta |
Incumbent Richard Raymond raised $509,459 and Jorge Delgado raised $66,830.
Richard Raymond advanced to the general election with 63 percent of the vote and Jorge Delgado received 37 percent of the vote.
Charles Gearing raised $219,545, Kendall Scudder raised $97,442, John W. Bryant raised $75,815, Alexandra Guio raised $59,898, and Chris Leal raised $43,739.
Alexandra Guio advanced to a runoff election with 25 percent of the vote, John W. Bryant advanced to a runoff election with 21 percent of the vote, Kendall Scudder received 19 percent of the vote, Chris Leal received 18 percent of the vote, and Charles Gearing received 17 percent of the vote.
Maria Luisa Flores raised $212,971, Matthew Worthington raised $115,344, Mike Hendrix raised $62,410, Claire Campos-O’Neal raised $13,713, Cynthia Valadez-Mata raised $11,076, Cody Arn raised $1,785, and Albino Cadenas raised $0.
Maria Luisa Flores advanced to the general election with 60 percent of the vote, Cynthia Valadez-Mata received 11 percent of the vote, Matthew Worthington received 11 percent of the vote, Claire Campos-O’Neal received 7 percent of the vote, Albino Cadenas received 5 percent of the vote, Mike Hendrix received 4 percent of the vote, and Cody Arn received 2 percent of the vote.
Jolanda Jones raised $122,707, Reagan Flowers raised $103,644, Danielle Keys Bess raised $90,689, Namrata Subramanian raised $33,529, Aurelia Wagner raised $16,045, Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor raised $647, and Akwete Hines raised $0.
Jolanda Jones advanced to a runoff election with 41 percent of the vote, Danielle Keys Bess advanced to a runoff election with 20 percent of the vote, Reagan Flowers received 18 percent of the vote, Aurelia Wagner received 9 percent of the vote, Namrata Subramanian received 7 percent of the vote, Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor received 3 percent of the vote, and Akwete Hines received 2 percent of the vote.
Incumbent James Talarico raised $360,465 and David Alcorta raised $1,414.
James Talarico advanced to the general election with 78 percent of the vote and David Alcorta received 22 percent of the vote.
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
Report Name | Report Due Date |
2022 Jan Semiannual | 1/18/2022 |
2022 Pre-Primary (30 Days) | 1/31/2022 |
2022 Pre-Primary (8 Days) | 2/22/2022 |
2022 Primary Runoff | 5/16/2022 |
2022 Jul Semiannual | 7/15/2022 |
2022 Pre-General (30 Days) | 10/11/2022 |
2022 Pre-General (8 Days) | 10/31/2022 |
2022 Semiannual Data | 1/17/2023 |
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