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Results in the five Texas House Republican primaries with the most candidate fundraising
by Transparency USA
03/25/2022

Republican primary elections for 124 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 124 seats up for election in 2022, 56 had a primary election with more than one candidates.

Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $21.6 million. Incumbents raised an average of $362,608 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $75,220 per candidate.

Five primary elections with the most fundraising

The table below details the five Republican primary elections with the most fundraising in the House of Representatives. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.

DistrictMoney RaisedOfficeholderCandidates
District 133$1,608,554Jim Murphy (R)Shelley Torian Barineau, Mano Deayala, Greg Travis, Will Franklin, Bert Keller, and Jim Murphy
District 31$1,041,221Ryan Guillen (R)Ryan Guillen, Michael Monreal, and Alena Berlanga
District 122$963,829Lyle Larson (R)Elisa Chan, Mark Dorazio, Adam Blanchard, Mark Cuthbert, and Nicholas LaHood
District 68$826,169David Spiller (R)David Spiller, Mark Middleton, Gary Franklin, and Craig Carter
District 60$793,130Glenn Rogers (R)Glenn Rogers, Mike Olcott, Kit Marshall, and Lucas Turner

#1 District 133 – $1,608,554

Incumbent Jim Murphy raised $48,400, Mano Deayala raised $490,544, Shelley Torian Barineau raised $471,076, Will Franklin raised $331,871, Greg Travis raised $156,510, and Bert Keller raised $110,154.

Shelley Torian Barineau advanced to a runoff election with 28 percent of the vote, Mano Deayala advanced to a runoff election with 27 percent of the vote, Greg Travis received 23 percent of the vote, Will Franklin received 13 percent of the vote, Bert Keller received 8 percent of the vote, and Jim Murphy withdrew.

#2 District 31 – $1,041,221

Incumbent Ryan Guillen raised $950,605, Michael Monreal raised $90,616, and Alena Berlanga raised $0.

Ryan Guillen advanced to the general election with 59 percent of the vote, Michael Monreal received 32 percent of the vote, and Alena Berlanga received 9 percent of the vote.

#3 District 122 – $963,829

Adam Blanchard raised $692,765, Elisa Chan raised $102,661, Mark Dorazio raised $93,512, Mark Cuthbert raised $74,890, and Nicholas LaHood raised $0.

Elisa Chan advanced to a runoff election with 37 percent of the vote, Mark Dorazio advanced to a runoff election with 28 percent of the vote, Adam Blanchard received 23 percent of the vote, Mark Cuthbert received 12 percent of the vote, and Nicholas LaHood withdrew.

#4 District 68 – $826,169

Incumbent David Spiller raised $804,221, Craig Carter raised $17,160, Mark Middleton raised $3,896, and Gary Franklin raised $892.

David Spiller advanced to the general election with 68 percent of the vote, Mark Middleton received 13 percent of the vote, Gary Franklin received 10 percent of the vote, and Craig Carter received 9 percent of the vote.

#5 District 60 – $793,130

Incumbent Glenn Rogers raised $575,367, Mike Olcott raised $158,644, Kit Marshall raised $42,725, and Lucas Turner raised $16,394.

Glenn Rogers advanced to a runoff election with 44 percent of the vote, Mike Olcott advanced to a runoff election with 36 percent of the vote, Kit Marshall received 12 percent of the vote, and Lucas Turner received 9 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 NameReport Due Date
2022 Jan Semiannual1/18/2022
2022 Pre-Primary (30 Days)1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary (8 Days)2/22/2022
2022 Primary Runoff5/16/2022
2022 Jul Semiannual7/15/2022
2022 Pre-General (30 Days)10/11/2022
2022 Pre-General (8 Days)10/31/2022
2022 Semiannual Data1/17/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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