Fifteen of Texas’ 31 state senator seats will appear on the general election ballot in November, including six in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area.
While most North Texas incumbents are seeking re-election, State Senator Drew Spring from District 30 is not, leaving crowded Republican and Democratic primary elections ahead for prospective candidates in March. The District 30 territory includes portions of Collin and Denton counties, in addition to Archer, Clay, Cooke, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, and Young counties.
Here’s a look at who has been approved by the Texas Secretary of State to appear on the ballot for the Republican and Democratic parties for the primary election when it comes to seats with an impact on North Texas. The primary election is set for March 5, with early voting slated to kick off on February 20.
The state senators in North Texas are listed first, with those remaining seats across the state listed after.
Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name where applicable.
NORTH TEXAS STATE SENATORS
State Senator District 8
Republican primary candidate:
Angela Paxton, small business owner from McKinney (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.angelapaxton.com/
Democratic primary candidate:
Rachel Mello, teacher
Campaign website: https://www.mellofortexas.com/
State Senator District 10
Republican primary candidate:
Phil King, attorney from Weatherford (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.philking.com/
Democratic primary candidate:
Andy Morris, attorney
Campaign website: https://www.andy4texas.com/
State Senator District 12
Republican primary candidate:
Tan Parker, businessman from Flower Mound (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.tanparker.com/
Democratic primary candidate:
Stephanie Draper, business owner from Dallas
Campaign website: https://www.draperfortexas.com/
State Senator District 16
Democratic primary candidates:
Victoria Neave Criado, attorney
Campaign website: https://www.victoria-for-texas.com/
Nathan Johnson, attorney (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://nathanfortexas.com/
State Senator District 23
Democratic primary candidate:
Royce West, attorney from Dallas (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://roycewest.com/
State Senator District 30
Republican primary candidates:
Cody Clark, executive director of operations, Krugerville
Campaign website: https://www.clarkforoffice.com/
Carrie de Moor, emergency physician from Frisco
Campaign website: https://www.carriedemoor.com/
Brent Hagenbuch, CEO
Campaign website: https://www.hagenbuchtx.com/
Jace Yarbrough, attorney
Campaign website: https://jacefortexas.com/
Democratic primary candidates:
Michael Braxton, barber
Campaign website: None
Dale Frey, web developer
Campaign website: https://freyfortexas.com/
Matthew McGhee, maintenance
Campaign website: https://www.voteformatt.lol/
OTHER STATE SENATORS
State Senator District 6
Republican primary candidate:
Martha Fierro, director of non-profit
Campaign website: None
Democratic primary candidate:
Carol Alvarado, consultant from Houston (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://carolalvarado-acevescocom.nationbuilder.com/
State Senator District 7
Republican primary candidate:
Paul Bettencourt, small business owner from Houston (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://paulbettencourt.com/
Democratic primary candidates:
Michelle Gwinn, mediator
Campaign website: None
Nasir Malik, business owner from Spring
Campaign website: https://malikfortexas.com/
State Senator District 14
Democratic primary candidate:
Sarah Eckhardt, lawyer (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.saraheckhardt.com/
State Senator District 15
Republican primary candidate:
Joseph L. Trahan, investor
Campaign website: https://jltrahan4texas.com/
Democratic primary candidates:
Michelle Anderson Bonton, social entrepreneur from Houston
Campaign website: None
Albert “Beto” Cardenas, attorney from Houston
Campaign website: None
Molly Cook, ER nurse from Houston
Campaign website: https://www.mollyfortexas.com/
Jarvis D. Johnson, executive director from Houston
Campaign website: https://www.jarvisfortexas.com/
Todd Litton, attorney-mediator from Houston
Campaign website: https://www.toddlitton.com/
Karthik Soora, project development from Houston
Campaign website: https://www.karthikfortexas.com/
State Senator District 17
Republican primary candidate:
Joan Huffman, attorney from Houston (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.joanhuffman.com/
Democratic primary candidate:
Kathy Cheng, attorney from Houston
Campaign website: None
State Senator District 20
Democratic primary candidate:
Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, attorney from Edinburg (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.senatorhinojosa.com/
State Senator District 25
Republican primary candidate:
Donna Campbell, physician from New Braunfels (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.donnacampbell.com/
Democratic primary candidate:
Merrie Fox, exec. dir. of non-profit
Campaign website: https://drmerriefox.org/
State Senator District 27
Republican primary candidate:
Morgan LaMantia, attorney (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://morganlamantia.com/
Democratic primary candidate:
Adam Hinojosa, CFO from Corpus Christi
Campaign website: https://electadamhinojosa.com/
State Senator District 29
Democratic primary candidate:
César J. Blanco, consultant from El Paso (Incumbent)
Campaign website: https://www.cesarfortexas.com/
