2024 Texas House of Representatives election: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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=== District 21 ===

Incumbent Republican [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives|Speaker of the Texas House]] [[Dade Phelan]] is running for re-election. Phelan has been targeted by conservatives over his support of the impeachment of [[Texas Attorney General|attorney general]] [[Ken Paxton]] and the House's failure to pass school voucher legislation in the 2023 session.<ref name="TT2524">{{Cite web |last=Despart |first=Zach |date=2024-02-05 |title=House Speaker Dade Phelan, enemy of the far-right, faces toughest reelection yet |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/05/dade-phelan-primary-david-covey-paxton/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref>{{Election box begin no change

==== Endorsements ====

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;U.S. Executive Branch Officials

*[[Donald Trump]], [[List of presidents of the United States|45th]] [[president of the United States]] (2017–2021)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Despart |first1=Zach |title=Donald Trump endorses challenger to Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/30/donald-trump-texas-house-dade-phelan-2024/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |publisher=[[The Texas Tribune]] |date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

;Statewide officials

*[[Dan Patrick]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Texas]] (2015-present)

*[[Ken Paxton]], [[Texas Attorney General]] (2015-present)<ref name="TT2524" />

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;U.S. Executive Branch Officials

*[[Rick Perry]], [[United States Secretary of Energy]] (2017-2019)<ref name="TT2524" />

;Texas state representatives

*[[Todd Ames Hunter]], 32nd district (2009-present)<ref name="DMN224" />

*[[Tom Oliverson]], 130th district (2017-present)<ref name="DMN224" />

*[[Jared Patterson]], [[Texas's 106th House of Representatives district|106th district]] (2019-present)<ref name="DMN224">{{cite news |last1=Torres |first1=Aarón |title=House Speaker Dade Phelan, targeted by ultraconservatives, embroiled in cutthroat primary |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/02/22/house-speaker-dade-phelan-targeted-by-ultraconservatives-embroiled-in-cutthroat-primary/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |publisher=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=22 February 2024}}</ref>

;Organizations

*[[National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund]]<ref name="KJASList">{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Steve |title=Four local officials throw support behind Dade Phelan’s re-election bid |url=https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_4a47cf4c-c475-11ee-a4cf-bbb36116c76a.html |access-date=3 March 2024 |publisher=KJAS.com |date=5 February 2024}}</ref>

;Labor unions

*[[Texas]] [[AFL-CIO]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Endorsements |url=https://texasaflcio.org/news/2024-endorsements |website=Texas AFL-CIO}}</ref>

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==== Results ====

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|title = 2024 Texas House of Representatives District 21 Republican primary

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