Election Day Saw 90 General Election Races

The TSRA PAC endorsed 94 candidates for the 2024 election year. These endorsements are based solely on the Second Amendment views of the candidate. We share those endorsements through a Voter Guide with our members. In the event of a runoff, we send district-specific messages to our members affected by a runoff. This is to ensure they have up-to-date information on the candidates in connection with the TSRA mission. This year we sent this county-specific push card information about 19 election candidates.

All but two of TSRA’s endorsed candidates won their general election this year! Only 1 of the county specific candidates lost. We hope these numbers mean that our dedication was helpful as you voted.
 

• There were 90 contested General Election races in the Texas House.
• 26 of the 32 new members will be Republicans, and 6 of the 32 will be Democrats.
• A total of 16 Texas House members did not seek re-election.
• 15 Republicans and 1 Democrat lost in their primary or runoff elections.
• The Texas Senate will see 3 new members. Two are due to retirement and one was a loss (LaMantia).
• Donald Trump won the election by 14 points.
• Texas Senator Ted Cruz won by almost 9 points.
• All 6 statewide judicial races were won by Republicans: Three incumbent Supreme Court justices retained their seats and three Republican primary challengers won their general elections for the Court of Criminal Appeals.
• Republicans won every contested seat on the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas, gaining a Republican majority on the previously all-Democratic court. Republicans also took over the 14th District Court of Appeals in Houston.  Additionally,  Republicans swept other appellate courts based in Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.

Gun owners need to be vigilant in these times. The trifecta win at the federal level will cause national gun control organizations to heavily invest in Texas. We are already seeing the effects of his win with the bills that have already been filed for the 2025 Legislative Session. Read more here.
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