How to watch the Texas primaries
How to watch the Texas primaries:
- What: Live coverage of Texas' Republican and Democratic primaries for the 2018 midterm elections
- Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018
- When: All polls close by 9 p.m. ET
- Online: Watch the live stream on CBSN
Texas kicks off primary season ahead of the 2018 midterms, with implications for Democrats and Republicans alike in an election year that could alter the direction of Congress and statehouses around the country for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
There is at least one Democratic candidate in every congressional district — 36 of them — for the first time since 1992. Democrats have 25 contested congressional primaries, and leading Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke raised $2.4 million in the final three months of 2017, more than Cruz's $1.9 million haul.
Registered Democrats also outnumbered Republicans in early voting in the most populous counties tracked by the state. Democrats cast more than 406,000 ballots compared to Republicans' 353,000. In the 2014 midterm primaries, Republicans posted a 3-2 advantage in early voting.
"We have candidates everywhere, and that means we are reaching voters who haven't heard from Democrats in a long time," says Texas Democratic Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa. "That's a good thing for November."
Who are the Senate candidates?
The Democrats:
- Beto O'Rourke
- Edward Kimbrough
- Sema Hernandez
The Republicans:
- Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz
- Bruce Jacobson, Jr.
- Geraldine Sam
- Mary Miller
- Stefano de Stefano
Who are the gubernatorial candidates?
The Democrats:
- Adrian Ocegueda
- Andrew White
- Cedric Davis, Sr.
- Grady Yarbrough
- James Jolly Clark
- Jeffrey Payne
- Joe Mumbach
- Lupe Valdez
- Tom Wakely
The Republicans:
- Incumbent Greg Abbott
- Barbara Krueger
Who are the Texas Land Commissioner candidates?
The Democrats:
- Tex Morgan
- Miguel Suazo
The Republicans:
- Incumbent George P. Bush
- Jerry Patterson
- Rick Range
- Davey Edwards
Who are the 7th Congressional District Candidates?
The Democrats:
- Laura Moser
- Lizzie Panill Fletcher
- James Cargas
- Alex Triantaphyillis
- Jason Westin
- Ivan Sanchez
- Joshua Butler
The Republicans:
- Incumbent John Culberson
- Edward Ziegler
Who are the 32nd Congressional District Candidates?
The Democrats:
- Brett Schipp
- Colin Allred
- Ron Marshall
- Todd Maternowski
- Ed Meier
- Lillian Salerno
- George Rodriguez
The Republicans:
- Incumbent Pete Sessions
- Paul Brown
