Texas Right to Life congratulates all of our endorsed candidates who were victorious in Tuesday’s Primary election. Their constituents — and, indeed, all of Texas — will benefit from their fully Pro-Life values and leadership.
Elizabeth Graham, Director of Texas Right to Life, said, “With our endorsed candidates leading Texas, I anticipate another fruitful year for Life in 2013. I am confident that they will build upon our recent Pro-Life successes, and use the power of their offices to protect the unborn, remove even more tax dollars from the abortion industry, and reform the Texas Advance Directives Act to protect the infirm from hospital death panels.”
Despite Tuesday’s many victories, several liberal-funded and endorsed RINOs managed to gain runoff elections against our strongest Pro-Life candidates by confusing and tricking voters by claiming they are Pro-Life.
“Because of the Pro-Life successes of the 82nd Legislative Session, anti-Life advocates came out in force this election season to strike down our key Pro-Life leaders, such as Representative Sid Miller, who authored and defended the strongest Pre-Abortion Sonogram Bill in the country,” said Graham.
“They strategically placed RINOs in vital races for the sole purpose of derailing the Life cause in the Texas legislature. That these RINOs even managed to make it to a runoff is no doubt because of their ‘Pro-Life’ charade,” reflected Graham.
Voters must use the time between now and the runoff elections on July 31 to closely examine their candidates’ records and stances on all Life issues from fertilization until natural death. View our voter guide to find out who the real Pro-Life candidates are.
Below are the results of our endorsed and certified candidates' elections:
| State Wide | Results | ||
| US Sen | David Dewhurst | RO | |
| Rail Road Commissioner | Warren Chisum | RO | |
| RR Com, UT | Barry Smitherman | RO | |
| TX SC, 2 | Don Williett | Win | |
| TX SC, 4 | David Medina | RO | |
| SBOE 7 | David Bradley | Win | |
| SBOE 10 | Tom Maynard | RO | |
| Texas House District | |||
| 2 | Dan Flynn* | E | Win |
| 3 | Cecil Bell | C | Win |
| 4 | Lance Gooden* | E | Win |
| 5 | Bryan Hughes* | E | Win |
| 7 | David Simpson* | E | Win |
| 10 | Jim Pitts* | E | Win |
| 12 | Kyle Kacal | C | RO |
| 15 | Steve Toth | C | Win |
| 16 | Brandon Creighton* | E | Win |
| 17 | Tim Kleinschmidt* | E | Win |
| 18 | John Otto* | E | Win |
| 19 | James White* | E | Win |
| 20 | Marsha Farney | E | Win |
| 23 | Wayne Faircloth | E | RO |
| 24 | Greg Bonnen | E | RO |
| 25 | Dennis Bonnen* | E | Win |
| 26 | Jacquie Chaumette | C | RO |
| 26 | Rick Miller | C | RO |
| 29 | Ed Thompson | C | Win |
| 32 | Todd Hunter* | E | Win |
| 33 | Scott Turner | E | Win |
| 34 | Connie Scott* | E | Win |
| 43 | JM Lozano | E | RO |
| 44 | John Kuempel* | E | Win |
| 45 | Jason Isaac* | E | Win |
| 47 | Paul Workman* | E | Win |
| 52 | Larry Gonzales* | E | Win |
| 55 | Ralph Sheffield* | E | Win |
| 56 | Charles “Doc” Anderson* | E | Win |
| 58 | Rob Orr* | E | Win |
| 59 | Sid Miller* | E | RO |
| 61 | Phil King* | E | Win |
| 62 | Larry Phillips* | E | Win |
| 63 | Tan Parker* | E | Win |
| 65 | Ron Simmons | C | Win |
| 66 | Van Taylor* | E | Win |
| 67 | Jeff Leach | E | RO |
| 70 | Scott Sanford | E | Win |
| 73 | Doug Miller* | E | Win |
| 78 | Dee Margo* | E | Win |
| 82 | Tom Craddick* | E | Win |
| 83 | Charles Perry* | E | Win |
| 84 | John Frullo* | E | Win |
| 86 | John Smithee* | E | Win |
| 88 | Jim Landtroop* | E | RO |
| 89 | Jodie Laubenberg* | E | Win |
| 91 | Stephanie Klick | E | RO |
| 92 | Jonathan Stickland | E | Win |
| 93 | Matt Krause | C | Win |
| 96 | Bill Zedler | E | Win |
| 97 | Craig Goldman | E | Win |
| 98 | Giovanni Capriglione | E | Win |
| 105 | Linda Harper-Brown* | E | Win |
| 107 | Kenneth Sheets* | E | Win |
| 112 | Angie Chen Button* | E | Win |
| 113 | Cindy Burkett* | E | Win |
| 114 | Bill Keffer | C | RO |
| 117 | John Garza* | E | Win |
| 122 | Lyle Larson* | E | Win |
| 125 | Alma Perez Jackson | E | Win |
| 126 | Patricia Harless* | E | Win |
| 127 | Dan Huberty* | E | Win |
| 128 | Wayne Smith* | E | Win |
| 129 | John Davis* | E | Win |
| 130 | Allen Fletcher* | E | Win |
| 132 | Bill Callegari* | E | Win |
| 133 | Jim Murphy* | E | Win |
| 135 | Gary Elkins* | E | Win |
| 138 | Dwayne Bohac* | E | Win |
| 149 | Dianne Williams | E | Win |
| 150 | Debbie Riddle* | E | Win |
| Texas Senate District | |||
| 1 | Kevin Eltife* | E | Win |
| 2 | Bob Deuell* | E | Win |
| 3 | Robert Nichols* | E | Win |
| 4 | Tommy Williams* | E | Win |
| 7 | Dan Patrick* | E | Win |
| 8 | Ken Paxton | E | Win |
| 9 | Kelly Hancock | C | Win |
| 11 | Larry Taylor | E | Win |
| 17 | Joan Huffman* | E | Win |
| 18 | Glenn Hegar* | E | Win |
| 20 | Raul Torres | E | Win |
| 22 | Brian Birdwell* | E | Win |
| 25 | Donna Campbell | E | RO |
| 30 | Craig Estes* | C | Win |
| US Representative District | |||
| 1 | Louie Gohmert* | E | Win |
| 2 | Ted Poe* | E | Win |
| 3 | Sam Johnson* | E | Win |
| 4 | Ralph Hall* | E | Win |
| 5 | Jeb Hensarling* | E | Win |
| 6 | Joe Barton* | I | Win |
| 7 | John Culberson* | E | Win |
| 8 | Kevin Brady* | E | Win |
| 9 | Steve Mueller | E | Win |
| 10 | Michael McCaul* | E | Win |
| 11 | Mike Conaway* | E | Win |
| 13 | Mac Thornberry* | I | Win |
| 14 | Randy Weber | E | RO |
| 17 | Bill Flores* | E | Win |
| 19 | Randy Neugebauer* | E | Win |
| 21 | Lamar Smith* | E | Win |
| 22 | Pete Olson* | E | Win |
| 23 | Francisco “Quico” Canseco* | E | Win |
| 24 | Kenny Marchant* | E | Win |
| 26 | Michael Burgess* | E | Win |
| 27 | Blake Farenthold* | E | Win |
| 31 | John Carter* | E | Win |
| 32 | Pete Sessions* | E | Win |
| 34 | Adela Garza | C | RO |
| 34 | Jessica Puente Bradshaw | C | RO |
| 35 | Susan Narvaiz | E | Win |
| KEY: | |||
| * Incumbent | |||
| C – Certified | |||
| E – Endorsed | |||
| RO – Runoff |