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Texas, House of Representatives, District 134

Texas House of Representatives District 134
Current incumbentSarah Davis Republican Party
Population174,421
Race68.8% White, 19.1% Black/Hispanic, 12.0% Other
Ethnicity85.9% Not Hispanic, 14.1% Hispanic
Voting age82.3% age 18 and over

Texas' one hundred thirty-fourth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Sarah Davis.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 174,421 civilians reside within Texas' one hundred thirty-fourth state house district. Texas state representatives represent an average of 167,637 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 139,012 residents.

About the office

Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 21 years old before the general election
  • A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$7,200/year$190/day. Set by the ethics commission.

Pension

When calculating a legislators' pension, their normal salary is artificially inflated to $125,000. This goes back to 1981, when lawmakers linked their salaries to those of state judges. Since then, they raised judges' salaries while removing the caps on their own pensions, pushing the maximum benefit up to 100% of a judge's salary.

In 2011, this resulted in an average state employee pension of $17,526 annually. The maximum pension a legislator can earn is $125,000, of which Rep. Tom Craddick (R) will be the first to qualify for when he retires. .

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat. A Governor's proclamation to a special election must be delivered to local elections authorities representing the vacant seat no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.

The Secretary of State can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for May 26, 2020. The filing deadline was December 9, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Sarah Davis (R) defeated Allison Sawyer (D) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Sarah Davis (R)
53.2
47,277

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Allison Sawyer (D)
46.8
41,637

Total votes: 88,914
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134

Allison Sawyer defeated Lloyd Oliver in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Allison Sawyer (D)
90.6
13,579

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Lloyd Oliver (D)
9.4
1,414

Total votes: 14,993
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated Susanna Dokupil in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 134 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Sarah Davis (R)
56.3
8,048

Susanna Dokupil (R)
43.7
6,248

Total votes: 14,296

2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.

Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated Ben Rose and Gilberto Velasquez, Jr. in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 134 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sarah Davis Incumbent 53.56% 48,192
Democratic Ben Rose 43.30% 38,958
Libertarian Gilberto Velasquez, Jr. 3.15% 2,831
Total Votes 89,981
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Ben Rose ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ben Rose (unopposed)

Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated David L. Palmer in the Texas House of Representatives District 134 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sarah Davis Incumbent 59.48% 13,858
Republican David L. Palmer 40.52% 9,439
Total Votes 23,297

2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Sarah Davis defeated Bonnie Parker in the Republican primary. Alison Ruff was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Davis defeated Ruff in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 134 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Davis Incumbent 61.3% 32,092
Democratic Alison Ruff 38.7% 20,264
Total Votes 52,356

2012

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Sarah Davis (R) defeated Ann Johnson (D) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 134, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Davis Incumbent 54.6% 43,944
Democratic Ann Johnson 45.4% 36,480
Total Votes 80,424

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 134 raised a total of $8,071,950. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $322,878 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 134

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $785,151 3 $261,717
2012 $1,585,134 2 $792,567
2010 $1,095,895 3 $365,298
2008 $538,603 3 $179,534
2006 $1,844,777 3 $614,926
2004 $593,768 3 $197,923
2002 $1,402,328 6 $233,721
2000 $226,294 2 $113,147
Total $8,071,950 25 $322,878