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Texas, House of Representatives, District 29

Texas House of Representatives District 29
Current incumbentEd Thompson Republican Party
Population175,700
Race50.6% White, 39.1% Black/Hispanic, 10.3% Other
Ethnicity74.9% Not Hispanic, 26.1% Hispanic
Voting age70.7% age 18 and over

Texas' twenty-ninth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Ed Thompson.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 175,700 civilians reside within Texas' twenty-ninth 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 29

Incumbent Ed Thompson (R) won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ed Thompson (R)
100
46,810

Total votes: 46,810
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29

James Presley defeated Dylan Wilde Forbis in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

James Presley (D)
59.7
4,056

Dylan Wilde Forbis (D)
40.3
2,735

Total votes: 6,791
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29

Incumbent Ed Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 29 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ed Thompson (R)
100
10,607

Total votes: 10,607

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 Ed Thompson defeated John T. Floyd in the Texas House of Representatives District 29 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ed Thompson Incumbent 61.07% 44,713
Democratic John T. Floyd 38.93% 28,505
Total Votes 73,218
Source: Texas Secretary of State

John T. Floyd ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 29 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John T. Floyd (unopposed)

Incumbent Ed Thompson ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 29 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ed Thompson Incumbent (unopposed)

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 Ed Thompson was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

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. Ed Thompson (R) defeated Doug Blatt (D) in the general election. Thompson defeated Debra Rosenthal-Ritter in the Republican primary election. Blatt was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEd Thompson 65.5% 40,642
Democratic Doug Blatt 34.5% 21,388
Total Votes 62,030

Texas House of Representatives District 29 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEd Thompson 67.1% 7,544
Debra Rosenthal-Ritter 32.9% 3,707
Total Votes 11,251

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 29 raised a total of $1,729,050. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $108,066 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 29

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $183,884 1 $183,884
2012 $368,456 3 $122,819
2010 $130,823 2 $65,412
2008 $352,771 4 $88,193
2006 $99,928 2 $49,964
2004 $36,318 1 $36,318
2002 $479,695 2 $239,848
2000 $77,175 1 $77,175
Total $1,729,050 16 $108,066