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Texas, House of Representatives, District 93

Texas House of Representatives District 93
Current incumbentMatt Krause Republican Party
Population162,161
Race53.8% White, 38.5% Black/Hispanic, 7.7% Other
Ethnicity73.8% Not Hispanic, 26.2% Hispanic
Voting age70.0% age 18 and over

Texas' ninety-third state house district is represented by Republican Representative Matt Krause.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 162,161 civilians reside within Texas' ninety-third 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 93

Incumbent Matt Krause (R) defeated Nancy Bean (D) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 93 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Matt Krause (R)
53.9
30,878

Nancy Bean (D)
46.1
26,445

Total votes: 57,323
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93

Nancy Bean defeated Nisha Mathews in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Nancy Bean (D)
50.7
2,623

Nisha Mathews (D)
49.3
2,548

Total votes: 5,171
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93

Incumbent Matt Krause advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 93 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Matt Krause (R)
100
6,398

Total votes: 6,398

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 Matt Krause defeated Nancy Bean in the Texas House of Representatives District 93 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 93 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Krause Incumbent 60.67% 37,002
Democratic Nancy Bean 39.33% 23,987
Total Votes 60,989
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Nancy Bean ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 93 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 93 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Bean (unopposed)

Incumbent Matt Krause ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 93 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 93 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Krause 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 Matt Krause was unopposed in the Republican primary. Krause was unopposed in the general election. Jeff Owens (L) was removed from the ballot before the 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. Matt Krause (R) defeated Shane Hardin (D) and Bruce Beckman (L) in the general election. Krause defeated incumbent Barbara Nash and Patricia Pat Carlson in the Republican primary election. Hardin was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 93, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Krause 58.9% 29,527
Democratic Shane Hardin 37.5% 18,797
Libertarian Bruce Beckham 3.5% 1,768
Total Votes 50,092

Texas House of Representatives District 93 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Krause 50.7% 3,098
Barbara Nash Incumbent 37.6% 2,298
Patricia Pat Carlson 11.7% 715
Total Votes 6,111

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 93 raised a total of $3,077,410. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $161,969 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 93

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $177,918 1 $177,918
2012 $362,822 5 $72,564
2010 $952,706 3 $317,569
2008 $376,186 2 $188,093
2006 $809,951 2 $404,976
2004 $164,306 3 $54,769
2002 $149,333 2 $74,667
2000 $84,188 1 $84,188
Total $3,077,410 19 $161,969