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Texas, House of Representatives, District 10

Texas House of Representatives District 10
Current incumbentJohn Wray Republican Party
Population163,063
Race67.0% White, 31.2% Black/Hispanic, 1.8% Other
Ethnicity77.7% Not Hispanic, 22.3% Hispanic
Voting age71.7% age 18 and over

Texas' tenth state house district is represented by Republican Representative John Wray.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 163,063 civilians reside within Texas' tenth 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 10

Incumbent John Wray (R) defeated Kimberly Emery (D) and Matt Savino (L) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John Wray (R)
70.3
44,652

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Kimberly Emery (D)
27.5
17,445

Matt Savino (L)
2.3
1,453

Total votes: 63,550
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10

Kimberly Emery advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kimberly Emery (D)
100
3,814

Total votes: 3,814
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Wray advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 10 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John Wray (R)
100
14,333

Total votes: 14,333

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 John Wray defeated Chuck Richter in the Texas House of Representatives District 10 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Wray Incumbent 86.94% 51,729
Libertarian Chuck Richter 13.06% 7,773
Total Votes 59,502
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Incumbent John Wray ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 10 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Wray 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. T.J. Fabby and John Wray defeated Q.D. "Duke" Burge and Jake Ellzey in the Republican primary. Wray defeated Fabby in the May 27 Republican runoff. Wray was unopposed 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. Jim Pitts (R) was unchallenged in the general election. Pitts defeated T.J. Fabby, Linda Bounds, and Matthew Melton in the Republican primary election.

Texas House of Representatives District 10 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Pitts Incumbent 57.6% 8,392
T.J. Fabby 27% 3,931
Linda Bounds 12.4% 1,801
Matthew Melton 3.1% 457
Total Votes 14,581

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 10 raised a total of $4,037,745. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $252,359 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 10

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $566,293 4 $141,573
2012 $815,130 3 $271,710
2010 $759,487 1 $759,487
2008 $325,315 1 $325,315
2006 $869,832 3 $289,944
2004 $394,868 2 $197,434
2002 $169,224 1 $169,224
2000 $137,596 1 $137,596
Total $4,037,745 16 $252,359