2023 Texas elections

2023 Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district special election (runoff)
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Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district
Incumbent Representative; Bryan Slaton; Texas Republican Party	; ;

The 2023 Texas elections were held on November 7, 2023.^[1]

Texas voters statewide voted on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. A special election took place to fill the vacancy from Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district,^[2] which was followed by a runoff on January 30, 2024.^[3] In addition, Texas counties, cities, and school and other special districts had local elections and other ballot issues, such as bond proposals.

State

Ballot measures

14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution appeared on the November 7, 2023 general election ballot in Texas.^[4]

Proposition 1 protected the "right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management". Passed
Proposition 2 provided an exemption from county and municipal property taxes for "all or part of the appraised value of real property used to operate a child-care facility". Passed
Proposition 3 prohibited any future imposition of a wealth tax. Passed
Proposition 4 made numerous changes to property tax calculation, notably an increase in the homestead exemption from school property taxes from $40,000 to $100,000, and would also add voter-elected members to larger county appraisal districts. Passed
Proposition 5 created the Texas University Fund, which would provide a dedicated funding mechanism for universities that aren't part of either the University of Texas System or the Texas A&M University System but which have achieved "national prominence as research universities". Passed
Proposition 6 created a new dedicated water fund to assist in various water projects. Passed
Proposition 7 created a new dedicated energy fund "to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities". Passed
Proposition 8 created a new dedicated broadband fund "to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects". Passed
Proposition 9 authorized a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Passed
Proposition 10 provided an exemption from property taxes for "equipment or inventory held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products to protect the Texas healthcare network and strengthen our medical supply chain". Passed
Proposition 11 permitted conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to fund the development and maintenance of parks and recreational facilities. Passed
Proposition 12 abolished the office of County Treasurer in Galveston County (the text of the amendment requires not only the approval of a majority of voters statewide, but also a majority of voters within Galveston County). Passed
Proposition 13 would have increased the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges. Defeated
Proposition 14 created a new dedicated parks fund (the "centennial parks conservation fund") for the creation and improvement of state parks. Passed

Special elections

2023 Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district special election

A special election took place in Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district to fill the vacancy created by the expulsion of Bryan Slaton.^[5] Slaton resigned from the seat on May 8, 2023, amid a sexual misconduct controversy and was subsequently expelled from the House.^[6] As no candidate reached the necessary 50% votes for victory in the November 7 election, Greg Abbott set January 30, 2024 as the date for the runoff election between Brent Money and Jill Dutton.^[3] Jill Dutton defeated Brent Money in the runoff by 111 votes.^[7]

November 7, 2023

Candidates

Declared

Kristen Washington (Democratic), former member of the Greenville City Council^[8]
Jill Dutton (Republican), trustee for the Van Independent School District^[9]
Heath Hyde (Republican), farmer^[10]
Brent Money (Republican), member of the Greenville City Council.^[11]
Doug Roszhart (Republican), member of the Greenville City Council^[11]
Krista Schild (Republican), state convention delegate^[11]

Withdrew

Neal Barker (Republican), former board member and treasurer of the Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District^[12]

Endorsements

Jill Dutton

Executive branch officials

Rick Perry, former United States Secretary of Energy (2017–2019) and former Governor of Texas (2000–2015)^[13]

State legislators

Dade Phelan, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (2021–present) from the 21st district (2015–present)^[13]

Brent Money

Statewide officials

Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas (2015–present)^[13]
Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas (2015–present)^[13]

Results

Texas House of Representatives 2nd district special election, November 7, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brent Money	8,965	31.7%
	Republican	Jill Dutton	7,132	25.3%
	Republican	Heath Hyde	6,065	21.5%
	Democratic	Kristen Washington	3,156	11.2%
	Republican	Doug Roszhart	2,204	7.8%
	Republican	Krista Schild	715	2.5%
Total votes			28,237	100.00%

January 30, 2024 (Runoff)

Texas House of Representatives 2nd district special election, January 30, 2024 (Runoff)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jill Dutton	6,830	50.41%
	Republican	Brent Money	6,719	49.59%
Total votes			13,549	100.00%

Local

Ron Nirenberg, incumbent mayor of San Antonio, was re-elected.^[14] John Whitmire won the open mayoral seat in Houston.^[15]

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