2024 Texas Republican presidential primary
The 2024 Texas Republican presidential primary will be held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 162 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest will be held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states.
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Candidates
Declared candidates
Former President Donald Trump, former Governor of South Carolina and Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and radio host Larry Elder are the only main contenders to officially announce their candidacy so far.[2][3][4][5][6]
Potential candidates
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis is widely expected to announce his candidacy as soon as May 2023.[7] Commentators have described DeSantis as Trump's closest rival in the Republican primary based on primary polling taken in 2022 and 2023.[8][9] Former Vice President Mike Pence is also considering a candidacy for the Republican nomination.[10]
Other Republicans reportedly considering a candidacy include Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina;[11] Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire;[12] former Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey;[13] former National Security Advisor John Bolton of Maryland;[14] former Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan;[15] former Representative Will Hurd of Texas;[16] and Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Florida.[17]
Endorsements
Nikki Haley
- Notable individuals
- John Hagee, pastor and televangelist[18]
Ron DeSantis[lower-alpha 1]
Donald Trump
- U.S. Representatives
- Brian Babin, TX-36 (2015–present)[20]
- Michael C. Burgess, TX-26 (2003–present)[20]
- John Carter, TX-31 (2003–present)[20]
- Pat Fallon, TX-04 (2021–present)[20]
- Mayra Flores, TX-34 (2022–2023)[20]
- Tony Gonzales, TX-23 (2021–present)[21]
- Lance Gooden, TX-05 (2019–present)[22]
- Wesley Hunt, TX-38 (2023–present)[23]
- Ronny Jackson, TX-13 (2021–present)[21]
- Troy Nehls, TX-22 (2021–present)[21]
- Pete Sessions, TX-17 (2021–present)[20]
- Beth Van Duyne, TX-24 (2021–present)[20]
- Randy Weber, TX-14 (2013–present)[20]
- Roger Williams, TX-25 (2013–present)[20]
- State executive officials
- Dawn Buckingham, Land Commissioner (2023–present)[20]
- Sid Miller, Agriculture Commissioner (2015–present)[23]
- Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor (2015–present)[24][25]
- Ken Paxton, Attorney General (2015–present)[23]
Declined to endorse
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- Dan Crenshaw, TX-02 (2019–present)[28]
- Governors
- Greg Abbott, (2015–present)[29]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
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| CWS Resrarch | Apr 29 – May 1, 2023 | 699 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 16% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 54% | 4%[lower-alpha 3] | 15% |
| CWS Resrarch[upper-alpha 1] | Mar 30 – Apr 2, 2023 | 1,067 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 20% | 4% | – | 5% | 2% | 1% | 52% | 5%[lower-alpha 4] | 12% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2023 | 879 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 27% | 5% | – | 4% | 2% | 1% | 43% | 5%[lower-alpha 5] | 13% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Dec 19–21, 2022 | 1,051 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 36% | 4% | – | 4% | – | 1% | 37% | 7%[lower-alpha 6] | 11% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Nov 27–28, 2022 | 860 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 34% | 4% | – | 5% | – | 1% | 37% | 5%[lower-alpha 7] | 13% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 2] | Nov 12–13, 2022 | 1,099 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | 4% | – | 5% | – | 1% | 32% | 1%[lower-alpha 8] | 14% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Oct 19–23, 2022 | 823 (RV) | – | 29% | 3% | – | 4% | – | – | 46% | 7%[lower-alpha 9] | 11% |
| Echelon Insights | Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022 | 378 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 37% | – | – | – | – | – | 53% | – | 10% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Aug 9–11, 2022 | 1,581 (RV) | ± 2.5% | 21% | 5% | – | 6% | – | – | 51% | 7%[lower-alpha 10] | 10% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Jul 9–10, 2022 | 1,918 (RV) | ± 2.2% | 26% | 5% | – | 6% | – | – | 45% | 20%[lower-alpha 11] | 9% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Jun 7–8, 2022 | 665 (RV) | ± 3.8% | 26% | 4% | – | 5% | – | – | 49% | 8%[lower-alpha 12] | 8% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | May 4–10, 2022 | 992 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 28% | 7% | – | – | – | – | 44% | 13%[lower-alpha 13] | 8% |
| CWS Research[upper-alpha 1] | Mar 29 – Apr 1, 2022 | 678 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 20% | 10% | – | – | – | – | 46% | 16%[lower-alpha 14] | 8% |
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See also
Notes
- Has not declared his candidacy
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Ted Cruz with 4%
- Ted Cruz with 3%; Mike Pompeo with 2%
- Ted Cruz with 4%; Mike Pompeo with 1%
- Ted Cruz with 4%; Mike Pompeo with 2%
- Ted Cruz with 3%; Mike Pompeo with 2%
- Mike Pompeo with 1%
- Greg Abbott with 4%; Ted Cruz with 3%
- Greg Abbott with 4%; Ted Cruz with 3%
- Ted Cruz with 12%; Greg Abbott with 8%; Glen Youngkin with 0%
- Ted Cruz with 4%; Greg Abbott and Marco Rubio with 2%
- Ted Cruz with 6%; Greg Abbott with 5%; Kristi Noem with 2%
- Ted Cruz with 8%; Greg Abbott woth 6%; Kristi Noem with 2%
- Tim Scott with 2%
- Glen Youngkin with 1%
- Marco Rubio with 3%
- Kristi Noem with 3%
- Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by Defend Texas Liberty PAC
- Poll sponsored by the Republican Party of Texas
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