Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024
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Election details |
Filing deadline: December 11, 2023 |
Primary: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: May 28, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
How to vote |
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas |
Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic Inside Elections: Likely Democratic |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 34th Congressional District of Texas, are holding elections in 2024. The general election is November 5, 2024. The primary is March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff is May 28, 2024. The filing deadline was December 11, 2023.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
The primary will occur on March 5, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Laura Cisneros, Mayra Flores, Mauro Garza, and Gregory Kunkle Jr. are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 5, 2024.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ann Marie Torres (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Vicente Gonzalez Jr. | Democratic Party | $858,314 | $218,671 | $943,598 | As of September 30, 2023 |
Laura Cisneros | Republican Party | $70 | $0 | $43,571 | As of September 30, 2023 |
Mayra Flores | Republican Party | $909,932 | $706,590 | $229,564 | As of September 30, 2023 |
Mauro Garza | Republican Party | $628,250 | $577,983 | $63,773 | As of September 30, 2023 |
Gregory Kunkle Jr. | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
January 2, 2024 | December 19, 2023 | December 12, 2023 | December 5, 2023 | ||||||
The Cook Political Report | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.
Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
Texas | U.S. House | Democratic or Republican | 2% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less | $3,125.00 | 12/11/2023 | Source |
Texas | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 5% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less | N/A | 12/11/2023 | Source |
District analysis
This section will be updated with analysis about Texas' 34th Congressional District.
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
2022
Regular election
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated incumbent Mayra Flores and Chris Royal in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) | 52.7 | 70,896 | |
Mayra Flores (R) | 44.2 | 59,464 | ||
Chris Royal (Independent) | 3.0 | 4,079 |
Total votes: 134,439 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Mills (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. | 64.8 | 23,531 | |
Laura Cisneros | 23.3 | 8,456 | ||
Beatriz Reynoso | 3.5 | 1,287 | ||
William Thompson | 3.0 | 1,085 | ||
Filemon Meza | 2.5 | 920 | ||
Diego Zavala | 2.0 | 718 | ||
Osbert Rodriguez Haro III | 0.9 | 331 |
Total votes: 36,328 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rochelle Garza (D)
- Jaime Rodriguez (D)
- Ryan Trevino (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Mayra Flores defeated Frank McCaffrey, Gregory Kunkle Jr., and Juana Cantu-Cabrera in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mayra Flores | 60.3 | 9,490 | |
Frank McCaffrey | 21.9 | 3,444 | ||
Gregory Kunkle Jr. | 10.7 | 1,677 | ||
Juana Cantu-Cabrera | 7.1 | 1,115 |
Total votes: 15,726 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Polsky (R)
- Philip Sotelo (R)
Special election
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Mayra Flores defeated Dan Sanchez, Rene Coronado, and Juana Cantu-Cabrera in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mayra Flores (R) | 50.9 | 14,799 | |
Dan Sanchez (D) | 43.4 | 12,606 | ||
Rene Coronado (D) | 4.2 | 1,210 | ||
Juana Cantu-Cabrera (R) | 1.6 | 454 |
Total votes: 29,069 | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Filemon Vela defeated Rey Gonzalez Jr., Anthony Cristo, and Chris Royal in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Filemon Vela (D) | 55.4 | 111,439 | |
Rey Gonzalez Jr. (R) | 41.8 | 84,119 | ||
Anthony Cristo (L) | 1.6 | 3,222 | ||
Chris Royal (Independent) | 1.1 | 2,247 |
Total votes: 201,027 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Filemon Vela defeated Diego Zavala and Osbert Rodriguez Haro III in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Filemon Vela | 75.1 | 39,484 | |
Diego Zavala | 18.5 | 9,707 | ||
Osbert Rodriguez Haro III | 6.5 | 3,413 |
Total votes: 52,604 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Rey Gonzalez Jr. defeated Rod Lingsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rey Gonzalez Jr. | 56.3 | 10,665 | |
Rod Lingsch | 43.7 | 8,271 |
Total votes: 18,936 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34
Anthony Cristo advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 21, 2020.
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✔ | Anthony Cristo (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Filemon Vela defeated Rey Gonzalez Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Filemon Vela (D) | 60.0 | 85,825 | |
Rey Gonzalez Jr. (R) | 40.0 | 57,243 |
Total votes: 143,068 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Incumbent Filemon Vela advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Filemon Vela | 100.0 | 25,344 |
Total votes: 25,344 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34
Rey Gonzalez Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rey Gonzalez Jr. | 100.0 | 10,227 |
Total votes: 10,227 | ||||
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Political context
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Texas.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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