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Candidate Index
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Don Adams
(D) candidate for Criminal District Judge, No. 2
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Elsa Alcala
(R) candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
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John R. Ames
(D) candidate for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector
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Saul Arechar
(G) candidate for Texas House, District 105
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Mark Ash
(L) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 6
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Ken Ashby
(L) candidate for U.S. House, District 5
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Don Adams
(D)
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Joe Barton
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 6
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Mark W. Bennett
(L) candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
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John A. Betz Jr.
(L) candidate for Texas Senate, District 12
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Mark Boler
(L) candidate for U.S. House, District 26
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Chuck Bradley
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 33
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Dan Branch
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 108
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Phyllis Lister Brown
(D) candidate for Civil District Court, No. 162
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Gary Brown
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 65
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Mary Brown
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 64
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Michael Burgess
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 26
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Cindy Burkett
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 113
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Joe Barton
(R)
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Michael A. Carrasco
(L) candidate for Texas House, District 33
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Stefani Carter
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 102
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Rodney Caston
(L) candidate for Texas House, District 106
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Hugh Chauvin
(L) candidate for U.S. House, District 6
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Dominique Collins
(D) candidate for Criminal District Judge, No. 4
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Christi Craddick
(R) candidate for Railroad Commissioner, Full Term
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Myra Crownover
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 64
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Ted Cruz
(R) candidate for U.S. Senate
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Michael A. Carrasco
(L)
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Theresa Daniel
(D) candidate for Dallas County Commissioner, Prec. 1
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Jason Darr
(L) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 11
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John Devine
(R) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 4
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Lisa DeWitt
(R) candidate for Criminal District Judge, No. 2
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Theresa Daniel
(D)
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Craig Estes
(R) candidate for Texas Senate, District 30
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David Evans
(R) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 2
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Craig Estes
(R)
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Mary Clare Fabishak
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 115
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Pat Fallon
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 106
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Robert M. "Bob" Fillmore
(R) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 12
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Richard Forsythe
(L) candidate for Texas Senate, District 30
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Mary Clare Fabishak
(D)
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Helen Giddings
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 109
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Thomas Griffing
(L) candidate for U.S. House, District 4
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Helen Giddings
(D)
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Ralph Hall
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 4
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Keith Hampton
(D) candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge
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Kelly Hancock
(R) candidate for Texas Senate, District 9
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Rich Hancock
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 102
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David Hanschen
(D) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 9
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Patricia "Pat" Hardy
(R) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 11
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Linda Harper-Brown
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 105
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VaLinda Hathcox
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 4
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Nathan Hecht
(R) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 6
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Dale Henry
(D) candidate for Railroad Commissioner, Full Term
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Jeb Hensarling
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 5
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Bruce Hermann
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 63
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Barbara Parker Hervey
(R) candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
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Seth Hollist
(L) candidate for U.S. House, District 32
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Tonya J. Holt
(D) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 11
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Ralph Hall
(R)
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Dexter Jackson
(L) candidate for Texas House, District 109
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 30
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Dexter Jackson
(L)
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Sharon Keller
(R) candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge
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Carol Kent
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 114
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Ed Kless
(L) candidate for Texas Senate, District 8
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Mavis Best Knight
(D) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 13
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RS Roberto Koelsch
(L) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 2
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Ian C. Kull
(L) candidate for Texas House, District 64
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Sharon Keller
(R)
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Douglas S. Lang
(R) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 11
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Kirk Launius
(R) candidate for Dallas County Sheriff
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John Lawson
(R) candidate for Texas Senate, District 23
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Mike Lee
(R) candidate for Civil District Court, No. 162
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David Lewis
(R) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 9
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Charles "Lingy" Lingerfelt
(R) candidate for Dallas County Commissioner, Prec. 3
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Ed Lindsay
(G) candidate for U.S. House, District 33
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Sherri L. Little
(L) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 9
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Douglas S. Lang
(R)
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Kenny Marchant
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 24
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Andrew Marcontell
(R) candidate for Dallas County Tax Assessor-Collector
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Pete Martinez
(D) candidate for Texas Senate, District 9
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Dave "Mac" McElwee
(L) candidate for Texas Senate, District 9
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Katherine Savers McGovern
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 32
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Alex Mendoza
(G) candidate for Texas House, District 65
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Robert Miklos
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 107
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Geraldine "Tincy" Miller
(R) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 12
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Larry Miller
(R) candidate for Dallas County Commissioner, Prec. 1
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Jim Moseley
(R) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 5
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Linda S. Mrosko
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 5
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John Jay Myers
(L) candidate for U.S. Senate
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Kenny Marchant
(R)
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Jane Nelson
(R) candidate for Texas Senate, District 12
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Tom Nowak
(R) candidate for Criminal District Judge, No. 4
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Jane Nelson
(R)
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Tom Oxford
(L) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 4
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Tom Oxford
(L)
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Tan Parker
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 63
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Brandon Parmer
(G) candidate for U.S. House, District 6
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Lois Parrott
(D) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 12
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Ken Paxton
(R) candidate for Texas Senate, District 8
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Jaime O. Perez
(L) candidate for Railroad Commissioner, Unexpired Term
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Michele Petty
(D) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 6
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Penny R. Phillips
(D) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 5
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Preston Poulter
(L) candidate for Texas House, District 115
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Lawrence J. Praeger
(D) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 12
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John Wiley Price
(D) candidate for Dallas County Commissioner, Prec. 3
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Tan Parker
(R)
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Ed Rankin
(L) candidate for U.S. House, District 30
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Thomas Ratliff
(R) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 9
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Bennett Ratliff
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 115
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Rosemary Robbins
(D) candidate for Texas House, District 105
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Tim Rusk
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 24
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S.T. Russell
(R) candidate for State Board of Education, Dist. 13
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Ed Rankin
(L)
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Paul Sadler
(D) candidate for U.S. Senate
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David Sanchez
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 26
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Kenneth Sanders
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 6
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Angela Sarlay
(G) candidate for Texas House, District 113
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Pete Sessions
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 32
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Kenneth Sheets
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 107
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Ron Simmons
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 65
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Barry Smitherman
(R) candidate for Railroad Commissioner, Unexpired Term
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Patrick Spreng
(L) candidate for Texas House, District 107
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John Stathas
(L) candidate for U.S. House, District 24
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Lance Stott
(L) candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge
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William Bryan Strange III
(L) candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
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Paul Sadler
(D)
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Jack G.B. Ternan Jr.
(D) candidate for Texas Senate, District 8
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Scott Turner
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 33
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Jack G.B. Ternan Jr.
(D)
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Lupe Valdez
(D) candidate for Dallas County Sheriff
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Marc Veasey
(D) candidate for U.S. House, District 33
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Jason Villalba
(R) candidate for Texas House, District 114
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Lupe Valdez
(D)
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Vivekananda "Vik" Wall
(L) candidate for Railroad Commissioner, Full Term
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Travis Washington Jr.
(R) candidate for U.S. House, District 30
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Charles E. Waterbury
(G) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 4
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Josh Wendel
(G) candidate for Railroad Commissioner, Unexpired Term
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Royce West
(D) candidate for Texas Senate, District 23
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Don Willett
(R) candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 2
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Dan Wood
(D) candidate for Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 2
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Jarrett Rab Woods
(L) candidate for Texas House, District 108
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Vivekananda "Vik" Wall
(L)
About this Voter Guide
Our Voter Guide for the Nov. 6 general election allows you to compare candidates in key contested races and their responses to issues side-by-side and to create your own ballot, which you can print or e-mail.
The guide was put together by the editorial board of The Dallas Morning News, whose members crafted the questionnaires for key offices up for election. The guide focuses on issues that board members believe are of greatest significance to voters.
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