The candidates listed below are part of an election guide from Community Impact Richmond's February issue. The candidates listed will be on the 2018 primary election ballot in the communities defined by Community Impact Newspaper’s Richmond coverage area. Only contested races are listed.

Statewide candidates

Democratic Party U.S. senator
  • Sema Hernandez
  • Edward Kimbrough
  • Beto O’Rourke
Governor
  • James Jolly Clark
  • Cedric Davis Sr.
  • Joe Mumbach
  • Adrian Ocegueda
  • Jeffrey Payne
  • Lupe Valdez
  • Tom Wakely
  • Andrew White
  • Grady Yarbrough
Lieutenant governor
  • Mike Collier
  • Michael Cooper
Comptroller of public accounts
  • Joi Chevalier
  • Tim Mahoney
Commissioner of the General Land Office
  • Tex Morgan
  • Miguel Suazo
Railroad commissioner
  • Roman McAllen
  • Chris Spellmon
Republican Party U.S. senator
  • Ted Cruz*
  • Bruce Jacobson Jr.
  • Mary Miller
  • Geraldine Sam
  • Stefano de Stefano
Governor
  • Greg Abbott*
  • SECEDE Kilgore**
  • Barbara Krueger
Lieutenant governor
  • Scott Milder
  • Dan Patrick*
Commissioner of the General Land Office
  • George P. Bush*
  • Davey Edwards
  • Jerry Patterson
  • Rick Range
Commissioner of agriculture
  • Trey Blocker
  • Jim Hogan
  • Sid Miller* Railroad commissioner
  • Christi Craddick*
  • Weston Martinez
Presiding judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
  • David Bridges
  • Sharon Keller*
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
  • Jay Brandon
  • Michelle Slaughter
  • Dib Waldrip

County and district candidates

Democratic Party State representative, District 28
  • Meghan Scoggins
  • Durward White
State senator, District 17
  • Ahmad R. Hassan
  • Fran Watson
  • Rita Lucido
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
  • Joseph R. Willie, II
  • Jerry Zimmerer
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 8
  • Michele Barber Chimene
  • Margaret “Meg” Poissant
County chairperson
  • Cynthia Ginyard
  • Hazel Dorine Lundy
Member, State Board of Education, District 4
  • Steven A. Chambers
  • Lawrence Allen, Jr.*
U.S. representative, District 22
  • Steve Brown
  • Mark Gibson
  • Margarita Ruiz Johnson
  • Sri Preston Kulkarni
  • Letitia Plummer
Republican Party Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 7
  • Katy Boatman
  • Terry Yates
Justice of the peace, Precinct 1, Place 2
  • Atwood “Woody” McAndrew
  • Mary S. Ward*
State senator, District 17
  • Kristin Tassin
  • Joan Huffman*
District judge, 268th Judicial District
  • Mike Hartman
  • John “Hawk” Hawkins
District attorney, 268th Judicial District
  • Shawn McDonald
  • Cliff Vacek
Judge, County Court at Law No. 3
  • Jennifer C. Chiang
  • Harold Kennedy
  • Tricia Krenek
Judge, County Court at Law No. 6
  • Dean Hrbacek
  • Lewis White
U.S. representative, District 22
  • James Green
  • Danny Nguyen
  • Pete Olson*
  • Eric Zmrhal
County treasurer
  • Tina Gibson
  • Bill Rickert
  • Wes Vela
**Name listed on ballot *Incumbent