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Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O'Rourke meet Friday for the first in-person debate in the Texas governor's race. Watch the debate live here.
Aug 21, 2024; Chicago, IL, USA; Former Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is seen in a hallway at the end of the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center.
Additional Info. Ted Cruz (Republican) is not up for re-election this year. 2024.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O'Rourke raced through hot-button debate issues, including Operation Lone Star, guns and abortion.
March 11 –, Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton introduced a bill that would abolish abortion and make it a criminal act, whereby women and physicians who received and performed abortions, respectively, could receive the death penalty. [4] October 6 – United States federal judge Robert L. Pitman issues an order to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. [5]
Texas has two uniform election dates, the first Saturday in May, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. [7] As of 2024, 99.5 percent of registered voters in Texas are in jurisdictions using voting methods with some form of auditable paper ballot, an established best practice for recounts and audits. [8]
Governor Doug Burgum was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 65.8% of the vote. In the November 2022 elections, voters amended the North Dakota Constitution to place a limit of two, four-year terms for succeeding governors sworn into office after the amendment's effective date of January 1, 2023. [25]
It was the first, and possibly the only, debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.