A. Denise Russell

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A. Denise Russell

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 24, 2022

Personal

Profession

Educator

A. Denise Russell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 13. Russell lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2022.

Russell was previously a 2016 Republican candidate for District 109 of the Texas House of Representatives.

Biography

A. Denise Russell's career experience includes working in accounting and as a school department leader.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Incumbent Aicha Davis defeated Kathryn Monette in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aicha Davis (D)	72.3	275,226
		Kathryn Monette (R)	27.7	105,595

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 380,821
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Kathryn Monette defeated A. Denise Russell in the Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathryn Monette	64.7	9,915
		A. Denise Russell	35.3	5,416

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,331
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Incumbent Aicha Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aicha Davis	100.0	87,947

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Kathryn Monette and A. Denise Russell advanced to a runoff. They defeated Natalie Kohn and Ajua Mason in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathryn Monette	30.0	9,111
✔		A. Denise Russell	29.3	8,910
		Natalie Kohn	23.3	7,082
		Ajua Mason	17.3	5,267

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,370
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2018

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Aicha Davis defeated A. Denise Russell in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aicha Davis (D)	76.3	309,926
		A. Denise Russell (R)	23.7	96,136

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 406,062
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Aicha Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aicha Davis	100.0	68,458

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

A. Denise Russell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		A. Denise Russell

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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.

Incumbent Helen Giddings defeated A. Denise Russell in the Texas House of Representatives District 109 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 109 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Helen Giddings Incumbent	82.74%	53,458
	Republican	A. Denise Russell	17.26%	11,155
Total Votes				64,613
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Incumbent Helen Giddings ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 109 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 109 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Helen Giddings Incumbent (unopposed)

A. Denise Russell ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 109 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 109 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	A. Denise Russell  (unopposed)

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2022

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