Reggie Smith
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2018 - Present
2025
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Reggie Smith (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office on November 21, 2018. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Smith (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 62. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Reggie Smith lives in Van Alstyne, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Austin College and a law degree from South Texas College of Law. Smith's career experience includes working as the owner of the Reginald B. Smith, Jr. PLLC law firm.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Tiffany Drake and Shelley Luther are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Tiffany Drake (D)  | |
 | Shelley Luther (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Tiffany Drake advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tiffany Drake | 100.0 | 2,502 |
| Total votes: 2,502 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Shelley Luther defeated incumbent Reggie Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelley Luther | 53.4 | 16,971 |
| Reggie Smith | 46.6 | 14,803 | |
| Total votes: 31,774 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Reggie Smith won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Reggie Smith defeated Shelley Luther in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reggie Smith | 58.7 | 15,510 |
| Shelley Luther | 41.3 | 10,912 | |
| Total votes: 26,422 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Reggie Smith defeated Gary Thomas in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reggie Smith (R) | 78.6 | 59,020 |
| Gary Thomas (D) | 21.4 | 16,074 | |
| Total votes: 75,094 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Gary Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Thomas | 100.0 | 6,020 |
| Total votes: 6,020 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Reggie Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reggie Smith | 100.0 | 18,643 |
| Total votes: 18,643 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
Regular
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Reggie Smith defeated Valerie Hefner and David Schaab in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reggie Smith (R) | 76.2 | 41,994 |
 | Valerie Hefner (D) | 21.9 | 12,076 | |
| David Schaab (L) | 1.9 | 1,072 | |
| Total votes: 55,142 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Reggie Smith defeated Brent Lawson in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reggie Smith | 71.2 | 6,227 |
 | Brent Lawson | 28.8 | 2,520 | |
| Total votes: 8,747 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Valerie Hefner advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Hefner | 100.0 | 2,618 |
| Total votes: 2,618 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62
Reggie Smith and Brent Lawson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kevin Couch in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 62 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reggie Smith | 45.8 | 7,885 |
| ✔ | | Brent Lawson | 34.3 | 5,916 |
| Kevin Couch | 19.9 | 3,423 | |
| Total votes: 17,224 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| No. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Three Republicans filed to run in the election to replace state Rep. Larry Phillips (R): Kevin Couch, Brent Lawson, and Reggie Smith. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. See our coverage of the primary runoff in this race here. Endorsements for Couch
Endorsements for Lawson
Endorsements for Smith
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Campaign finance
Special
A special election for the office of Texas House of Representatives District 62 was held on November 6, 2018. Candidates had until August 23, 2018, to file nomination papers with the secretary of state.[8]
On April 30, 2018, state Rep. Larry Phillips (R) resigned from the state House to run for district judge in Grayson County.
Reggie Smith (R) was the only candidate to file, so he was automatically elected in the November general election.[9]
General election
The general election was canceled. Reggie Smith (R) won without appearing on the ballot.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 62 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 62 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Reggie Smith, "About Reggie Smith," accessed February 6, 2018
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- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Republican set to replace ex-state Rep. Larry Phillips after drawing no special election opponents," August 23, 2018
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Texas House of Representatives District 62 2018-Present |
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