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Tex. Elec. Code § 41.007 (2026)

Primary Elections

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Sec. 41.007. PRIMARY ELECTIONS. (a) The general primary election date is the first Tuesday in March in each even-numbered year.

(b) The runoff primary election date is the fourth Tuesday in May following the general primary election.

(c) The presidential primary election date is the first Tuesday in March in each presidential election year.

(d) No other election may be held on the date of a primary election.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 292, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 1, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 100), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2020 · leading case: Nader v. Connor, 332 F. Supp. 2d 982 (W.D. Tex. 2004).
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Nader v. Connor, 332 F. Supp. 2d 982 (W.D. Tex. 2004). “Laws 1262 ), where it remains today (Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 41.007(c) (West Supp.”
the Honorable George E. Risner v. Harris Cnty. Repub. Party, Paul Simpson, Chair, & Leonila Salazar, 444 S.W.3d 327 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 41.007 (a), 85.001(a), (c), 141.”
Steven Denny v. the Honorable Lawrence M. 'Larry' Doss, Just., 7th Court of Appeals, Place 4 (Tex. App. 2020). “Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 41.007 (b). Because of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Governor Greg Abbott rescheduled that election.”
Miller v. Doe (W.D. Tex. 2019). “Tex. Elec. Code §§ 41.007(a), 181.061(a),(b),(c).”
Tex. Elec. Code § 41.007(a): 1 case
Miller v. Doe (W.D. Tex. 2019). “Tex. Elec. Code §§ 41.007(a), 181.061(a),(b),(c).”
Tex. Elec. Code § 41.007(c): 1 case
Nader v. Connor, 332 F. Supp. 2d 982 (W.D. Tex. 2004). “Laws 1262 ), where it remains today (Tex. Elec.Code Ann. § 41.007(c) (West Supp.”
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