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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 62

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

State of Texas
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Shelley LutherShelley LutherRepublican Incumbent
Catherine ThorneDemocratic
On ballot as
SHELLEY LUTHER
CATHERINE THORNE
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 62 (since January 14, 2025)
Customer service representative (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
  • Small business owner and former school teacher (per campaign)
  • Business owner (per Secretary of State filing)
  • She and her husband live outside Tom Bean (per campaign)
  • They operate a horse and animal rescue there (per campaign)
Not found
Experience
  • House committees: Intergovernmental Affairs; Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (per House committee page)
  • Select committee on Health Care Affordability (per House committee page)
  • Won in November 2024 (77.7%)
  • Won 2024 Republican primary over incumbent Rep. Reggie Smith
  • Ran for House District 62 (March 1, 2022 Republican primary); lost to Reggie Smith
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  • Ran for Texas Senate District 30 (December 19, 2020 special runoff election); lost to Drew Springer
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "I will champion the Legislative Priorities of the Republican Party of Texas in the House." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
  • "I have a multi-year plan to eliminate property taxes entirely by drastically reducing government spending and slightly raising the sales/consumption tax." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
  • "I also promise to Texans that I will never impose an income tax." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
  • "I will fight to stop cement kilns and quarries from destroying our quality of life, health, and property values." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, among her priorities for the next session: "Advancing pro-life legislation to protect the sanctity of life."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign), among party priorities she says she will champion: "Creating a Texas Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal entry and trafficking"
  • Guns: Campaign site, among her priorities for the next session: "Protecting 2A rights and supporting law enforcement"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site, describing Senate Bill 2 among the session's results: "Provides parents with a funding mechanism to choose the best education for their child"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign): "I have a multi-year plan to eliminate property taxes entirely by drastically reducing government spending and slightly raising the sales/consumption tax."
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
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  • Donald Trump, U.S. President (listed by campaign)
  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Greg Abbott, Texas Governor (listed by campaign)
  • Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (listed by campaign)
  • Dawn Buckingham, Texas Land Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Katrina Pierson, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Mike Olcott, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Andy Hopper, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Janis Holt, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Keresa Richardson (listed by campaign)
  • Bruce Dawsey, Grayson County Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Brent Lawson, Grayson GOP Chair (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
Campaign website
luther4texas.com
Not found
Shelley Luther

Shelley Luther

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
SHELLEY LUTHER
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 62 (since January 14, 2025)
Background
  • Small business owner and former school teacher (per campaign)
  • Business owner (per Secretary of State filing)
  • She and her husband live outside Tom Bean (per campaign)
  • They operate a horse and animal rescue there (per campaign)
Experience
  • House committees: Intergovernmental Affairs; Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (per House committee page)
  • Select committee on Health Care Affordability (per House committee page)
  • Won in November 2024 (77.7%)
  • Won 2024 Republican primary over incumbent Rep. Reggie Smith
  • Ran for House District 62 (March 1, 2022 Republican primary); lost to Reggie Smith
Show all 7
  • Ran for Texas Senate District 30 (December 19, 2020 special runoff election); lost to Drew Springer
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "I will champion the Legislative Priorities of the Republican Party of Texas in the House." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
  • "I have a multi-year plan to eliminate property taxes entirely by drastically reducing government spending and slightly raising the sales/consumption tax." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
  • "I also promise to Texans that I will never impose an income tax." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
  • "I will fight to stop cement kilns and quarries from destroying our quality of life, health, and property values." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, among her priorities for the next session: "Advancing pro-life legislation to protect the sanctity of life."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign), among party priorities she says she will champion: "Creating a Texas Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal entry and trafficking"
  • Guns: Campaign site, among her priorities for the next session: "Protecting 2A rights and supporting law enforcement"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site, describing Senate Bill 2 among the session's results: "Provides parents with a funding mechanism to choose the best education for their child"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign): "I have a multi-year plan to eliminate property taxes entirely by drastically reducing government spending and slightly raising the sales/consumption tax."
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
Show all 18
  • Donald Trump, U.S. President (listed by campaign)
  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Greg Abbott, Texas Governor (listed by campaign)
  • Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (listed by campaign)
  • Dawn Buckingham, Texas Land Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Katrina Pierson, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Mike Olcott, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Andy Hopper, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Janis Holt, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Keresa Richardson (listed by campaign)
  • Bruce Dawsey, Grayson County Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Brent Lawson, Grayson GOP Chair (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
luther4texas.com

Catherine Thorne

Democratic
On ballot as
CATHERINE THORNE
Current role
Customer service representative (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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