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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 83

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Dustin BurrowsDustin BurrowsRepublican Incumbent
Malik WilliamsMalik WilliamsDemocratic
On ballot as
Dustin Burrows
Malik Williams
Current role
Speaker of the Texas House (since January 2025); State Representative, District 83 (since 2014) (per official biography)
Family law attorney, legal aid organization serving 14 rural counties (per campaign)
Background
  • Monterey High School graduate
  • Degrees from Rhodes College and Texas Tech University
  • MBA and law degree, Texas Tech University
  • Lifelong Lubbock resident
  • Bachelor's degree, Texas Tech University (2020) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Law degree, Texas Tech School of Law (2024) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Raised by a single mother (per candidate)
  • First in his family to graduate from high school, college and law school (per candidate)
Experience
  • Chaired the House Calendars Committee (87th and 88th Legislatures)
  • Chaired the Ways & Means Committee (86th Legislature)
  • Chaired the House Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting in Uvalde (2022)
  • Partner, Burrows Law Firm
  • Was a fellow for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (per candidate)
  • Free legal services, primarily for people dealing with domestic violence (per newspaper questionnaire)
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "property tax relief remains a top priority for Speaker Burrows"
  • Campaign site: "Keeping Texas affordable remains a top priority for the Texas House."
  • Campaign site: "A secure border is essential to protecting Texans from crime, illegal drugs, human trafficking and dangerous criminals."
  • "Every Texan: deserves affordable housing, higher wages, and guaranteed child care."
  • "Every student: deserves affordable, safe, and high-quality public education."
  • "Every person: deserves affordable and accessible healthcare."
  • "I will advocate for fully funding public schools, ensure the freedom to teach and learn, and give educators the right of public sector bargaining."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, on the 2025 session: "Lawmakers protected the unborn and supported mothers"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "A secure border is essential to protecting Texans from crime, illegal drugs, human trafficking and dangerous criminals."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental constitutional freedom that Texans have long valued."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site says the 2025 school funding increase "was paired with Texas' first universal school choice program"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "property tax relief remains a top priority for Speaker Burrows"
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "The government should not come in-between a woman and her doctor, PERIOD."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "At the state level, all efforts must be taken to protect our community from ICE."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Public dollars belong to public schools. I will STOP GOP VOUCHERS from committing theft on public education."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • President Donald Trump (primary)
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
  • Texas Stonewall Democrats (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
burrows4tx.com
malikfor83.com
Dustin Burrows

Dustin Burrows

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Dustin Burrows
Current role
Speaker of the Texas House (since January 2025); State Representative, District 83 (since 2014) (per official biography)
Background
  • Monterey High School graduate
  • Degrees from Rhodes College and Texas Tech University
  • MBA and law degree, Texas Tech University
  • Lifelong Lubbock resident
Experience
  • Chaired the House Calendars Committee (87th and 88th Legislatures)
  • Chaired the Ways & Means Committee (86th Legislature)
  • Chaired the House Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting in Uvalde (2022)
  • Partner, Burrows Law Firm
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "property tax relief remains a top priority for Speaker Burrows"
  • Campaign site: "Keeping Texas affordable remains a top priority for the Texas House."
  • Campaign site: "A secure border is essential to protecting Texans from crime, illegal drugs, human trafficking and dangerous criminals."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site, on the 2025 session: "Lawmakers protected the unborn and supported mothers"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "A secure border is essential to protecting Texans from crime, illegal drugs, human trafficking and dangerous criminals."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "The right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental constitutional freedom that Texans have long valued."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site says the 2025 school funding increase "was paired with Texas' first universal school choice program"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "property tax relief remains a top priority for Speaker Burrows"
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • President Donald Trump (primary)
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
Campaign website
burrows4tx.com
Malik Williams

Malik Williams

Democratic
On ballot as
Malik Williams
Current role
Family law attorney, legal aid organization serving 14 rural counties (per campaign)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree, Texas Tech University (2020) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Law degree, Texas Tech School of Law (2024) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Raised by a single mother (per candidate)
  • First in his family to graduate from high school, college and law school (per candidate)
Experience
  • Was a fellow for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (per candidate)
  • Free legal services, primarily for people dealing with domestic violence (per newspaper questionnaire)
Top priorities
  • "Every Texan: deserves affordable housing, higher wages, and guaranteed child care."
  • "Every student: deserves affordable, safe, and high-quality public education."
  • "Every person: deserves affordable and accessible healthcare."
  • "I will advocate for fully funding public schools, ensure the freedom to teach and learn, and give educators the right of public sector bargaining."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "The government should not come in-between a woman and her doctor, PERIOD."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "At the state level, all efforts must be taken to protect our community from ICE."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Public dollars belong to public schools. I will STOP GOP VOUCHERS from committing theft on public education."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Stonewall Democrats (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
malikfor83.com

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