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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 84

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Carl TepperCarl TepperRepublican Incumbent
Margaret DurhamMargaret DurhamDemocratic
On ballot as
Carl Tepper
Margaret Durham
Current role
State Representative, District 84
Not found
Background
  • Texas Tech University graduate (1995)
  • U.S. Air Force veteran
  • C-130 flight engineer, including in the Persian Gulf War
  • Returned to Lubbock in 2009 to help manage downtown redevelopment initiatives
  • Campaigns as Dr. Maggie Durham
  • Described as a community advocate, parent and lifelong Texan (per KCBD, reporting her campaign announcement)
  • Described as having roots in the South Plains (per KCBD, reporting her campaign announcement)
Experience
  • Member, House Committees on Appropriations, Calendars, Redistricting and Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Chair, Permanent Subcommittee on State-Federal Relations
  • Former chairman, Lubbock County Republican Party (per campaign)
  • Former president, Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association (per campaign)
  • Re-elected November 2024 (64.1% of the vote)
  • Commercial real estate professional
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Top priorities
  • Would lower the appraisal cap "for residential homestead property from 10% per year to 2.5% per year"
  • Wants "to limit the ability of local governments to issue non-voter-approved public debt"
  • "I continue to be focused on property taxes, property tax relief, the economic health of Lubbock and our region"
  • Says he was "the first legislator in the country to file legislation to eliminate DEI policies in state institutions"
  • "Texas should be a national leader in education, not hovering near the bottom."
  • Campaign focus: strengthening rural communities and elevating the state's public education system (per candidate)
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign issues page (undated; the same text was online in March 2024): "I am 100% pro-life and will support all efforts to protect the unborn"
  • Border and immigration: In a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal questionnaire (Feb. 2026): "enforcement of our immigration laws is a major part of the solution"
  • Guns: Campaign issues page (undated; the same text was online in March 2024): "I will fight to ensure our gun rights are never infringed."
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal questionnaire (Feb. 2026): "our children are not graduating with basic knowledge of history and mathematics and it's causing a national crisis"
  • Property taxes: In a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal questionnaire (Feb. 2026): "My legislation would lower the cap for residential homestead property from 10% per year to 2.5% per year"
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Announcing her campaign (Dec. 2025): "We owe our students and teachers so much more, and I intend to fight for the investment and respect they deserve"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
None found in our research
Campaign website
tepperfortexas.com
Not found
Carl Tepper

Carl Tepper

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Carl Tepper
Current role
State Representative, District 84
Background
  • Texas Tech University graduate (1995)
  • U.S. Air Force veteran
  • C-130 flight engineer, including in the Persian Gulf War
  • Returned to Lubbock in 2009 to help manage downtown redevelopment initiatives
Experience
  • Member, House Committees on Appropriations, Calendars, Redistricting and Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Chair, Permanent Subcommittee on State-Federal Relations
  • Former chairman, Lubbock County Republican Party (per campaign)
  • Former president, Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association (per campaign)
  • Re-elected November 2024 (64.1% of the vote)
  • Commercial real estate professional
Top priorities
  • Would lower the appraisal cap "for residential homestead property from 10% per year to 2.5% per year"
  • Wants "to limit the ability of local governments to issue non-voter-approved public debt"
  • "I continue to be focused on property taxes, property tax relief, the economic health of Lubbock and our region"
  • Says he was "the first legislator in the country to file legislation to eliminate DEI policies in state institutions"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign issues page (undated; the same text was online in March 2024): "I am 100% pro-life and will support all efforts to protect the unborn"
  • Border and immigration: In a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal questionnaire (Feb. 2026): "enforcement of our immigration laws is a major part of the solution"
  • Guns: Campaign issues page (undated; the same text was online in March 2024): "I will fight to ensure our gun rights are never infringed."
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal questionnaire (Feb. 2026): "our children are not graduating with basic knowledge of history and mathematics and it's causing a national crisis"
  • Property taxes: In a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal questionnaire (Feb. 2026): "My legislation would lower the cap for residential homestead property from 10% per year to 2.5% per year"
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
Campaign website
tepperfortexas.com
Margaret Durham

Margaret Durham

Democratic
On ballot as
Margaret Durham
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Campaigns as Dr. Maggie Durham
  • Described as a community advocate, parent and lifelong Texan (per KCBD, reporting her campaign announcement)
  • Described as having roots in the South Plains (per KCBD, reporting her campaign announcement)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • "Texas should be a national leader in education, not hovering near the bottom."
  • Campaign focus: strengthening rural communities and elevating the state's public education system (per candidate)
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Announcing her campaign (Dec. 2025): "We owe our students and teachers so much more, and I intend to fight for the investment and respect they deserve"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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