Texas Department of Agriculture

Candidates

Primary Election	Primary Run-off	General Election	Winner
R J Carnes VOTES: 147,607 12.4% R Joe Cotten VOTES: 173,398 14.6% R Tommy Merritt VOTES: 248,585 21.0% R Sid Miller VOTES: 410,288 34.6% R Eric Opiela VOTES: 206,401 17.4%	R Tommy Merritt VOTES: 320,645 46.9% R Sid Miller VOTES: 362,882 53.1%	R Sid Miller VOTES: 2,693,466 58.6%	R Sid Miller
D Hugh Asa Fitzsimons III VOTES: 114,953 23.5% D Richard Kinky Friedman VOTES: 184,992 37.7% D Jim Hogan VOTES: 190,205 38.8%	D Richard Kinky Friedman VOTES: 91,166 46.3% D Jim Hogan VOTES: 105,768 53.7%	D Jim Hogan VOTES: 1,694,059 36.8%
L Rick Donaldson L David "Rocky" Palmquist		L David "Rocky" Palmquist VOTES: 132,299 2.9%
G Kenneth Kendrick		G Kenneth Kendrick VOTES: 77,416 1.7%