Victor Dunn
Victor D. Dunn (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Victor Dunn was born in Kilgore, Texas.[1] Dunn's career experience includes owning the Dunn Group.[2]
2024 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the March 5 Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate in Texas as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Colin Allred (D) defeated eight other candidates in the Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate in Texas on March 5, 2024. Three candidates led in fundraising, polling, and endorsements: Allred, Roland Gutierrez (D), and Carl Sherman Sr. (D).
Each of the three had legislative experience. Allred, a former NFL player and civil rights attorney, was first elected to the U.S. House in 2018. Gutierrez, an attorney, was elected to the state Senate in 2020 after 12 years in the state House and three on the San Antonio, Texas, city council. Sherman, a pastor, was elected to the state House in 2018 and earlier served two terms as mayor of DeSoto, Texas.
A Texas Tribune analysis of Allred and Gutierrez found the two differed on adding more seats to the U.S. Supreme Court (with Gutierrez in favor and Allred not in favor), adopting a single-payer healthcare system (which Gutierrez supported and Allred opposed), and introducing term limits for members of the U.S. Congress (with Gutierrez in favor and Allred opposed).[3] The two also differed on bipartisanship, with Allred saying he would pursue bipartisan legislation if elected and Gutierrez saying he would be a fighter and that bipartisanship was not a realistic goal.[4] Sherman's campaign emphasized his personal faith and values, saying Texas needs "a proven leader of unwavering principles and deep faith to guide us back to our centering moral compass."[5]
As of March 1, 2024, Allred had raised $21,371,157.51, followed by Gutierrez with $1,301,543.36, and Sherman with $173,565.91.
Also running in the primary were Meri Gomez (D), Mark Gonzalez (D), Ahmad Hassan (D), Steve Keough (D), Heli Rodriguez Prilliman (D), and Thierry Tchenko (D).
Incumbent Ted Cruz (R) won re-election 50.9%-48.3% against Beto O'Rourke (D) in 2018, and Republican candidates have won wider margins in more recent statewide contests. In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) received 52.1% of the Texas vote to 46.5% for Joe Biden (D). In the 2022 election for governor, Greg Abbott (R) won re-election over Beto O'Rourke (D) 54.8% to 43.9%. The election helped determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate—Democrats were defending a two-seat majority,[6] with 20 Democratic-held seats up for election to 10 Republican-held seats and three seats held by independents, two of whom caucus with Democrats.
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Colin Allred, Ted Brown, Analisa Roche, and Tracy Andrus in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ted Cruz (R) | 53.1 | 5,990,741 | |
| Colin Allred (D) | 44.6 | 5,031,249 | ||
| Ted Brown (L) | 2.4 | 267,039 | ||
| Analisa Roche (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,906 | ||
| Tracy Andrus (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 919 | ||
| Total votes: 11,291,854 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
- Mason Cysewski (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Colin Allred | 58.9 | 569,585 | |
| Roland Gutierrez | 16.6 | 160,978 | ||
| Mark A. Gonzalez | 8.8 | 85,228 | ||
| Meri Gomez | 4.6 | 44,166 | ||
| Carl Sherman Sr. | 3.3 | 31,694 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 2.3 | 21,855 | ||
| Steve Keough | 2.3 | 21,801 | ||
| Heli Rodriguez Prilliman | 1.9 | 18,801 | ||
| Thierry Tchenko | 1.4 | 13,395 | ||
| Total votes: 967,503 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachariah Manning (D)
- Aaron Arguijo (D)
- Soren Pendragon (D)
- John Love III (D)
- Sherri Taylor (D)
- Victor D. Dunn (D)
- Tracy Andrus (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Holland Gibson and Rufus Lopez in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ted Cruz | 88.3 | 1,977,961 | |
| Holland Gibson | 6.0 | 134,011 | ||
| Rufus Lopez | 5.7 | 127,986 | ||
| Total votes: 2,239,958 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Andrews (R)
- Carlos Garza (R)
- Josiah Ingalls (R)
- Montgomery Markland (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Ted Brown advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ted Brown (L) | |
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Polls
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Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval.
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| Poll | Date | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size[9] | Sponsor[10] | |||||||||||||||
| University of Texas at Tyler | Feb. 18–26, 2024 | 37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6% | -- | -- | 34% | ±5.3% | 441 LV | N/A |
| University of Texas/Texas Politics Project | Feb. 2–12, 2024 | 52% | -- | 0% | -- | 3% | 5% | 14% | 0% | 3% | -- | -- | 1% | 2% | -- | 1% | 18% | ±5.2% | 354 RV | N/A |
| University of Houston | Jan. 11–24, 2024 | 40% | -- | -- | -- | 4% | 2% | 12% | 1% | 1% | -- | -- | 1% | 1% | -- | 0% | 38% | ±5.1% | 372 LV | N/A |
| Emerson College | Jan. 13–15, 2024 | 29% | -- | -- | -- | 4% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 2% | -- | -- | 2% | 2% | -- | 2% | 45% | ±4.5% | 460 RV | Nexstar Media |
| University of Texas/Texas Politics Project | Dec. 1–10, 2023 | 28% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 7% | -- | 1% | 2% | -- | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 50% | ±4.8% | 415 RV | N/A |
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| Poll | Date | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size[11] | Sponsor[12] | |||||||||||||||
| University of Texas/Texas Politics Project | Oct. 5–17, 2023 | 21% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 10% | -- | 2% | 1% | -- | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 47% | ±4.8% | 409 RV | N/A |
Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Allred | Democratic Party | $94,674,183 | $94,530,048 | $144,135 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Meri Gomez | Democratic Party | $16,944 | $17,242 | $2 | As of June 30, 2024 |
| Mark A. Gonzalez | Democratic Party | $14,967 | $11,660 | $3,308 | As of February 14, 2024 |
| Roland Gutierrez | Democratic Party | $1,446,695 | $1,446,898 | $430 | As of September 30, 2024 |
| Ahmad Hassan | Democratic Party | $2,440 | $9,655 | $-781 | As of March 27, 2024 |
| Steve Keough | Democratic Party | $28,693 | $29,040 | $-1,057 | As of February 14, 2024 |
| Heli Rodriguez Prilliman | Democratic Party | $30,745 | $30,754 | $-9 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Carl Sherman Sr. | Democratic Party | $179,297 | $167,936 | $11,360 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Thierry Tchenko | Democratic Party | $142,864 | $142,864 | $0 | As of March 31, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[13][14]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[15]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dunn in this election.
2022
See also: Texas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 1
Nathaniel Moran defeated Jrmar Jefferson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathaniel Moran (R) | 78.1 | 183,224 | |
| Jrmar Jefferson (D) | 21.9 | 51,438 | ||
| Total votes: 234,662 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 1
Jrmar Jefferson defeated Victor D. Dunn in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 1 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jrmar Jefferson | 75.9 | 5,607 | |
| Victor D. Dunn | 24.1 | 1,783 | ||
| Total votes: 7,390 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 1
Jrmar Jefferson and Victor D. Dunn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Stephen Kocen and Gavin Dass in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jrmar Jefferson | 45.5 | 7,411 | |
| ✔ | Victor D. Dunn | 27.9 | 4,554 | |
| Stephen Kocen | 15.1 | 2,457 | ||
| Gavin Dass | 11.5 | 1,881 | ||
| Total votes: 16,303 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rosey Quinn (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 1
Nathaniel Moran defeated Joe McDaniel, Aditya Atholi, and John Porro in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathaniel Moran | 63.0 | 51,312 | |
| Joe McDaniel | 24.2 | 19,708 | ||
| Aditya Atholi | 7.6 | 6,186 | ||
| John Porro | 5.2 | 4,238 | ||
| Total votes: 81,444 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Victor D. Dunn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Victor D. Dunn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dunn's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a father, brother, son, I have 5 siblings of which all, but one, still reside in the district that I am campaigning to represent, TX-1.
My early years were full of triumph where I excelled in just about anything music related. However, tragically, I lost an eye at the age of 6 which kept me out of my beloved football, but that roadblock fueled my athleticism via the 400 meters and the long jump, track & field. A lover of classical music, opera, I studied voice, economics at Texas A&M-Commerce and The University of North Texas. After years of performing as a bass with the Dallas Opera, I entered into the business world as a small businessman in the 90’s where I remain today.- PENDING
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 1, 2022
- ↑ Tyler Morning Telegraph, "Democratic congressional candidate from Kilgore says he'd represent whole district," February 3, 2022
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Democrats Colin Allred, Roland Gutierrez draw distinctions on key issues as they target Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024," August 9, 2023
- ↑ NBC Dallas Fort Worth, "Views on bipartisanship split candidates in race to take on Ted Cruz," October 23, 2023
- ↑ Carl Sherman campaign website, "Home page," accessed December 15, 2023
- ↑ As of March 1, 2024, Republicans held 49 seats, Democrats held 48 seats, and independents held three seats. However, two independents caucused with the Democrats, giving the party a 50-49 majority.
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ RV=Registered Voters
LV=Likely Voters - ↑ The sponsor is the person or group that funded all or part of the poll.
- ↑ RV=Registered Voters
LV=Likely Voters - ↑ The sponsor is the person or group that funded all or part of the poll.
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
