William Hayward

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William Hayward

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November 5, 2024

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William Hayward (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 20th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro won election in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 20 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joaquin Castro (D)	100.0	157,890

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Hayward (Independent)
• Pat Dixon (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joaquin Castro	100.0	25,018

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,018
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 20

Pat Dixon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 16, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Pat Dixon (L)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hayward in this election.

2022

See also: Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Greg Casar defeated Dan McQueen in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 35 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Casar (D)	72.6	129,599
		Dan McQueen (R)	27.4	48,969

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Hayward (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Dan McQueen defeated Michael Rodriguez in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan McQueen	61.3	4,161
		Michael Rodriguez	38.7	2,632

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,793
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Greg Casar defeated Eddie Rodriguez, Rebecca J. Viagran, and Carla-Joy Sisco in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Casar	61.1	25,505
		Eddie Rodriguez	15.6	6,526
		Rebecca J. Viagran	15.6	6,511
		Carla-Joy Sisco	7.6	3,190

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,732
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Danielle Fewings (D)
• Sass (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan McQueen	21.3	2,900
✔		Michael Rodriguez	14.9	2,034
		Bill Condict	11.2	1,529
		Marilyn Jackson	10.8	1,473
		Dan Sawatzki	10.4	1,414
		Jennifer Sundt	9.5	1,299
		Sam Montoya	9.0	1,227
		Alejandro Ledezma	6.1	833
		Jenai Aragona-Hales	4.3	589
		Asa Palagi	2.4	327

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,625
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

No candidate advanced from the convention.

		Candidate
		Michael Idrogo (L)

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2020

See also: Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2020

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated Jenny Garcia Sharon, Mark Loewe, and Jason Mata Sr. in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 35 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lloyd Doggett (D)	65.4	176,373
		Jenny Garcia Sharon (R)	29.9	80,795
		Mark Loewe (L)	2.7	7,393
		Jason Mata Sr. (Independent)	1.9	5,236

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 269,797
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35

Jenny Garcia Sharon defeated William Hayward in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 35 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenny Garcia Sharon	53.2	4,138
		William Hayward	46.8	3,645

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,783
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated Rafael Alcoser III in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lloyd Doggett	73.0	51,169
		Rafael Alcoser III	27.0	18,922

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,091
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Daly (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35

Jenny Garcia Sharon and William Hayward advanced to a runoff. They defeated Nick Moutos in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenny Garcia Sharon	37.1	6,751
✔		William Hayward	34.3	6,237
		Nick Moutos	28.6	5,200

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,188
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tony Gonzales (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35

Mark Loewe advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 35 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Loewe (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2018

Hayward sought election to the 9th Congressional District of Texas in 2018. Hayward dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.

2016

See also: Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Henry Cuellar (D) defeated Zeffen Hardin (R) and Michael Cary (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cuellar defeated William Hayward in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Hardin faced no opposition in the Republican primary.

U.S. House, Texas District 28 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Henry Cuellar Incumbent	66.2%	122,086
	Republican	Zeffen Hardin	31.3%	57,740
	Green	Michael Cary	2.5%	4,616
Total Votes				184,442
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Henry Cuellar Incumbent	89.8%	49,993
William Hayward	10.2%	5,683
Total Votes		55,676
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 28th Congressional District elections, 2012

Hayward ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 28th District. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012. He ran against incumbent Henry Cuellar (D), Patrick Hisel (L), and Michael Cary (G) in the November 6, 2012 general election

U.S. House, Texas District 28 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Henry Cuellar Incumbent	67.9%	112,456
	Republican	William R. Hayward	29.8%	49,309
	Libertarian	Patrick Hisel	1.5%	2,473
	Green	Michael D. Cary	0.8%	1,407
Total Votes				165,645
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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William Hayward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

William Hayward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

William Hayward did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

The following issues were listed on Hayward's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	I support the idea of going back to the initial intent of the US Constitution; Less government at the federal level. Don’t spend more than what comes in. Balance the US Budget. Separation of Church and State but with clear understanding that this country was founded under the belief that this country is aligned with God. God should not be eliminated from any existing oaths and inscriptions that have been part of this country since its creation. I support the idea of pro-life and only choice when the expectant’s mother life is in danger and only when it is the mother’s choice. I support a flat tax rate. Repeal the 2012/13 tax increases and remove the Death Tax. I support the idea that all elected government officials should accept a 15 percent salary cut and that the maximum pension for any outgoing elected official should not be more than 75% of his or her in office salary. If the private sector is cutting back on raises and bonuses, salaries,, etc,, then public servants should also follow along with the private sector. I support caps on election campaigns. A candidate should not be able to buy his or her way into public office.	”
—William Hayward's campaign website, http://haywardforcongress.com/issues/

Campaign finance summary

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William Hayward campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Texas District 20	Withdrew general	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Texas District 35	Lost primary runoff	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

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