Main article: Tired of Texans running for president? 2024 may be reprieve
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No current or former Texas politician has announced a campaign for the 2024 presidential race. If that trend holds, it would be the first time since 1972 -- and just the second time since 1952 -- that a Texan hasn't competed in a presidential primary or been on a major party's White House ticket.
A look at candidates from the state through the years:
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2020: Democratic former Rep. Beto O'Rourke; Democratic former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro.
2016: Republican Sen. Ted Cruz; Republican former Gov. Rick Perry.
2012: Perry; Republican Rep. Ron Paul.
2008: Paul.
2004: Republican President George W. Bush was reelected.
2000: Gov. George W. Bush won the presidency.
1996: Republican Sen. Phil Gramm; Texas businessman Ross Perot was the Reform Party presidential nominee.
1992: Republican President George H.W. Bush was defeated for reelection; Perot ran as an independent.
1988: Vice President George H.W. Bush won the presidency; Paul was the Libertarian Party presidential nominee; Sen. Lloyd Bentsen was the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
1984: Republican Vice President George H.W. Bush won reelection.
1980: Former Rep. George H.W. Bush was GOP vice presidential nominee; former Democratic Gov. John Connally ran in the Republican primary.
1976: Bentsen.
1972: None.
1968: President Lyndon B. Johnson declined to seek reelection but was on Democratic primary ballots in early voting states.
1964: Johnson was reelected as president.
1960: Johnson was the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
1956: Johnson.
1952: None.
FILE - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his inauguration ceremony in Austin, Texas, Jan. 17, 2023. It's early yet, but next year's presidential race may feature something the political world hasn't seen in the last 50 years: no elected officials from Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ask a question during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Feb. 9, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. It's early yet, but next year's presidential race may feature something the political world hasn't seen in the last 50 years: no elected officials from Texas. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)