DALLAS — One of two Republican state representatives from Dallas County is seeking to hold on to his seat in North Dallas and the Park Cities.
Meyer took an early lead over Ginsberg in early vote totals.
Incumbent Republican Morgan Meyer, who was first elected in 2014 and is serving his sixth term representing District 108, which includes the Park Cities and parts of Dallas, is facing Democratic challenger and fellow lawyer Elizabeth Ginsberg in a rematch.
Meyer beat Ginsberg to hold on to his seat in 2022 with 56% of the vote to Ginsberg’s 44%.
Meyer faced a bruising Republican primary this year against attorney and former Dallas City Council candidate Berry Wernick. Meyer won with 51% of the vote, leading Wernick by just under 530 votes. Some in his party had criticized Meyer after he served as a House Manager during the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, but he retained the support of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Abbott has endorsed Meyer, who supported his school voucher plan. Ginsberg has criticized Meyer’s support of education saving accounts or ESAs and the state’s abortion ban as out of touch with his district.
After the primaries this spring, Abbott has said he expects to have enough votes to pass school voucher legislation next session.
Meyer, meanwhile has touted his work in the legislature, including his support of a $18 billion property tax relief package in the last legislative session.
House District 108 has been competitive for Democrats in the past. Meyer narrowly fended off a challenge from Democrat Joanna Cattanach in 2020 with 50% of the vote to Cattanach’s 48%.
