Kevin Dale Roberts (born January 16, 1966) is a former politician who served one term in the

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for District 126 in Harris County. He resides in

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State Representative election of 2016

Roberts ran without opposition in the

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legislative primary on March 1, 2016, after the Republican incumbent, Patricia Harless, did not seek re-election. In the general election on November 8, 2016, Roberts received 58 percent of the ballots cast defeating

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, Joy Dawson-Thomas, and

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candidate, Eric Moquin.

Congressional election of 2018

Upon the announcement of incumbent U.S. Representative Ted Poe's retirement effective in January 2019, Roberts announced his candidacy for the seat against a crowded field of nine other challengers. After Roberts placed first in the March 6th primary with 33 percent of the vote, Roberts faced retired U.S. Navy SEAL

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in a primary runoff election. A negative super PAC, funded by Roberts' brother-in-law, Mark Lanier, ran ads opposing Crenshaw's candidacy for the nomination. Roberts was defeated by Crenshaw in the May 22 Republican run-off primary by more than a 2 to 1 margin. Roberts finished with 30.2 percent of the vote, compared to Crenshaw's 69.8 percent. Crenshaw won the seat in the general election on November 6, 2018.

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