| | Huffines and his brother operate a real estate development firm in the [[Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth]] area; the family's fortune comes from their grandfather, who started a network of automotive dealerships still owned and operated by the family. | | Huffines and his brother operate a real estate development firm in the [[Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth]] area; the family's fortune comes from their grandfather, who started a network of automotive dealerships still owned and operated by the family. |
| − | Huffines is running in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, against the two-term incumbent [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and former Texas Republican state chairman [[Allen West]].<ref>https://www.fox4news.com/news/don-huffines-running-for-governor-of-texas</ref>. He advocates for securing the Texas-Mexico border/completing the [[Border wall|wall]], banning [[Critical race theory]] from Texas education, opposing [[abortion]], eliminating [[Property tax|property taxes]], and prioritizing [[election integrity]] among others.<ref>https://donhuffines.com/issues/</ref> | + | Huffines ran in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, against the two-term incumbent [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and former Texas Republican state chairman [[Allen West]], also a former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Florida]].<ref>https://www.fox4news.com/news/don-huffines-running-for-governor-of-texas</ref>. He advocates for securing the Texas-Mexico border/completing the [[Border wall|wall]], banning [[Critical race theory]] from Texas education, opposing [[abortion]], eliminating [[Property tax|property taxes]], and prioritizing [[election integrity]] among others.<ref>https://donhuffines.com/issues/</ref> |
| − | Huffines finished in a weak third-place position in the gubernatorial primary. He narrowly trailed former [[Florida]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Allen West]], but the easy primary winner was Governor Abbott, who now faces the Democrat [[Beto O'Rourke]] in the November 8 general election. | + | Huffines finished in a weak third-place position in the gubernatorial primary. He narrowly trailed Allen West, but the easy primary winner was Governor Abbott, who now faces the Democrat [[Beto O'Rourke]] in the November 8 general election. |