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The 2020 Texas State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31 state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. Those elected in 2020 will only be elected for two years, however, as part of the 2-4-4 term system. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.
Following the 2016 state senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with 19 members.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would have needed to net four Senate seats. The Democratic Party gained one seat (District 19), leaving the Republicans with a 18 to 13 majority in the chamber.
Retirements
[edit]One incumbent did not run for re-election in 2020:
Democrats
[edit]- District 29: José R. Rodríguez: Retiring
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In the general election
[edit]Republicans
[edit]- District 19: Pete Flores lost to Roland Gutierrez.
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[1] | Likely R | October 21, 2020 |
Results summary
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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| No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||
| Republican | 14 | 2,660,120 | 53.28 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 18 |  1
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| Democratic | 15 | 2,226,640 | 44.59 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 |  1
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| Libertarian | 4 | 57,147 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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| Green | 1 | 49,202 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 4,993,109 | 100.00 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 31 |
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| Source: Texas Elections Results | ||||||||||||||
Close races
[edit]| District | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| District 19 | Democratic (flip) | 3.29% |
| District 20 | Democratic | 16.92% |
Summary of results by State Senate District
[edit]| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | - | - | 109,450 | 83.13% | 22,211 | 16.87% | 131,661 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | - | - | 92,431 | 78.68% | 25,043 | 21.32% | 117,474 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | - | - | 119,629 | 100.00% | - | - | 119,629 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 59,671 | 34.62% | 105,979 | 61.48% | 6,719 | 3.90% | 172,369 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 52,586 | 30.81% | 118,067 | 69.19% | - | - | 170,653 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 8 | - | - | 127,590 | 100.00% | - | - | 127,590 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 12 | 55,380 | 32.35% | 109,513 | 64.98% | 6,273 | 3.66% | 171,166 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 13 | 90,148 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 90,148 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 14 | 127,223 | 80.32% | - | - | 31,180 | 19.68% | 158,403 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 15 | 56,884 | 63.01% | 33,396 | 36.99% | - | - | 90,280 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 17 | - | - | 88,483 | 77.82% | 25,212 | 22.18% | 113,695 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 18 | - | - | 110,512 | 78.92% | 29,511 | 21.08% | 140,023 | 100.00% | Republican hold? |
| District 19 | 58,876 | 59.17% | 40,621 | 40.83% | - | - | 99,497 | 100.00% | Democratic hold? |
| District 22 | - | - | 112,765 | 80.60% | 27,141 | 19.40% | 139,906 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 25 | 84,816 | 37.23% | 132,872 | 58.32% | 10,137 | 4.45% | 227,825 | 100.00% | Republican hold? |
| District 29 | 51,531 | 58.79% | 36,127 | 41.21% | - | - | 87,658 | 100.00% | Democratic hold? |
| Total | 637,115 | 29.52% | 1,337,435 | 61.98% | 183,427 | 8.50% | 2,157,977 | 100.00% | |
| State Senate District[2] | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bryan Hughes | Rep | Bryan Hughes | Rep | ||
| 4th | Brandon Creighton | Rep | Brandon Creighton | Rep | ||
| 6th | Carol Alvarado | Dem | Carol Alvarado | Dem | ||
| 11th | Larry Taylor | Rep | Larry Taylor | Rep | ||
| 12th | Jane Nelson | Rep | Jane Nelson | Rep | ||
| 13th | Borris Miles | Dem | Borris Miles | Dem | ||
| 18th | Lois Kolkhorst | Rep | Lois Kolkhorst | Rep | ||
| 19th | Pete Flores | Rep | Roland Gutierrez | Dem | ||
| 20th | Juan Hinojosa | Dem | Juan Hinojosa | Dem | ||
| 21st | Judith Zaffirini | Dem | Judith Zaffirini | Dem | ||
| 22nd | Brian Birdwell | Rep | Brian Birdwell | Rep | ||
| 24th | Dawn Buckingham | Rep | Dawn Buckingham | Rep | ||
| 26th | Jose Menendez | Dem | Jose Menendez | Dem | ||
| 27th | Eddie Lucio Jr. | Dem | Eddie Lucio Jr. | Dem | ||
| 28th | Charles Perry | Rep | Charles Perry | Rep | ||
| 29th | José R. Rodríguez | Dem | Cesar Blanco | Dem | ||
Detailed results by State Senate District
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District 1 • District 4 • District 6 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 |
District 1
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Hughes (incumbent) | 99,356 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 99,356 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Audrey Spanko | 29,162 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 29,162 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Hughes (incumbent) | 267,404 | 75.26% | |
| Democratic | Audrey Spanko | 87,885 | 24.74% | |
| Total votes | 355,289 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brandon Creighton (incumbent) | 76,775 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 76,775 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Stittleburg | 37,848 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 37,848 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brandon Creighton (incumbent) | 281,105 | 67.35% | |
| Democratic | Jay Stittleburg | 126,019 | 30.19% | |
| Libertarian | Cameron Brock | 10,277 | 2.46% | |
| Total votes | 417,401 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carol Alvarado (incumbent) | 31,938 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 31,938 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carol Alvarado (incumbent) | 137,895 | 84.05% | |
| Libertarian | Timothy Duffield | 26,166 | 15.95% | |
| Total votes | 164,061 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Taylor (incumbent) | 63,378 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 63,378 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Susan Criss | 26,155 | 53.0% | |
| Democratic | Margarita Ruiz Johnson | 23,188 | 47.0% | |
| Total votes | 49,343 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Taylor (incumbent) | 231,268 | 59.45% | |
| Democratic | Susan Criss | 148,225 | 38.10% | |
| Libertarian | Jared Wissel | 9,519 | 2.45% | |
| Total votes | 389,012 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane Nelson (incumbent) | 63,061 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 63,061 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shadi Zitoon | 32,831 | 57.5% | |
| Democratic | Randy Daniels | 24,291 | 42.5% | |
| Total votes | 57,122 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane Nelson (incumbent) | 293,399 | 62.29% | |
| Democratic | Shadi Zitoon | 177,610 | 37.71% | |
| Total votes | 471,009 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Borris Miles (incumbent) | 36,514 | 55.4% | |
| Democratic | Melissa Morris | 22,840 | 34.7% | |
| Democratic | Richard Andrews | 6,525 | 9.9% | |
| Total votes | 65,879 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Milinda Morris | 5,363 | 65.0% | |
| Republican | William Booher | 2,884 | 35.0% | |
| Total votes | 8,247 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Borris Miles (incumbent) | 200,195 | 80.47% | |
| Republican | Milinda Morris | 48,581 | 19.53% | |
| Total votes | 248,776 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lois Kolkhorst (incumbent) | 98,215 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 98,215 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Antalan | 41,182 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 41,182 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lois Kolkhorst (incumbent) | 277,872 | 65.79% | |
| Democratic | Michael Antalan | 144,489 | 34.21% | |
| Total votes | 422,361 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Flores (incumbent) | 35,526 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 35,526 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Xochil Pena Rodriguez | 30,821 | 43.9% | |
| Democratic | Roland Gutierrez | 26,550 | 37.8% | |
| Democratic | Freddy Ramirez | 12,808 | 18.3% | |
| Total votes | 70,179 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary runoff
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roland Gutierrez | 16,640 | 52.7% | |
| Democratic | Xochil Pena Rodriguez | 14,940 | 47.3% | |
| Total votes | 31,580 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roland Gutierrez | 158,726 | 49.85% | |
| Republican | Pete Flores (incumbent) | 148,213 | 46.55% | |
| Libertarian | Jo-Anne Valvdivia | 11,465 | 3.60% | |
| Total votes | 318,404 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 20
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Juan Hinojosa (incumbent) | 55,410 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 55,410 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Judith Cutright | 21,246 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 21,246 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Juan Hinojosa (incumbent) | 154,311 | 58.48% | |
| Republican | Judith Cutright | 109,563 | 41.52% | |
| Total votes | 263,874 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 21
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Judith Zaffirini (incumbent) | 70,443 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 70,443 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Pomeroy | 29,774 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 29,774 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Judith Zaffirini (incumbent) | 167,672 | 60.14% | |
| Republican | Frank Pomeroy | 111,142 | 39.86% | |
| Total votes | 278,814 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Birdwell (incumbent) | 89,609 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 89,609 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Vick | 36,751 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 36,751 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Birdwell (incumbent) | 257,208 | 68.45% | |
| Democratic | Robert Vick | 118,538 | 31.55% | |
| Total votes | 375,746 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 24
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dawn Buckingham (incumbent) | 90,605 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 90,605 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clayton Tucker | 39,280 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 39,280 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dawn Buckingham (incumbent) | 264,517 | 69.54% | |
| Democratic | Clayton Tucker | 115,853 | 30.46% | |
| Total votes | 380,370 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 26
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jose Menendez (incumbent) | 67,062 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 67,062 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jose Menendez (incumbent) | 199,829 | 79.99% | |
| Green | Julian Villarreal | 50,004 | 20.01% | |
| Total votes | 249,833 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eddie Lucio Jr. (incumbent) | 31,046 | 49.8% | |
| Democratic | Sara Stapleton-Barrera | 22,221 | 35.6% | |
| Democratic | Ruben Cortez Jr. | 9,122 | 14.6% | |
| Total votes | 62,389 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary runoff
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eddie Lucio Jr. (incumbent) | 16,883 | 53.6% | |
| Democratic | Sara Stapleton-Barrera | 14,625 | 46.4% | |
| Total votes | 31,508 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vanessa Tijerina | 11,343 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 11,343 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eddie Lucio Jr. (incumbent) | 134,035 | 64.81% | |
| Republican | Vanessa Tijerina | 72,768 | 35.19% | |
| Total votes | 206,803 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Perry (incumbent) | 90,762 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 90,762 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Perry (incumbent) | 248,025 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 248,025 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cesar Blanco | 59,620 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 59,620 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bethany Hatch | 15,817 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 15,817 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cesar Blanco | 176,360 | 67.32% | |
| Republican | Bethany Hatch | 85,619 | 32.68% | |
| Total votes | 261,979 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Special elections
[edit]District 14
[edit]The seat for District 14 became vacant on April 30, 2020, after the resignation of Kirk Watson.[4] A special election was originally called for July 14, 2020. However, Eddie Rodriguez chose not to contest the resulting runoff, thus the scheduled runoff was canceled and Sarah Eckhardt was deemed elected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah Eckhardt | 59,267 | 49.7% | |
| Democratic | Eddie Rodriguez | 40,384 | 33.8% | |
| Republican | Donald Zimmerman | 15,565 | 13.0% | |
| Republican | Waller Thomas Burns II | 1,442 | 1.2% | |
| Independent | Jeff Ridgeway | 1,386 | 1.2% | |
| Libertarian | Pat Dixon | 1,306 | 1.1% | |
| Total votes | 119,350 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
[edit]A special election for Texas State Senate District 30 has been called for September 29, 2020. The candidate filing deadline was August 28, 2020. The seat became vacant after the resignation of Pat Fallon on August 23, 2020.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shelley Luther | 22,135 | 32.2% | |
| Republican | Drew Springer Jr. | 21,971 | 31.9% | |
| Democratic | Jacob Minter | 14,572 | 21.2% | |
| Republican | Christopher Watts | 4,284 | 6.2% | |
| Republican | Craig Carter | 3,413 | 5.0% | |
| Republican | Andy Hopper | 2,432 | 3.5% | |
| Total votes | 68,807 | 100.0% | ||
Runoff
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Drew Springer Jr. | 32,599 | 56.45% | |
| Republican | Shelley Luther | 25,146 | 43.55% | |
| Total votes | 57,745 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Texas State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ https://results.texas-election.com/contestdetails?officeID=2077&officeName=STATE%20SENATOR,%20DISTRICT%204&officeType=DISTRICT%20OFFICES&from=race
- ^ "State Sen. Kirk Watson to retire from Texas Senate". Texas Tribune. February 18, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Elections Division at the Texas Secretary of State official website
- Texas Election Results
- Texas at Ballotpedia
- University of Texas Libraries, "Voting and Elections", Research Guides
- "League of Women Voters of Texas". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Texas 2019 & 2020 Elections", Followthemoney.org