Texas state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primaries were held on March 3, 2020, with runoffs taking place on July 14.[1]
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In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Texas voters elected the Class II U.S. senator from Texas, one of three members of the Texas Railroad Commission, eight of 15 members of the Texas Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, four of nine seats on the Supreme Court of Texas, three of nine seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 21 of 80 seats on the Texas Appellate Courts, all of the seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 17 of 34 seats in the Texas State Senate.
To vote by mail, registered Texas voters had to request a ballot by October 23, 2020.[2] After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid to expand eligibility for requesting postal ballots,[3] postal ballots were available only to voters over 65, those sick or disabled, those who were out of their county on election day, and those who were in jail (and otherwise eligible to vote), as defined by Texas law.[4]
Federal
editPresident of the United States
editTexas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
United States Class II Senate Seat
editUnited States House of Representatives
editThere were 36 U.S. Representatives in Texas up for election in addition to six open seats.[5]
Executive
editRailroad Commissioner
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Republican primary
editNominee
edit- Jim Wright, cattle rancher[6]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Ryan Sitton, incumbent Railroad Commissioner[7]
Primary results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Wright | 991,593 | 55.29% | |
Republican | Ryan Sitton (incumbent) | 801,904 | 44.71% | |
Total votes | 1,793,497 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editNominee
edit- Chrysta Castañeda, oil and energy industry attorney[9]
Eliminated in runoff
edit- Roberto Alonzo, former state representative (2003–2019)[10]
Eliminated in primary
editPrimary results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chrysta Castañeda | 598,638 | 33.85% | |
Democratic | Roberto Alonzo | 506,748 | 28.65% | |
Democratic | Kelly Stone | 383,453 | 21.68% | |
Democratic | Mark Watson | 279,911 | 15.83% | |
Total votes | 1,768,750 | 100.0% |
Runoff results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chrysta Castañeda | 579,698 | 62.02% | |
Democratic | Roberto Alonzo | 355,053 | 37.98% | |
Total votes | 934,751 | 100.0% |
General election
editPolling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jim Wright (R) |
Chrysta Castañeda (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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YouGov/University of Houston | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 47% | 38% | 4%[b] | 11% |
Data for Progress (D) | August 20–25, 2020 | 2,295 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 39% | 33% | – | 25% |
Global Strategy Group (D)[A] | August 11–13, 2020 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 37% | 31% | 8%[c] | 24% |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Wright | 5,831,263 | 53.01% | −5.26% | |
Democratic | Chrysta Castañeda | 4,792,422 | 43.56% | +7.04% | |
Libertarian | Matt Sterett | 247,659 | 2.25% | −0.9% | |
Green | Katija "Kat" Gruene | 129,638 | 1.18% | −0.86% | |
Total votes | 11,000,982 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
State Board of Education
editeight of 15 seats of the Texas Board of Education were up for election. Before the election the composition of that board was:
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Member, District 1
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jennifer Ivey | 58,015 | 100% | |
Total votes | 58,015 | 100% |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent) | 111,214 | 100% | |
Total votes | 111,214 | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent) | 287,623 | 55.77% | |
Republican | Jennifer Ivey | 228,140 | 44.23% | |
Total votes | 515,763 | 100% |
Member, District 5
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Morrow | 54,460 | 40.0% | |
Republican | Lani Popp | 46,276 | 33.99% | |
Republican | Inga Cotton | 35,425 | 26.01% | |
Total votes | 136,161 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lani Popp | 55,990 | 77.96% | |
Republican | Robert Morrow | 15,827 | 22.04% | |
Total votes | 71,817 | 100% |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rebecca Bell-Metereau | 143,351 | 68.51% | |
Democratic | Letti Bresnahan | 65,885 | 31.49% | |
Total votes | 209,236 | 100% |
Libertarian convention
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Stephanie Berlin | |||
Total votes | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rebecca Bell-Metereau | 493,930 | 48.94% | |
Republican | Lani Popp | 475,824 | 47.15% | |
Libertarian | Stephanie Berlin | 39,456 | 3.91% | |
Total votes | 1,009,210 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Member, District 6
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Will Hickman | 88,900 | 100% | |
Total votes | 88,900 | 100% |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michelle Palmer | 51,778 | 46.68% | |
Democratic | Kimberly McLeod | 38,439 | 34.65% | |
Democratic | Debra Kerner | 20,712 | 18.67% | |
Total votes | 110,929 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michelle Palmer | 39,757 | 64.23% | |
Democratic | Kimberly McLeod | 22,139 | 35.77% | |
Total votes | 61,896 | 100% |
Libertarian convention
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Whitney Bilyeu | |||
Total votes | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Will Hickman | 371,958 | 49.76% | |
Democratic | Michelle Palmer | 354,179 | 47.38% | |
Libertarian | Whitney Bilyeu | 21,414 | 2.86% | |
Total votes | 747,551 | 100% |
Member, District 8
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Audrey Young | 143,209 | 100% | |
Total votes | 143,209 | 100% |
Libertarian convention
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Audra Rose Berry | |||
Total votes | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Audrey Young | 567,058 | 73.4% | |
Libertarian | Audra Rose Berry | 205,187 | 26.6% | |
Total votes | 772,245 | 100% |
Member, District 9
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Keven Ellis | 208,202 | 100% | |
Total votes | 208,202 | 100% |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brenda Davis | 62,632 | 100% | |
Total votes | 62,632 | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Keven Ellis (incumbent) | 571,322 | 74.7% | |
Democratic | Brenda Davis | 193,364 | 25.3% | |
Total votes | 764,686 | 100% |
Member, District 10
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Maynard | 134,760 | 100% | |
Total votes | 134,760 | 100% |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marsha Burnett-Webster | 133,862 | 84.5% | |
Democratic | Stephen Wyman | 24,549 | 15.5% | |
Total votes | 158,411 | 100% |
Libertarian convention
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | Trip Seibold | |||
Total votes | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Maynard (incumbent) | 441,700 | 50.8% | |
Democratic | Marsha Burnett-Webster | 398,453 | 45.9% | |
Libertarian | Trip Seibold | 28,603 | 3.3% | |
Total votes | 868,756 | 100% |
Member, District 14
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sue Melton-Malone | 108,389 | 61.1% | |
Republican | Maria Berry | 69,048 | 38.9% | |
Total votes | 177,437 | 100% |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Greg Alvord | 81,833 | 100% | |
Total votes | 81,833 | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sue Melton-Malone (incumbent) | 582,027 | 67.8% | |
Democratic | Greg Alvord | 276,303 | 32.2% | |
Total votes | 858,330 | 100% |
Member, District 15
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay Johnson | 190,677 | 100% | |
Total votes | 190,677 | 100% |
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Betancourt | 42,234 | 100% | |
Total votes | 42,234 | 100% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay Johnson | 496,080 | 77.8% | |
Democratic | John Betancourt | 141,675 | 22.2% | |
Total votes | 637,755 | 100% |
Judicial
editSupreme Court of Texas
editChief Justice
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Incumbent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht ran for re-election to his last term.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Nathan Hecht, incumbent Chief Justice[16]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nathan Hecht (incumbent) | 1,718,096 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,718,096 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Amy Clark Meachum, Judge of the Travis County District Court (201st District)[17]
- Jerry Zimmerer, Associate Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas[18]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Amy Clark Meachum | 1,434,175 | 80.51% | |
Democratic | Jerry Zimmerer | 347,186 | 19.49% | |
Total votes | 1,781,361 | 100.0% |
General election
editPolling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Nathan Hecht (R) |
Amy Clark Meachum (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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YouGov/University of Houston | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 40% | 3%[d] | 9% |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Nathan Hecht (incumbent) | 5,827,085 | 52.98% | −6.71% | |
Democratic | Amy Clark Meachum | 4,893,402 | 44.49% | +7.24% | |
Libertarian | Mark Ash | 277,491 | 2.52% | −0.54% | |
Total votes | 10,997,978 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Place 6
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Incumbent Justice Jane Bland was appointed by Governor Abbott in 2019 to replace Jeff Brown. Justice Bland ran to finish the remainder of Brown's term ending in 2024.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice[19]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 1,699,236 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,699,236 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathy Cheng | 1,310,598 | 74.52% | |
Democratic | Larry Praeger | 448,114 | 25.48% | |
Total votes | 1,758,712 | 100.0% |
General election
editPolling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jane Bland (R) |
Kathy Cheng (D) |
Undecided |
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YouGov/University of Houston | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 49% | 40% | 11% |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 6,050,534 | 55.24% | −5.08% | |
Democratic | Kathy Cheng | 4,903,527 | 44.76% | +8.27% | |
Total votes | 10,954,061 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Place 7
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Incumbent Justice Jeff Boyd ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Boyd (incumbent) | 1,702,071 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,702,071 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Brandy Voss, McAllen-based appellate attorney[22]
- Staci Williams, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (101st District)[23]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Staci Williams | 1,134,105 | 65.09% | |
Democratic | Brandy Voss | 608,288 | 34.91% | |
Total votes | 1,742,393 | 100.0% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jeff Boyd (incumbent) | 5,843,420 | 53.31% | −5.59% | |
Democratic | Staci Williams | 4,861,649 | 44.35% | +6.75% | |
Libertarian | William Bryan Strange | 256,742 | 2.34% | −0.41% | |
Total votes | 10,961,811 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Place 8
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Incumbent Justice Brett Busby ran for a full six-year term after being appointed by Governor Abbott in 2019 due to the retirement of Phil Johnson.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Brett Busby, incumbent Associate Justice[24]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Busby (incumbent) | 1,692,583 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,692,583 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Peter Kelly, Associate Justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas[20]
- Gisela Triana, Associate Justice of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas[25]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gisela D. Triana | 1,251,611 | 72.04% | |
Democratic | Peter Kelly | 485,697 | 27.96% | |
Total votes | 1,737,308 | 100.0% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brett Busby (incumbent) | 5,847,135 | 53.40% | −25.40% | |
Democratic | Gisela Triana | 4,826,674 | 44.08% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Tom Oxford | 274,959 | 2.51% | −6.73% | |
Total votes | 10,948,768 | 100.0% |
Court of Criminal Appeals
editPlace 3
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Incumbent Judge Bert Richardson ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Gina Parker, Waco-based criminal defense attorney, former Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Commissioner[26]
- Bert Richardson, incumbent judge[26]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bert Richardson (incumbent) | 897,496 | 51.84% | |
Republican | Gina Parker | 833,893 | 48.16% | |
Total votes | 1,731,389 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- William Pieratt Demond, constitutional rights attorney[27]
- Elizabeth Davis Frizell, former Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (2007–2017)[27]
- Dan Wood, Terrell-based appellate attorney[28]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth Davis Frizell | 1,184,280 | 68.71% | |
Democratic | Dan Wood | 331,715 | 19.24% | |
Democratic | William Pieratt Demond | 207,651 | 12.05% | |
Total votes | 1,723,646 | 100.0% |
General election
editPolling
editPoll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Bert Richardson (R) |
Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D) |
Undecided |
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YouGov/University of Houston | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 38% | 14% |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bert Richardson (incumbent) | 5,953,924 | 54.53% | −5.32% | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Davis Frizell | 4,964,460 | 45.47% | +8.93% | |
Total votes | 10,918,384 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Place 4
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Incumbent Judge Kevin Yeary ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Kevin Yeary, incumbent judge[29]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin Yeary (incumbent) | 1,679,193 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,679,193 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Tina Yoo Clinton, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court (No. 1)[30]
- Steven Miears, Grapevine-based criminal appellate attorney[30]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tina Clinton | 1,380,356 | 80.50% | |
Democratic | Steven Miears | 334,474 | 19.50% | |
Total votes | 1,714,830 | 100.0% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kevin Patrick Yeary (incumbent) | 5,974,016 | 54.82% | −21.4% | |
Democratic | Tina Yoo Clinton | 4,924,207 | 45.18% | N/A | |
Total votes | 10,898,223 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Place 9
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Incumbent Judge David Newell ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- David Newell, incumbent judge[31]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Newell (incumbent) | 1,676,841 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,676,841 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Brandon Birmingham, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (292nd District)[32]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brandon Birmingham | 1,570,444 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,570,444 | 100.0% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David Newell (incumbent) | 6,015,909 | 55.30% | −22.99% | |
Democratic | Brandon Birmingham | 4,863,142 | 44.70% | N/A | |
Total votes | 10,879,051 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Legislature
editAll 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 16 of 31 seats of the Texas State Senate were up for election.
Senate
editBefore the election, the composition of the state senate was:
Party | # of seats | |
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Republican | 19 | |
Democratic | 12 | |
Total | 31 |
After the election, the composition of the state senate was:
Party | # of seats | |
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Republican | 18 | |
Democratic | 13 | |
Total | 31 |
House of Representatives
editBefore and after the election, the composition of the state house was:
Party | # of seats | |
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Republican | 83 | |
Democratic | 67 | |
Total | 150 |
See also
edit- Postal voting in the United States, 2020[33]
- Bilingual elections requirement for Texas (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)[34]
Notes
edit- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by Castañeda's campaign
References
edit- ^ "Texas elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020
- ^ Ura, Alexa (June 26, 2020). "U.S. Supreme Court declines Texas Democrats' request to allow all Texans to vote by mail". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Application for a Ballot by Mail
- ^ "Live: Texas State Primary Election Results 2020". The New York Times. June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Chapa, Sergio (March 5, 2020). "Railroad Commission candidate may have had the Wright name". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ a b Price, Asher (February 17, 2020). "Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton faces primary opponent". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Official Canvass Report - 2020 March 3rd Republican Primary" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (October 16, 2019). "Dallas attorney Chrysta Castañeda to challenge Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton". The Texas Tribune.
- ^ Buchele, Mose (July 1, 2020). "Meet The Two Democrats Who Want To Run For Railroad Commission". KUT.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Kelly Stone". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Official Canvass Report - 2020 March 3rd Democratic Primary" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ "Official Canvass Report - 2020 July 14th Democratic Primary Runoff" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Official Canvass Report - 2020 November 3rd General Election" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Texas 2020 election results". November 3, 2020.
- ^ Morris, Angela (January 6, 2020). "Chief Justice's Election Bid Puts Spotlight on Texas' Mandatory Judicial Retirement". law.com.
- ^ Autullo, Ryan (October 2, 2019). "Travis district court Judge Clark Meachum eyes top spot on Texas Supreme Court". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Platoff, Emma (February 14, 2020). "Judge calls opponent "selfish" for wanting to "break barriers" as first elected female chief justice of Texas Supreme Court". Texas Tribune.
- ^ Platoff, Emma (August 26, 2019). "Gov. Greg Abbott selects former appeals court judge Jane Bland for Texas Supreme Court". Texas Tribune.
- ^ a b c Lindell, Chuck (February 17, 2020). "Suddenly, Democrats flush with candidates for 2 top courts". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "We recommend Larry Praeger in Democratic primary for Supreme Court, Place 6 [Editorial]". The Houston Chronicle. February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Brandy Voss Seeks Place 7 on the Texas Supreme Court". Texas Border Business. July 15, 2019.
- ^ "In the Democratic Primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7, here's our recommendation". January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Brett Busby". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Justice Gisela Triana announces run for Texas Supreme Court". The Orange Leader. August 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Platoff, Emma (February 26, 2020). "This judge refused to toss Rick Perry's indictment. Now Perry is backing his opponent in Court of Criminal Appeals race". Texas Tribune.
- ^ a b Bingamon, Brant (February 21, 2020). "Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas' Most Important Courts". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Dan Wood". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Kevin Patrick Yeary". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ a b "In the Democratic primary for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4, here's our recommendation". The Dallas Morning News. January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Voter Guide - David Newell". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Brandon Birmingham". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ Brent Kendall; Alexa Corse (October 11, 2020), "Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio See Court Rulings Over Mail Ballots", The Wall Street Journal,
Both political parties are mounting legal challenges across many states, with mail-in voting at the center
- ^ "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015", Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203, Federal Register, retrieved October 13, 2020,
A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
Further reading
edit- Nick Corasaniti; Stephanie Saul; Patricia Mazzei (September 13, 2020), "Big Voting Decisions in Florida, Wisconsin, Texas: What They Mean for November", The New York Times, archived from the original on September 13, 2020,
Both parties are waging legal battles around the country over who gets to vote and how
- David Weigel; Lauren Tierney (September 22, 2020), "The 50 political states of America", Washingtonpost.com, archived from the original on October 11, 2020,
Texas
- "Texas governor cuts back on voting locations weeks before election", BBC News, UK, October 1, 2020,
Texas' governor has ordered that voters can drop off their mail-in ballots at only one location per county
- Elise Viebeck (October 2, 2020), "Voting rights advocates sue to block Texas governor's order limiting counties to one ballot drop-off location", Washingtonpost.com
- "US election 2020: Texas judge blocks postal voting restrictions", BBC News, UK, October 10, 2020
- "Voter suppression: At risk of losing Texas, Republicans scheme to limit Democratic votes", Economist.com, October 10, 2020
- Michelle Ye Hee Lee; Amy Gardner; Brittney Martin (October 14, 2020), "Early voting begins in Texas with high turnout, despite new legal developments on voting access", The Washington Post
- Dan Balz (October 18, 2020), "Texas is the most intriguing political state in the country this fall", The Washington Post
External links
edit- Elections Division at the Texas Secretary of State official website
- Texas at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Texas", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Texas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- 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)
- Texas 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets
- "Election Guides: Texas", Spreadthevote.org (in English and Spanish), archived from the original on October 4, 2020, retrieved October 7, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020