2018 Texas Senate election

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2018 Texas Senate election
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15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Paul Bettencourt José R. Rodríguez
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 7th 29th
Last election2011
Seats before2110
Seats won1912
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote2,280,8842,026,761
Percentage52.14%46.33%
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     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Democratic gain
     No election

Republican:     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%

Democratic:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

The 2018 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 of the state senate's 31 districts. The winners of this election served in the 86th Texas Legislature. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. 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.

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A primary election on March 6, 2018, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Texas Secretary of State's website. [1]

Following the 2016 elections, Republicans maintained control of the Senate with 20 members. However, they gained an extra seat by flipping the 19th District in a September special election, giving them a 21-seat supermajority. [2]

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would have needed to net six Senate seats. The Democratic Party gained two seats, leaving the Republicans with a 19 to 12 majority in the chamber. Republicans maintained their supermajority, however, due to a 2015 rule change that reduced the effective vote threshold to pass legislation from 21 to 19. [3]

Summary of race results

Summary of the November 6, 2018 Texas Senate election results
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PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 142,280,88452.1421121019Decrease2.svg2
Democratic 142,026,76146.33103512Increase2.svg2
Libertarian 767,0621.900000Steady2.svg
Total3,525,443100.0035151535Steady2.svg
Source: [4]
Popular vote
Republican
 
52.14%
Democratic
 
46.33%
Libertarian
 
1.90%
Senate seats won
Republican
 
66.67%
Democratic
 
33.33%

Retirements

One incumbent did not run for re-election in 2018:

Republican

  1. District 8: Van Taylor ran for Texas's 3rd congressional district.

Seats gained in preceding special elections

Republicans

  1. District 19: Pete Flores defeated Pete Gallego in a preceding special election on September 18, 2018, to flip this seat. The seat was vacated by Carlos Uresti, who resigned after multiple convictions on fraud and laundering charges.

Incumbents defeated

In the primary election

Republicans

  1. District 30: Craig Estes lost to Pat Fallon.

In the general election

Republicans

  1. District 10: Konni Burton lost to Beverly Powell.
  2. District 16: Don Huffines lost to Nathan M. Johnson.

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 8Republican2.36%
District 10Democratic (flip)3.04%
District 17Republican4.64%
District 9Republican8.06%
District 16Democratic (flip)8.26%

Summary of results by Senate District

Race results: [4]

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanLibertarianTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 2 104,89740.65%153,15159.35%--258,048100.00%Republican hold
District 3 56,39820.53%215,05878.27%3,3011.20%274,757100.00%Republican hold
District 5 136,79241.47%182,55055.34%10,5003.18%329,842100.00%Republican hold
District 7 124,23240.34%177,86457.75%5,8781.91%307,974100.00%Republican hold
District 8 162,15748.82%169,99551.18%--332,152100.00%Republican hold
District 9 112,53745.97%132,25654.03%--244,793100.00%Republican hold
District 10 148,95951.73%138,96848.27%--287,927100.00%D GAIN from R
District 14 276,05271.93%96,83425.23%10,8892.84%383,775100.00%Democratic hold
District 15 153,01665.18%75,51832.17%6,2292.65%234,763100.00%Democratic hold
District 16 159,22854.13%134,93345.87%--294,161100.00%D GAIN from R
District 17 143,97846.80%158,26351.44%5,3961.75%307,637100.00%Republican hold
District 23 192,148100.00%----192,148100.00%Democratic hold
District 25 173,69842.32%236,75357.68%--410,451100.00%Republican hold
District 30 82,66926.08%234,37473.92%--317,043100.00%Republican hold
District 31 --174,36787.52%24,86912.48%199,236100.00%Republican hold
Total2,026,76146.33%2,280,88452.14%67,0621.53%4,374,707100.00%

For districts not displayed, re-election is not scheduled until 2020.

Senate DistrictincumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
2nd Bob Hall Rep Bob Hall Rep
3rd Robert Nichols Rep Robert Nichols Rep
5th Charles Schwertner Rep Charles Schwertner Rep
7th Paul Bettencourt Rep Paul Bettencourt Rep
8th Van Taylor Rep Angela Paxton Rep
9th Kelly Hancock Rep Kelly Hancock Rep
10th Konni Burton Rep Beverly Powell Dem
14th Kirk Watson Dem Kirk Watson Dem
15th John Whitmire Dem John Whitmire Dem
16th Don Huffines Rep Nathan Johnson Dem
17th Joan Huffman Rep Joan Huffman Rep
19th (special)VacantDem Pete Flores Rep
23rd Royce West Dem Royce West Dem
25th Donna Campbell Rep Donna Campbell Rep
30th Craig Estes Rep Pat Fallon Rep
31st Kel Seliger Rep Kel Seliger Rep

Detailed results by Senate District

District 2 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 [ broken anchor ] • District 23 • District 25 • District 30 • District 31

Sources: [5] [1]

District 2

Incumbent Republican Bob Hall ran for re-election. Hall, a member of the Tea Party movement, was challenged in the Republican primary by state representative Cindy Burkett, who ran as a moderate alternative to Hall. [6] Hall narrowly defeated Burkett in the primary and went on to defeat Democrat Kendall Scudder in the general election by a wide margin. [7]

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Hall (incumbent) 35,530 53.2
Republican Cindy Burkett31,21646.8
Total votes66,746 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendall Scudder 20,573 100.0
Total votes20,573 100.0
Texas's 2nd State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Hall (incumbent) 153,151 59.35
Democratic Kendall Scudder104,89740.65
Total votes258,048 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Robert Nichols won re-election.

Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shirley Layton 12,452 100.0
Total votes12,452 100.0
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Nichols (incumbent) 78,434 100.0
Total votes78,434 100.0
Texas's 3rd State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Nichols (incumbent) 215,058 78.27
Democratic Shirley Layton56,39820.53
Libertarian Bruce Quarles3,3011.20
Total votes274,757 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Charles Schwertner won re-election.

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Schwertner (incumbent) 50,254 75.1
Republican Harold Ramm16,64824.9
Total votes66,902 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Meg Walsh 22,605 71.1
Democratic Brian E. Cronin5,38316.9
Democratic Glenn "Grumpy" Williams3,79111.9
Total votes31,779 100.0
Texas's 5th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Schwertner (incumbent) 182,550 55.34
Democratic Meg Walsh136,79241.47
Libertarian Amy Lyons10,5003.18
Total votes329,842 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Paul Bettencourt won re-election.

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Bettencourt (incumbent) 44,950 100.0
Total votes44,950 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Romero 22,989 100.0
Total votes22,989 100.0
Texas's 7th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Bettencourt (incumbent) 177,864 57.75
Democratic David Romero124,23240.34
Libertarian Tom Glass5,8781.91
Total votes307,974 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

2018 Texas's 8th senate district election
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Nominee Angela Paxton Mark Phariss
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote169,995162,157
Percentage51.18%48.82%
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Precinct results
Paxton:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Phariss:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Texas Senator before election

Van Taylor
Republican Party

Elected Texas Senator

Angela Paxton
Republican Party

Incumbent Republican Van Taylor retired to run for Texas's 3rd congressional district, which was being vacated by incumbent Republican Sam Johnson. [8] Prior to Taylor's retirement announcement, businessman Phillip Huffines, the brother of senator Don Huffines, announced his bid for the seat on the assumption that Taylor would run for the House. Educator Angela Paxton, the wife of attorney general Ken Paxton, later joined the race. Both candidates ran highly negative campaigns, spending millions of dollars on advertisements on what would become the most expensive senate primaries in state history. [9] [10] Paxton won the Republican primary while Mark Pharris, a plaintiff in the lawsuit to overturn Texas's ban on same-sex marriage, won the Democratic primary. [11] Paxton won the general election in the heavily Republican Collin County district. [12] This was the closest senate election in the state during the 2018 elections.

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Angela Paxton 32,756 54.3
Republican Phillip Huffines27,54545.7
Total votes60,301 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Phariss 16,748 50.9
Democratic Brian Chaput16,14849.1
Total votes32,896 100.0
Texas's 8th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Angela Paxton 169,995 51.18
Democratic Mark Phariss162,15748.82
Total votes332,152 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Kelly Hancock won re-election.

Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gwenn Burud 21,382 100.0
Total votes21,382 100.0
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Hancock (incumbent) 31,188 100.0
Total votes31,188 100.0
Texas's 9th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kelly Hancock (incumbent) 132,256 54.03
Democratic Gwenn Burud112,53745.97
Total votes244,793 100.0
Republican hold

District 10

2018 Texas's 10th senate district election
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Nominee Beverly Powell Konni Burton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote148,959138,968
Percentage51.73%48.27%
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Precinct results
Powell:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Burton:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%
No vote:      
Texas Senator before election

Konni Burton
Republican Party

Elected Texas Senator

Beverly Powell
Democratic Party

Incumbent Republican Konni Burton ran for re-election. She was initially elected in 2014, flipping the seat after incumbent Democrat Wendy Davis retired to run for governor. Democrats Allison Campolo and Beverly Powell ran in the Democratic primary to challenge Burton, with Campolo running from the progressive wing of the Democratic party while Powell ran from the moderate wing of the party. [13] Powell advanced to the general election, which saw large spending from conservative groups such as Empower Texans to defend Burton's seat. [14] Powell narrowly defeated Burton in the general election, flipping the seat back to the Democrats. [15] [16]

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Konni Burton (incumbent) 35,758 100.0
Total votes35,758 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Beverly Powell 23,148 61.6
Democratic Allison Campolo14,43238.4
Total votes37,580 100.0
Texas's 10th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Beverly Powell 148,959 51.73
Republican Konni Burton (incumbent)138,96848.27
Total votes287,927 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Kirk Watson won re-election.

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George W. Hindman 24,168 100.0
Total votes24,168 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kirk Watson (incumbent) 82,626 100.0
Total votes82,626 100.0
Texas's 14th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kirk Watson (incumbent) 276,052 71.93
Republican George Hindman96,83425.23
Libertarian Micah Verlander10,8892.84
Total votes383,775 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat John Whitmire won re-election.

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Orr 17,057 100.0
Total votes17,057 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Whitmire (incumbent) 27,307 74.9
Democratic Damian Lacroix6,52017.9
Democratic Hank Segelke2,6197.2
Total votes36,446 100.0
Texas's 15th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Whitmire (incumbent) 153,016 65.18
Republican Randy Orr75,51832.17
Libertarian Gilberto Velsquez, Jr.6,2292.65
Total votes234,763 100.0
Democratic hold

District 16

2018 Texas's 16th senate district election
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Nominee Nathan Johnson Don Huffines
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote159,228134,933
Percentage54.13%45.87%
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Precinct results
Johnson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Huffines:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Tie:     50%
No vote:      
Texas Senator before election

Don Huffines
Republican Party

Elected Texas Senator

Nathan Johnson
Democratic Party

Incumbent Republican Don Huffines ran for re-election. Despite Republicans having held the 16th district for over 30 years, Huffines was seen as vulnerable due to the district's shifting demographics and Huffines' ultraconservative voting record. The district had voted for Hillary Clinton by 5 percentage points in 2016. [17] [18] Nathan Johnson, the Democratic nominee, defeated Huffines in the general election. [15]

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Huffines (incumbent) 30,311 100.0
Total votes30,311 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathan Johnson 25,437 69.6
Democratic Joe Bogen11,12530.4
Total votes36,562 100.0
Texas's 16th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathan Johnson 159,228 54.13
Republican Don Huffines (incumbent)134,93345.87
Total votes294,161 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

2018 Texas's 17th senate district election
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Nominee Joan Huffman Rita Lucido
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote158,263143,978
Percentage51.44%46.80%
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Precinct results
Huffman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Lucido:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
No vote:      
Texas Senator before election

Joan Huffman
Republican Party

Elected Texas Senator

Joan Huffman
Republican Party

Incumbent Republican Joan Huffman ran for re-election. Although she was considered potentially vulnerable due to Donald Trump's narrow victory in the district in 2016, she defeated Democrat Rita Lucido in the general election by 5 percentage points. [3] [19]

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joan Huffman (incumbent) 36,830 72.7
Republican Kristin Tassin13,84927.3
Total votes50,679 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rita Lucido 17,669 49.0
Democratic Fran Watson 12,663 35.1
Democratic Ahmad R. Hassan5,75715.9
Total votes36,089 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rita Lucido 10,533 57.8
Democratic Fran Watson7,69442.2
Total votes18,227 100.0
Texas's 17th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joan Huffman (incumbent) 158,263 51.44
Democratic Rita Lucido143,97846.80
Libertarian Lauren LaCount5,3961.75
Total votes307,637 100.0
Republican hold

District 19 (special)

2018 Texas's 19th senate district special election
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Nominee Pete Flores Pete Gallego
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote25,33019,367
Percentage56.67%43.33%
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County results
Flores:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Gallego:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Texas Senator before election

vacant
Democratic Party

Elected Texas Senator

Pete Flores
Republican Party

Incumbent Democrat Carlos Uresti resigned after multiple convictions on fraud and laundering charges. [20] Former U.S. Representative Pete Gallego and Texas House representative Roland Gutierrez ran as Democrats against Republican Pete Flores in the special election. Flores placed first in the election, a boon to Republicans in the Democratic-leaning district, but he failed to win a majority of the vote, forcing him into a runoff with Gallego. [21] Despite stirrings of an upcoming Democratic wave election, Flores defeated Gallego in the runoff on September 18, 2018, to flip this seat, giving Republicans a supermajority of 21 seats in the Senate. [2]

Texas's 19th Senate District Special Election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Flores 9,003 32.35
Democratic Pete Gallego 7,580 28.38
Democratic Roland Gutierrez 6,38924.38
Republican Carlos Antonio Raymond9203.51
Democratic Tomas Uresti 7993.05
Democratic Charlie Urbina Jones7893.01
Republican Jesse (Jay) Alaniz4611.76
Libertarian Tony Valdivia2661.01
Total votes26,207 100.0
Texas's 19th Senate District Special Election Runoff [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Flores 25,330 56.67
Democratic Pete Gallego 19,36743.33
Total votes44,697 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Royce West won re-election unopposed.

Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Royce West (incumbent) 50,226 100.0
Total votes50,226 100.0
Texas's 23rd State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Royce West (incumbent) 192,148 100.0
Total votes192,148 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Republican Donna Campbell won re-election.

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donna Campbell (incumbent) 59,143 73.7
Republican Shannon K. McClendon21,05526.3
Total votes80,198 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steven Kling 23,017 51.1
Democratic Jack Guerra22,06448.9
Total votes45,081 100.0
Texas's 25th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donna Campbell (incumbent) 236,753 57.68
Democratic Steven Kling173,69842.32
Total votes410,451 100.0
Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Craig Estes, considered a centrist Republican, faced conservative state representative Pat Fallon in a primary race. [24] [25] As the primary election approached, both campaigns grew increasingly combinative, including spars over an ad by Estes' campaign featuring Fallon in a Catholic confessional. [26] Polling on behalf of Fallon paid for by lieutenant governor Dan Patrick suggested that Patrick supported Fallon's primary challenge, although he made no official endorsement. [27] Fallon defeated Estes in the primary by a wide margin and went on to win the general election by an even larger margin. [28]

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pat Fallon 53,881 62.0
Republican Craig Estes (incumbent)19,64122.6
Republican Craig Carter13,37115.4
Total votes86,893 100.0
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Lopez 15,760 100.0
Total votes15,760 100.0
Texas's 30th State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pat Fallon 234,374 73.92
Democratic Kevin Lopez82,66926.08
Total votes317,043 100.0
Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Republican Kel Seliger ran for re-election. Seliger was considered vulnerable to a primary challenge due to his refusal to back many conservative bills during previous sessions. He narrowly won his primary in 2014, voted against a 20-week abortion ban, opposed school voucher legislation, and refused to endorse lieutenant governor Dan Patrick's re-election campaign. He drew two primary challengers, including Mike Canon, whom Seliger had narrowly defeated in 2014 and had the support of conservative groups such as Empower Texans. [29] [30] [31] Seliger won the primary, narrowly avoiding a runoff. [32] He faced nominal third-party opposition in the general election and easily won.

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kel Seliger (incumbent) 40,664 50.4
Republican Mike Canon25,33531.4
Republican Victor Leal14,67118.2
Total votes80,670 100.0
Texas's 31st State Senate District General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kel Seliger (incumbent) 174,367 87.52
Libertarian Jack Westbrook24,86912.48
Total votes199,236 100.0
Republican hold

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Kevin Sparks is an American Republican businessman who is the State Senator for the 31st District, having been duly elected in 2022. The Texas Panhandle and Permian Basin seat, where incumbent Republican Kel Seliger announced his retirement, was effectively won by Sparks after the Republican primary election as he faced no Democratic opponent in the general election.

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Elections to the Texas Senate were held on November 5, 2024, for 15 of the 31 Senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections were held on this date. The winners of this election will serve full four-year terms covering the 89th Texas Legislature and the 90th Texas Legislature. Republicans have held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections. Republicans won eight of the fifteen seats up for election, flipping one from the Democrats. Due to the high number of uncontested seats, however, Democratic candidates received more votes statewide than Republican candidates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Texas House of Representatives election</span>

The 2024 Texas House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024. The winners of this election will serve in the 89th Texas Legislature. It was held alongside numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including the 2024 U.S. presidential election and the 2024 Texas Senate election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Texas elections</span>

The 2024 Texas elections were held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections took place on March 5, 2024. Runoff elections took place on May 28, 2024.

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  20. ↑ "Former state Sen. Carlos Uresti gets 12 years in prison in federal corruption case". Mysa. June 26, 2018.
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  23. ↑ Race Summary Report - 2018 Special Runoff Election, Senate District 19 (Report). elections.sos.state.tx. September 18, 2018.
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