2020 Texas elections

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2020 Texas elections
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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, 1 of 3 members of the Texas Railroad Commission, 8 of 15 members of the Texas Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, 4 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Texas, 3 of 9 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 offices

President of the United States

Texas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

United States Class II Senate Seat

United States House of Representatives

There were 36 U.S. Representatives in Texas up for election in addition to 6 open seats. [5]

Railroad Commission

Republican primary

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Primary Results
Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Wright 991,593 55.3%
Republican Ryan Sitton801,90444.7%
Total votes1,793,497 100%

Democratic primary

Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
Runoff Election Primary Results
Democratic primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chrysta Castañeda 579,698 62.0%
Democratic Roberto Alonzo355,05338.0%
Total votes934,751 100%
Primary Results
Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chrysta Castañeda 598,638 33.8%
Democratic Roberto Alonzo 506,748 28.7%
Democratic Kelly Stone383,45321.7%
Democratic Mark Watson279,91115.8%
Total votes1,768,750 100%

Other candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Jim
Wright (R)		Chrysta
Castañeda (D)		Matt
Sterett (L)		OtherUndecided
YouGov/University of Houston Oct 13–20, 20201,000 (LV)± 3.1%47%38%3%1% [lower-alpha 2] 11%
Data for Progress/Texas Youth Power Alliance Aug 20–25, 20202,295 (LV)± 2.0%39%33%––25%
Global Strategy Group/Chrysta for Texas [upper-alpha 1] Aug 11-13, 2020700 (LV)± 3.7%37%31%8%–24%

Results

2020 Texas Railroad Commission election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James Wright 5,831,263 53.01% -5.26%
Democratic Chrysta Castañeda4,792,42243.56%+7.04%
Libertarian Matt Sterett247,6592.25%-0.9%
Green Katija "Kat" Gruene (aka Kat Swift)129,6381.18%-0.86%
Total votes11,000,982 100.0%

State Board of Education

8 of 15 seats of the Texas Board of Education were up for election. Before the election the composition of that board was:

Member, District 1

Republican primary

Republican primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jennifer Ivey 58,015 100%
Total votes58,015 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent) 111,214 100%
Total votes111,214 100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent) 287,623 55.77%
Republican Jennifer Ivey228,14044.23%
Total votes515,763 100%

Member, District 5

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Morrow 54,460 40.0%
Republican Lani Popp 46,276 33.99%
Republican Inga Cotton35,42526.01%
Total votes136,161 100%
Republican primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lani Popp 55,990 77.96%
Republican Robert Morrow15,82722.04%
Total votes71,817 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rebecca Bell-Metereau 143,351 68.51%
Democratic Letti Bresnahan65,88531.49%
Total votes209,236 100%

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Stephanie Berlin
Total votes100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rebecca Bell-Metereau 493,930 48.94%
Republican Lani Popp475,82447.15%
Libertarian Stephanie Berlin39,4563.91%
Total votes1,009,210 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

Member, District 6

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Will Hickman 88,900 100%
Total votes88,900 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Palmer 51,778 46.68%
Democratic Kimberly McLeod 38,439 34.65%
Democratic Debra Kerner20,71218.67%
Total votes110,929 100%
Democratic primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Palmer 39,757 64.23%
Democratic Kimberly McLeod22,13935.77%
Total votes61,896 100%

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Whitney Bilyeu
Total votes100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Will Hickman 371,958 49.76%
Democratic Michelle Palmer354,17947.38%
Libertarian Whitney Bilyeu21,4142.86%
Total votes747,551 100%

Member, District 8

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Audrey Young 143,209 100%
Total votes143,209 100%

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Audra Rose Berry
Total votes100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Audrey Young 567,058 73.4%
Libertarian Audra Rose Berry205,18726.6%
Total votes772,245 100%

Member, District 9

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keven Ellis 208,202 100%
Total votes208,202 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brenda Davis 62,632 100%
Total votes62,632 100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keven Ellis (incumbent) 571,322 74.7%
Democratic Brenda Davis193,36425.3%
Total votes764,686 100%

Member, District 10

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Maynard 134,760 100%
Total votes134,760 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marsha Burnett-Webster 133,862 84.5%
Democratic Stephen Wyman24,54915.5%
Total votes158,411 100%

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Trip Seibold
Total votes100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Maynard (incumbent) 441,700 50.8%
Democratic Marsha Burnett-Webster398,45345.9%
Libertarian Trip Seibold28,6033.3%
Total votes868,756 100%

Member, District 14

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sue Melton-Malone 108,389 61.1%
Republican Maria Berry69,04838.9%
Total votes177,437 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Greg Alvord 81,833 100%
Total votes81,833 100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sue Melton-Malone (incumbent) 582,027 67.8%
Democratic Greg Alvord276,30332.2%
Total votes858,330 100%

Member, District 15

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Johnson 190,677 100%
Total votes190,677 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Betancourt 42,234 100%
Total votes42,234 100%

General election

General election results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Johnson 496,080 77.8%
Democratic John Betancourt141,67522.2%
Total votes637,755 100%

State Judiciary

Each of the state's two courts of last resort have 9 seats, all of which are currently occupied by Republican incumbents. [13]

Supreme Court Chief Justice

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Nathan Hecht, incumbent chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Results
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nathan Hecht (incumbent) 1,718,096 100.0%
Total votes1,718,096 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Amy Clark Meachum, Travis County district judge [14]
  • Jerry Zimmerrer, incumbent Associate Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas [14]
Results
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Amy Clark Meachum 1,434,175 80.51%
Democratic Jerry Zimmerrer347,18619.49%
Total votes1,781,361 100.0%

General election

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Nathan
Hecht (R)		Amy Clark
Meachum (D)		OtherUndecided
YouGov/University of Houston October 13–20, 20201,000 (LV)± 3.1%48%40%3% [lower-alpha 3] 9%
Results
2020 Texas Supreme Court, Chief Justice election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nathan Hecht (incumbent) 5,827,085 52.98% -6.71%
Democratic Amy Clark Meachum4,893,40244.49%+7.24%
Libertarian Mark Ash277,4912.52%-0.54%
Total votes10,997,978 100.0%
Republican hold

Supreme Court Place 6

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Results
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jane Bland (incumbent) 1,699,236 100.0%
Total votes1,699,236 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Kathy Cheng, attorney and nominee for Supreme Court of Texas in 2018 [15]
  • Larry Praeger, former prosecutor [15]
Results
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Cheng 1,310,598 74.52%
Democratic Larry Praeger448,11425.48%
Total votes1,758,712 100.0%

General election

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Jane
Bland (R)		Kathy
Cheng (D)		Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston October 13–20, 20201,000 (LV)± 3.1%49%40%11%
Results
2020 Texas Supreme Court, Place 6 election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jane Bland (incumbent) 6,050,534 55.24% -5.08%
Democratic Kathy Cheng4,903,52744.76%+8.27%
Total votes10,954,061 100.0%
Republican hold
Court of Appeals Place 3
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Bert
Richardson (R)		Elizabeth
Davis Frizell (D)		Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston Oct 13–20, 20201,000 (LV)± 3.1%48%38%14%


Texas Supreme Court, Place 7 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jeffrey S. Boyd (I) 5,843,420 53.31% -5.59%
Democratic Staci Williams4,861,64944.35%+6.75%
Libertarian William Bryan Strange256,7422.34%-0.41%
Total votes10,961,811 100.0%
Texas Supreme Court, Place 8 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brett Busby (I) 5,847,135 53.4% -25.4%
Democratic Gisela Triana4,826,67444.08%N/A
Libertarian Tom Oxford274,9592.52%-9.44%
Total votes10,948,768 100.0%

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bert Richardson (I) 5,953,924 54.53% -5.32%
Democratic Elizabeth Davis Frizell4,964,46045.47%+8.93%
Total votes10,918,384 100.0%
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kevin Patrick Yeary (I) 5,974,016 54.82% -21.4%
Democratic Tina Yoo Clinton4,924,20745.18%N/A
Total votes10,898,223 100.0%
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David Newell (I) 6,015,909 55.3% -22.99%
Democratic Brandon Birmingham4,863,14244.7%N/A
Total votes10,879,051 100.0%

State legislature

All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 16 of 31 seats of the Texas State Senate were up for election.

State senate

Before the election, the composition of the state senate was:

Party# of seats
Republican19
Democratic12
Total31

After the election, the composition of the state senate was:

Party# of seats
Republican18
Democratic13
Total31

House of Representatives

Before and after the election, the composition of the state house was:

Party# of seats
Republican83
Democratic67
Total150

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Gruene (G) with 1%
  3. ↑ Mark Ash (L) with 3%
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by Castañeda's campaign

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