2024 Texas Senate election

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2024 Texas Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

14 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Schwertner.jpg Carol Alvarado 2012.jpg
Leader Charles Schwertner Carol Alvarado
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 5th district 6th district
Last election19 seats, 54.06%12 seats, 41.94%
Current seats1912
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 4

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring
     No election

Incumbent President pro tempore

Charles Schwertner
Republican



Elections to the Texas Senate will be held on November 5, 2024, for 15 of the 31 Senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections will also be 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.

Contents

Primary elections will be held on March 5, 2024, and any necessary runoffs will be held on May 28. [1]

Background

Republicans expanded their majority by one seat to a 19–12 margin in the 2022 elections, picking up a seat anchored in Tarrant County that had been redrawn to significantly favor them but failing to win a competitive seat in the Rio Grande Valley. [2]

During the regular session, the legislature expanded school armed security measures, banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices at universities, and allowed school districts to hire or volunteer chaplains for mental health support for students. [3] [4] [5] Republican infighting in the House led to the collapse of a school voucher bill during the regular session despite the Senate easily passing it. Governor Greg Abbott vowed to call special sessions until it passed. [6] On May 27, 2023, the House voted 121–23 to impeach attorney general Ken Paxton after a House committee found that he had used taxpayer funds to settle a legal dispute. [7] [8] [9] The Senate voted to acquit him of all charges in September 2023. [10] Republicans Kelly Hancock and Robert Nichols voted in favor of 13 articles each, with all other Republican senators voting against all of them. Neither senator is up for re-election until 2026. [11] [12]

Retirements

One incumbent will not seek re-election.

Republicans

  1. District 30: Drew Springer is retiring. [13]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
CNalysis [14] Solid RMarch 19, 2024


Special elections

District 15: John Whitmire (D) was elected Mayor of Houston in 2023 and resigned from the Senate on December 31, 2023. [15] A special election to fill his unexpired term is scheduled to be held on May 4, 2024. [16]

Campaign

Democrat Nathan Johnson is the only incumbent senator being challenged in the primary elections. [17] Republican Drew Springer's retirement and Democrat John Whitmire's resignation have created open races for their seats. [13] [15] Democrat Morgan LaMantia is the only senator expected to face a competitive general election. [18]

District IncumbentLast Result [19] CNalysis [20]
March 2024
8th Angela Paxton 57.69% RLikely R
27th Morgan LaMantia 50.18% DTossup

Summary of results by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

State Senate District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
6th Carol Alvarado Dem
7th Paul Bettencourt Rep
8th Angela Paxton Rep
10th Phil King Rep
12th Tan Parker Rep
14th Sarah Eckhardt Dem Sarah Eckhardt Dem
15th Vacant [lower-alpha 1]
16th Nathan M. Johnson Dem Nathan M. Johnson Dem
17th Joan Huffman Rep
20th Juan Hinojosa Dem Juan Hinojosa Dem
23rd Royce West Dem Royce West Dem
25th Donna Campbell Rep
27th Morgan LaMantia Dem
29th Cesar Blanco Dem Cesar Blanco Dem
30th Drew SpringerRep

Detailed results

District 6District 7District 8District 10District 12District 14District 15District 16District 17District 20District 23District 25District 27District 29District 30

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Carol Alvarado is running for re-election.

2024 Texas Senate District 6 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Alvarado (incumbent) 20,759 100%
Total votes20,759 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 6 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Martha Fierro 10,542 100%
Total votes10,542 100%

District 7

Incumbent Republican Paul Bettencourt is running for re-election.

2024 Texas Senate District 7 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Bettencourt (incumbent) 62,230 100%
Total votes62,230 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 7 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelle Gwinn 12,707 55.66%
Democratic Nasir Malik10,12244.34%
Total votes22,829 100.00%

District 8

Incumbent Republican Angela Paxton is running for re-election.

2024 Texas Senate District 8 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Angela Paxton (incumbent) 68,007 100%
Total votes68,007 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 8 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rachel Mello 23,078 100%
Total votes23,078 100%

District 10

Incumbent Republican Phil King is running for re-election.

2024 Texas Senate District 10 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil King (incumbent) 71,277 100%
Total votes71,277 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 10 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Morris 24,306 100%
Total votes24,306 100%

District 12

Incumbent Republican Tan Parker is running for re-election.

2024 Texas Senate District 12 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tan Parker (incumbent) 83,322 100%
Total votes83,322 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 12 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephanie Draper 29,671 100%
Total votes29,671 100%

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Sarah Eckhardt is running for re-election unopposed.

2024 Texas Senate District 14 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sarah Eckhardt (incumbent) 64,908 100%
Total votes64,908 100%

District 15

Former Senator, Democrat John Whitmire was elected Mayor of Houston in 2023 and resigned from this seat, creating a vacancy. [15] A special election to fill his unexpired term is scheduled to be held on May 4, 2024. [16] Democratic candidates included State Representative Jarvis Johnson, Molly Cook, Todd Litton, Michelle Bonton, Beto Cardenas, and Karthik Soora,

2024 Texas Senate District 15 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jarvis Johnson 17,953 36.19%
Democratic Molly Cook 10,213 20.59%
Democratic Todd Litton7,85915.84%
Democratic Michelle Anderson Bonton5,29110.67%
Democratic Alberto "Beto" Cardenas5,19610.48%
Democratic Karthik Soora3,0916.23%
Total votes49,603 100.00%
2024 Texas Senate District 15 Democratic primary runoff
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jarvis Johnson  %
Democratic Molly Cook %
Total votes100.00%
2024 Texas Senate District 15 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph L. Trahan 23,627 100%
Total votes23,627 100%

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Nathan M. Johnson is running for re-election. He defeated state representative Victoria Neave in the Democratic primary. [17]

2024 Texas Senate District 16 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathan M. Johnson (incumbent) 19,734 59.19%
Democratic Victoria Neave 13,60440.81%
Total votes33,338 100.00%

District 17

Incumbent Republican Joan Huffman is running for re-election.

2024 Texas Senate District 17 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joan Huffman (incumbent) 70,144 100%
Total votes70,144 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 17 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Cheng 21,812 100%
Total votes21,812 100%

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Juan Hinojosa is running for re-election unopposed.

2024 Texas Senate District 20 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Juan Hinojosa (incumbent) 33,481 100%
Total votes33,481 100%

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Royce West is running for re-election unopposed.

2024 Texas Senate District 23 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Royce West (incumbent) 54,893 100%
Total votes54,893 100%

District 25

Incumbent Republican Donna Campbell is running for re-election.

2024 Texas Senate District 25 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donna Campbell (incumbent) 93,986 100%
Total votes93,986 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 25 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Merrie Fox 31,717 100%
Total votes31,717 100%

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Morgan LaMantia is running for re-election. She faces a rematch against Republican Adam Hinojosa, whom she narrowly defeated in 2022. [21] [22] This race is the only one in the state expected to have a competitive general election. [18]

2024 Texas Senate District 27 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morgan LaMantia (incumbent) 29,903 100%
Total votes29,903 100%
2024 Texas Senate District 27 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adam Hinojosa 31,331 100%
Total votes31,331 100%

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Cesar Blanco is running for re-election unopposed.

2024 Texas Senate District 29 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cesar Blanco (incumbent) 33,079 100%
Total votes33,079 100%

District 30

Incumbent Republican Drew Springer is retiring. [13]

2024 Texas Senate District 30 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brent Hagenbuch 35,262 36.38%
Republican Jace Yarbrough 32,899 33.94%
Republican Carrie de Moor17,06917.61%
Republican Cody Clark11,70412.07%
Total votes96,934 100.00%
2024 Texas Senate District 30 Republican primary runoff
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brent Hagenbuch %
Republican Jace Yarbrough %
Total votes100.00%
2024 Texas Senate District 30 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Braxton 7,833 37.72%
Democratic Dale Frey 6,856 33.02%
Democratic Matthew McGhee6,07729.26%
Total votes20,766 100.00%
2024 Texas Senate District 30 Democratic primary runoff
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Braxton %
Democratic Dale Frey %
Total votes100.00%

Notes

  1. Incumbent Democrat John Whitmire resigned to become Mayor of Houston on December 31, 2023.

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