2022 Texas Senate election
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The 2022 Texas Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022.
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November 8, 2022
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Under the provisions of the Constitution of Texas, all 31 senate districts across the state of Texas were up for re-election, as the election was the first after the decennial United States Census. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections were also held on this date. The winners of this election served in the 88th Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned among the 2020 United States census. Republicans had held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections.
Retirements
As of April 2022, six state senators, including four Republicans and two Democrats, decided to retire, one of whom sought another office.
Republicans
- District 11: Larry Taylor retired.[1]
- District 12: Jane Nelson retired.[2]
- District 24: Dawn Buckingham retired to run for Texas Land Commissioner.[3]
- District 31: Kel Seliger retired.[4]
Democrats
- District 10: Beverly Powell retired.[5]
- District 27: Eddie Lucio Jr. retired.[6]
Predictions
Redistricting greatly reduced the number of competitive seats in the state, making it almost certain that the chamber would remain in Republican hands.
Statewide
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
| CNalysis | Safe R | Nov. 7, 2022 |
Competitive districts
| District | Incumbent | 2020 Pres.[8] | CNalysis[9] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th | Roland Gutierrez | 55.81% D | Likely D | 55.39% D |
| 27th | Eddie Lucio Jr. (retiring) | 51.75% D | Lean R (flip) | 50.19% D |
Results summary
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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| No. | % | Before | Won | After | +/– | |||||||||
| Republican | 27 | 2,948,643 | 54.06 | 18 | 19 | 19 |  1 | |||||||
| Democratic | 22 | 2,287,700 | 41.94 | 13 | 12 | 12 |  1 | |||||||
| Libertarian | 6 | 217,910 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | |||||||
| Total | 5,454,253 | 100.00 | 31 | 31 | 31 | | ||||||||
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Close races
| District | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| District 27 | Democratic | 0.38% |
Detailed results
District 1
Incumbent Republican Bryan Hughes won re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Hughes (incumbent) | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
Incumbent Republican Bob Hall won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Hall (incumbent) | 172,713 | 61.90% | |
| Democratic | Prince Giadolor | 106,309 | 38.10% | |
| Total votes | 279,022 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
Incumbent Republican Robert Nichols won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Nichols (incumbent) | 213,288 | 77.41% | |
| Democratic | Steve Russell | 58,285 | 21.16% | |
| Libertarian | Desarae Lindsey | 3,941 | 1.43% | |
| Total votes | 275,514 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
Incumbent Republican Brandon Creighton won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brandon Creighton (incumbent) | 202,341 | 69.94% | |
| Democratic | Misty Bishop | 86,946 | 30.06% | |
| Total votes | 289,287 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
Incumbent Republican Charles Schwertner won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Schwertner (incumbent) | 192,146 | 71.57% | |
| Libertarian | Misty Bishop | 76,317 | 28.43% | |
| Total votes | 268,463 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Incumbent Democrat Carol Alvarado won re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carol Alvarado (incumbent) | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
Incumbent Republican Paul Bettencourt won re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Bettencourt (incumbent) | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
Incumbent Republican Angela Paxton won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Angela Paxton (incumbent) | 187,754 | 57.69% | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Cocks | 128,399 | 39.45% | |
| Libertarian | Edward Kless | 9,293 | 2.86% | |
| Total votes | 325,446 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
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 Precinct results Hancock: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Burud: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Kelly Hancock won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kelly Hancock (incumbent) | 166,864 | 60.05% | |
| Democratic | Gwenn Burud | 111,019 | 39.95% | |
| Total votes | 277,883 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
Incumbent Democrat Beverly Powell retired after her district was considerably changed during the 2021 redistricting to make it more Republican-leaning, calling the new district "unwinnable." State Representative Phil King ran for the newly-drawn seat, and because Powell withdrew after the primary, King entered the general election unopposed, guaranteeing Republicans would flip the seat.[5][10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil King | – | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
District 11
Incumbent Republican Larry Taylor retired. State Representative Mayes Middleton ran to replace him unopposed in the general election.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mayes Middleton | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 12
Incumbent Republican Jane Nelson, who first won her seat in 1992, retired.[2] State Representative Tan Parker ran to replace her.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tan Parker | 213,018 | 61.44% | |
| Democratic | Francine Ly | 133,679 | 38.56% | |
| Total votes | 346,697 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 13
Incumbent Democrat Borris Miles won re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Borris Miles (incumbent) | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 14
Incumbent Democrat Sarah Eckhardt won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah Eckhardt (incumbent) | 265,094 | 82.23% | |
| Libertarian | Steven Haskett | 57,305 | 17.77% | |
| Total votes | 322,399 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 15
Incumbent Democrat John Whitmire won re-election but had also announced his bid for mayor of Houston in the 2023 election.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Whitmire (incumbent) | 159,125 | 65.33% | |
| Republican | George Brian Vachris | 84,437 | 34.67% | |
| Total votes | 243,562 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
Incumbent Democrat Nathan Johnson won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nathan Johnson (incumbent) | 118,663 | 61.95% | |
| Republican | Brandon Copeland | 72,885 | 38.05% | |
| Total votes | 191,548 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
Incumbent Republican Joan Huffman won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joan Huffman | 179,653 | 65.33% | |
| Democratic | Titus Benton | 95,320 | 34.67% | |
| Total votes | 274,973 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 18
Incumbent Republican Lois Kolkhorst won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lois Kolkhorst | 186,367 | 66.17% | |
| Democratic | Josh Tutt | 95,287 | 33.83% | |
| Total votes | 281,654 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 19
Incumbent Democrat Roland Gutierrez won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roland Gutierrez (incumbent) | 117,491 | 55.39% | |
| Republican | Robert Garza | 94,613 | 44.61% | |
| Total votes | 212,104 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 20
Incumbent Democrat Juan Hinojosa won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Juan Hinojosa (incumbent) | 102,280 | 59.18% | |
| Republican | Westley Wright | 70,536 | 40.82% | |
| Total votes | 172,816 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 21
Incumbent Democrat Judith Zaffirini won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Judith Zaffirini (incumbent) | 129,832 | 61.56% | |
| Republican | Julie Dahlberg | 75,799 | 35.94% | |
| Libertarian | Arthur DiBianca | 5,282 | 2.50% | |
| Total votes | 210,913 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 22
Incumbent Republican Brian Birdwell won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Birdwell | 190,988 | 74.26% | |
| Libertarian | Jeremy Schroppel | 66,204 | 25.74% | |
| Total votes | 257,192 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
Incumbent Democrat Royce West won re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Royce West (incumbent) | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
Incumbent Republican Dawn Buckingham retired to run for Texas Land Commissioner.[3] Pete Flores, who had previously represented the 19th district in the Senate, ran to replace her.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Flores | 187,598 | 64.32% | |
| Democratic | Kathy Jones-Hospod | 104,063 | 35.68% | |
| Total votes | 291,661 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 25
Incumbent Republican Donna Campbell won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donna Campbell | 243,966 | 62.83% | |
| Democratic | Robert Walsh | 144,350 | 37.17% | |
| Total votes | 388,316 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 26
Incumbent Democrat Jose Menendez won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jose Menendez (incumbent) | 140,799 | 66.55% | |
| Republican | Ashton Murray | 70,773 | 33.45% | |
| Total votes | 211,572 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 27
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 County results LaMantia: 50–60% 60–70% Hinojosa: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr., often considered the most conservative Democrat in the Texas Senate, announced he would not run for re-election in November 2021.[15][16] Lucio was the only Democrat to vote in favor of Texas' abortion laws and school voucher legislation, but all three Democrats running to replace him were pro-choice. He endorsed Morgan LaMantia despite her views on abortion, considering her to be the most moderate of the three, and she won the primary in a runoff.[17] She faced Republican Adam Hinojosa in the general election, who campaigned as part of a Republican effort to capitalize on Donald Trump's strong performance in the Rio Grande Valley in the 2020 election to flip multiple legislative and congressional seats in the region.[18]
Polling
LaMantia won the election by an extremely narrow margin, a result which was not confirmed until after a December recount.[20][21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Morgan LaMantia | 88,037 | 50.19% | |
| Republican | Adam Hinojosa | 87,378 | 49.81% | |
| Total votes | 175,415 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 28
Incumbent Republican Charles Perry won re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Perry (incumbent) | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 29
Incumbent Democrat Cesar Blanco won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cesar Blanco (incumbent) | 111,638 | 64.09% | |
| Republican | Derek Zubeldia | 62,544 | 35.91% | |
| Total votes | 174,182 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 30
Incumbent Republican Drew Springer won re-election unopposed
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Drew Springer (incumbent) | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 31
Incumbent Republican Kel Seliger, who often bucked party leadership on hardline issues such as school vouchers, putting him at odds with lieutenant governor Dan Patrick, drew several primary challengers. Foremost among them was Kevin Sparks, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, U.S. senator Ted Cruz, as well as Dan Patrick. He quickly became the seat's frontrunner after Seliger announced he would not run for re-election.[22][23] Sparks won the Republican primary outright, avoiding a runoff, and faced no Democratic opponent in the general election.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kevin Sparks | – | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | – | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear