2020 Texas elections
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Elections were held in Texas 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
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 six open seats.[5]
Executive
Railroad Commissioner
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November 3, 2020
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County results Wright: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Castañeda: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Nominee
- Jim Wright, cattle rancher[6]
Eliminated in primary
- Ryan Sitton, incumbent Railroad Commissioner[7]
Primary results
| Party | 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
Nominee
- Chrysta Castañeda, oil and energy industry attorney[9]
Eliminated in runoff
- Roberto Alonzo, former state representative (2003–2019)[10]
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
| Party | 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
| Party | 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
Polling
| Poll 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[14] | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 47% | 38% | 4%[b] | 11% |
| Data for Progress (D)[15] | August 20–25, 2020 | 2,295 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 39% | 33% | – | 25% |
| Global Strategy Group (D)[16][A] | August 11–13, 2020 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 37% | 31% | 8%[c] | 24% |
Results
| Party | 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
Eight 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
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jennifer Ivey | 58,015 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 58,015 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent) | 111,214 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 111,214 | 100% | ||
General election
| Party | 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
Republican primary
| Party | 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
| Party | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Libertarian | Stephanie Berlin | |||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
General election
| Party | 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
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Will Hickman | 88,900 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 88,900 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
| Party | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Libertarian | Whitney Bilyeu | |||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
General election
| Party | 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
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Audrey Young | 143,209 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 143,209 | 100% | ||
Libertarian convention
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Libertarian | Audra Rose Berry | |||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
General election
| Party | 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
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Keven Ellis | 208,202 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 208,202 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Brenda Davis | 62,632 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 62,632 | 100% | ||
General election
| Party | 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
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tom Maynard | 134,760 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 134,760 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
| Party | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Libertarian | Trip Seibold | |||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
General election
| Party | 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
Republican primary
| Party | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Greg Alvord | 81,833 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 81,833 | 100% | ||
General election
| Party | 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
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jay Johnson | 190,677 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 190,677 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Betancourt | 42,234 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 42,234 | 100% | ||
General election
| Party | 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
Supreme Court of Texas
Chief Justice
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 County results Hecht: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Meachum: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht ran for re-election to his last term.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Nathan Hecht, incumbent Chief Justice[19]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Nathan Hecht (incumbent) | 1,718,096 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,718,096 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Amy Clark Meachum, Judge of the Travis County District Court (201st District)[20]
- Jerry Zimmerer, Associate Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas[21]
Results
| Party | 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
Polling
| Poll 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[14] | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 40% | 3%[d] | 9% |
Results
| Party | 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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 County results Bland: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Cheng: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Candidates
- Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice[22]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 1,699,236 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,699,236 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | 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
Polling
| Poll 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[14] | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 49% | 40% | 11% |
Results
| Party | 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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 County results Boyd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Justice Jeff Boyd ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff Boyd (incumbent) | 1,702,071 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,702,071 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Brandy Voss, McAllen-based appellate attorney[25]
- Staci Williams, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (101st District)[26]
Results
| Party | 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
Results
| Party | 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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 County results Busby: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Triana: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Candidates
- Brett Busby, incumbent Associate Justice[27]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brett Busby (incumbent) | 1,692,583 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,692,583 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Peter Kelly, Associate Justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas[23]
- Gisela Triana, Associate Justice of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas[28]
Results
| Party | 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
Results
| Party | 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
Place 3
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 County results Richardson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Frizell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Judge Bert Richardson ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Gina Parker, Waco-based criminal defense attorney, former Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Commissioner[29]
- Bert Richardson, incumbent judge[29]
Results
| Party | 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
Candidates
- William Pieratt Demond, constitutional rights attorney[30]
- Elizabeth Davis Frizell, former Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (2007–2017)[30]
- Dan Wood, Terrell-based appellate attorney[31]
Results
| Party | 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
Polling
| Poll 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[14] | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 38% | 14% |
Results
| Party | 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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 County results Yeary: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Clinton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Judge Kevin Yeary ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Kevin Yeary, incumbent judge[32]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kevin Yeary (incumbent) | 1,679,193 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,679,193 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tina Yoo Clinton, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court (No. 1)[33]
- Steven Miears, Grapevine-based criminal appellate attorney[33]
Results
| Party | 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
Results
| Party | 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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 County results Newell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Birmingham: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Judge David Newell ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
Candidates
- David Newell, incumbent judge[34]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David Newell (incumbent) | 1,676,841 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,676,841 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Brandon Birmingham, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (292nd District)[35]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Brandon Birmingham | 1,570,444 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,570,444 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | 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
All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 16 of 31 seats of the Texas State Senate were up for election.
Senate
Before 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
Before 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
- Postal voting in the United States, 2020[36]
- Bilingual elections requirement for Texas (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)[37]
