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]
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] [ 3] [ 4]
Federal [ edit ]
President of the United States [ edit ] Main article: 2020 United States presidential election in Texas
See also: 2020 Texas Democratic primary and 2020 Texas Republican primary
Texas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
United States Class II Senate Seat [ edit ] Main article: 2020 United States Senate election in Texas
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
There were 36 U.S. Representatives in Texas up for election in addition to six open seats.[ 5]
Executive [ edit ]
Railroad Commissioner [ edit ] 2020 Texas Railroad Commissioner election
Nominee
Jim Wright
Chrysta Castañeda
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
5,831,263
4,792,422
Percentage
53.0%
43.6%
County resultsWright: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Castañeda: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Railroad Commissioner before election Ryan Sitton
Elected Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright
Republican primary [ edit ]
Nominee [ edit ] Jim Wright, cattle rancher[ 6]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Ryan Sitton, incumbent Railroad Commissioner[ 7]
Primary results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Nominee [ edit ] Chrysta Castañeda, oil and energy industry attorney[ 9]
Eliminated in runoff [ edit ] Roberto Alonzo, former state representative (2003–2019)[ 10]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Kelly Stone, environmental activist[ 11]
Mark Watson, attorney[ 7]
Primary results [ edit ]
Runoff results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Polling [ edit ]
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Jim
Chrysta
Other
Undecided
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 [ edit ]
State Board of Education [ edit ] Eight of 15 seats of the Texas Board of Education were up for election. Before the election the composition of that board was:
Party
# of seats
Republican
10
Democratic
5
Total
15
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Judicial [ edit ]
Supreme Court of Texas [ edit ]
Chief Justice [ edit ] 2020 Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice election
Nominee
Nathan Hecht
Amy Clark Meachum
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
5,827,085
4,893,402
Percentage
53.0%
44.5%
County resultsHecht: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Meachum: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Chief Justice before election Nathan Hecht
Elected Chief Justice Nathan Hecht
Incumbent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht ran for re-election to his last term.
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Nathan Hecht, incumbent Chief Justice[ 19]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Polling [ edit ]
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Nathan
Amy Clark
Other
Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston[ 14]
October 13–20, 2020
1,000 (LV)
± 3.1%
48%
40%
3%[ d]
9%
Results [ edit ]
Place 6 [ edit ] 2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
Nominee
Jane Bland
Kathy Cheng
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
6,050,534
4,903,527
Percentage
55.2%
44.8%
County resultsBland: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Cheng: 50–60% 60–70%
Justice before election Jane Bland
Elected Justice Jane Bland
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 [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Jane Bland, incumbent Associate Justice[ 22]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Kathy Cheng, civil and commercial litigation attorney[ 23]
Larry Praeger, family law attorney[ 24]
Results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Polling [ edit ]
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Jane
Kathy
Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston[ 14]
October 13–20, 2020
1,000 (LV)
± 3.1%
49%
40%
11%
Results [ edit ]
Place 7 [ edit ] 2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 7 election
Nominee
Jeff Boyd
Staci Williams
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
5,843,420
4,861,649
Percentage
53.3%
44.4%
County resultsBoyd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Justice before election Jeff Boyd
Elected Justice Jeff Boyd
Incumbent Justice Jeff Boyd ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Jeff Boyd, incumbent Associate Justice[ 23]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Brandy Voss, McAllen-based appellate attorney[ 25]
Staci Williams, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (101st District)[ 26]
Results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
Place 8 [ edit ] 2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 8 election
Nominee
Brett Busby
Gisela Triana
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
5,847,135
4,826,674
Percentage
53.4%
44.1%
County resultsBusby: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Triana: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Justice before election Brett Busby
Elected Justice Brett Busby
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 [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Brett Busby, incumbent Associate Justice[ 27]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
Court of Criminal Appeals [ edit ]
Place 3 [ edit ] 2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 election
Nominee
Bert Richardson
Elizabeth Davis Frizell
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
5,953,924
4,964,460
Percentage
54.5%
45.5%
County resultsRichardson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Frizell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Judge before election Bert Richardson
Elected Judge Bert Richardson
Incumbent Judge Bert Richardson ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Gina Parker, Waco-based criminal defense attorney, former Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Commissioner[ 29]
Bert Richardson, incumbent judge[ 29]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Polling [ edit ]
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Bert
Elizabeth
Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston[ 14]
October 13–20, 2020
1,000 (LV)
± 3.1%
48%
38%
14%
Results [ edit ]
Place 4 [ edit ] 2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 election
Nominee
Kevin Yeary
Tina Clinton
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
5,974,016
4,924,207
Percentage
54.8%
45.2%
County resultsYeary: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Clinton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Judge before election Kevin Yeary
Elected Judge Kevin Yeary
Incumbent Judge Kevin Yeary ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Kevin Yeary, incumbent judge[ 32]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Tina Yoo Clinton, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court (No. 1)[ 33]
Steven Miears, Grapevine-based criminal appellate attorney[ 33]
Results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
Place 9 [ edit ] 2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 election
Nominee
David Newell
Brandon Birmingham
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
6,015,909
4,863,142
Percentage
55.3%
44.7%
County resultsNewell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%Birmingham: 50–60% 60–70%
Judge before election David Newell
Elected Judge David Newell
Incumbent Judge David Newell ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] David Newell, incumbent judge[ 34]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ] Brandon Birmingham, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (292nd District)[ 35]
Results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
Legislature [ edit ] All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 16 of 31 seats of the Texas State Senate were up for election.
Senate [ edit ] Main article: 2020 Texas State Senate election
Before the election, the composition of the state senate was:
Party
# of seats
Republican
19
Democratic
12
Total
31
After the election, the composition of the state senate was:
Party
# of seats
Republican
18
Democratic
13
Total
31
House of Representatives [ edit ] Main article: 2020 Texas House of Representatives election
Before and after the election, the composition of the state house was:
Party
# of seats
Republican
83
Democratic
67
Total
150
See also [ edit ] Postal voting in the United States, 2020[ 36]
Bilingual elections requirement for Texas (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)[ 37]
Notes [ edit ]
^ a b c d Key:
^ Sterett (L) with 3%; Gruene (G) with 1%
^ Sterett (L) with 8%
^ Mark Ash (L) with 3%
Partisan clients
^ Poll sponsored by Castañeda's campaign
References [ edit ]
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Further reading [ edit ] Nick Corasaniti; Stephanie Saul; Patricia Mazzei (September 13, 2020), "Big Voting Decisions in Florida, Wisconsin, Texas: What They Mean for November" , The New York Times , archived from the original on September 13, 2020, Both parties are waging legal battles around the country over who gets to vote and how David Weigel; Lauren Tierney (September 22, 2020), "The 50 political states of America" , Washingtonpost.com , archived from the original on October 11, 2020, Texas "Texas governor cuts back on voting locations weeks before election" , BBC News , UK, October 1, 2020, Texas' governor has ordered that voters can drop off their mail-in ballots at only one location per county Elise Viebeck (October 2, 2020), "Voting rights advocates sue to block Texas governor's order limiting counties to one ballot drop-off location" , Washingtonpost.com "US election 2020: Texas judge blocks postal voting restrictions" , BBC News , UK, October 10, 2020"Voter suppression: At risk of losing Texas, Republicans scheme to limit Democratic votes" , Economist.com , October 10, 2020Michelle Ye Hee Lee; Amy Gardner; Brittney Martin (October 14, 2020), "Early voting begins in Texas with high turnout, despite new legal developments on voting access" , The Washington Post Dan Balz (October 18, 2020), "Texas is the most intriguing political state in the country this fall" , The Washington Post
External links [ edit ] Elections Division at the Texas Secretary of State official websiteTexas at BallotpediaGovernment Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Texas" , Voting & Elections Toolkits "Texas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org , Oakland, CAUniversity of Texas Libraries, "Voting and Elections" , Research Guides "League of Women Voters of Texas" .Texas 2019 & 2020 Elections "Election Guides: Texas" , Spreadthevote.org (in English and Spanish), archived from the original on October 4, 2020, retrieved October 7, 2020 "State Elections Legislation Database" , Ncsl.org , Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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