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, 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 [ edit ]
President of the United States [ edit ]
Texas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College .
United States Class II Senate Seat [ edit ]
United States House of Representatives [ edit ]
There were 36 U.S. Representatives in Texas up for election in addition to 6 open seats.[5]
Railroad Commission [ edit ]
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Republican primary [ edit ]
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Ryan Sitton (incumbent and chair of the commission)[7] [8]
Primary Results
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
Runoff Election Primary Results
Primary Results
Other candidates [ edit ]
Katija "Kat" Gruene (Green) (aka Kat Swift ) (nominee) [6]
Matt Sterett (Libertarian) (nominee) [6]
Charlie Stevens (Libertarian) (defeated at party convention) [7]
Polling [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
State Board of Education [ edit ]
8 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
Member, District 1 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Member, District 5 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Libertarian convention [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Member, District 6 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Libertarian convention [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Member, District 8 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Libertarian convention [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Member, District 9 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Member, District 10 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Libertarian convention [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Member, District 14 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Member, District 15 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
State Judiciary [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Nathan Hecht , incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Amy Clark Meachum, Travis County district judge[14]
Jerry Zimmerrer, incumbent Associate Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas[14]
Results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Polling [ edit ]
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
Nathan Hecht (R)
Amy Clark Meachum (D)
Other
Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston
October 13–20, 2020
1,000 (LV)
± 3.1%
48%
40%
3%[c]
9%
Results [ edit ]
Supreme Court Place 6 [ edit ]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Jane Bland , incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Kathy Cheng, attorney and nominee for Supreme Court of Texas in 2018 [15]
Larry Praeger, former prosecutor[15]
Results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Polling [ edit ]
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
Jane Bland (R)
Kathy Cheng (D)
Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston
October 13–20, 2020
1,000 (LV)
± 3.1%
49%
40%
11%
Results [ edit ]
Court of Appeals Place 3
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
Bert Richardson (R)
Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D)
Undecided
YouGov/University of Houston
Oct 13–20, 2020
1,000 (LV)
± 3.1%
48%
38%
14%
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals [ edit ]
State Legislature [ edit ]
All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives and 16 of 31 seats of the Texas State Senate are up for election.
State Senate [ edit ]
Before the election the composition of the state senate was:
Party
# of seats
Republican
19
Democratic
12
Total
31
House of Representatives [ edit ]
Before the election the composition of the state house was:
Party
# of seats
Republican
83
Democratic
67
Total
150
See also [ edit ]
^ a b c d Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ Gruene (G) with 1%
^ Mark Ash (L) with 3%
Partisan clients
^ Poll sponsored by Castañeda's campaign
References [ edit ]
^ "Texas elections, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .
^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts" , Wired.com , archived from the original on October 6, 2020
^ Ura, Alexa (June 26, 2020). "U.S. Supreme Court declines Texas Democrats' request to allow all Texans to vote by mail" . The Texas Tribune . Retrieved February 18, 2021 .
^ Application for a Ballot by Mail
^ "Live: Texas State Primary Election Results 2020" . The New York Times . June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Candidate Information" . Texas Secretary of State . August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020 .
^ a b c d e "Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 20, 2020 .
^ Sitton, Ryan. "Ryan Sitton, Ballotpedia" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved June 10, 2021 .
^ "James Wright, Ballotpedia" . Ballotpedia . Ballopedia. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ "Chrysta Castaneda, Ballotpedia" . Ballotpedia.com . Ballopedia. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Official Canvass Report - 2020 November 3rd General Election" (PDF) . Texas Secretary of State . November 2020.
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Texas 2020 election results" . November 3, 2020.
^ Pollock, Cassandra (July 13, 2020). "Republican Party of Texas leaders opt for virtual convention after loss at state Supreme Court" . The Texas Tribune . Retrieved August 20, 2020 .
^ a b Lindell, Chuck (February 17, 2020). "Suddenly, Democrats flush with candidates for 2 top courts" . Austin American-Statesman .
^ a b "We recommend Larry Praeger in Democratic primary for Supreme Court, Place 6 [Editorial]" . The Houston Chronicle . February 14, 2020.
^ Brent Kendall; Alexa Corse (October 11, 2020), "Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio See Court Rulings Over Mail Ballots" , The Wall Street Journal , Both political parties are mounting legal challenges across many states, with mail-in voting at the center
^ "Covered Areas for Voting Rights Bilingual Election Materials—2015" , Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006, Determinations Under Section 203 , Federal Register , retrieved October 13, 2020 , A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
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, 2020
Michelle 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 website
Texas at Ballotpedia
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Texas" , Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Texas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org , Oakland, CA
University of Texas Libraries , "Voting and Elections" , Research Guides
"League of Women Voters of Texas" . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters )
Texas 2019 & 2020 Elections , OpenSecrets
"Election Guides: Texas" , Spreadthevote.org (in English and Spanish), archived from the original on October 4, 2020, retrieved October 7, 2020 . (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)
"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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