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.
In addition to the
U.S. presidential race, Texas voters elected the Class II
U.S. Senator
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
from Texas, 1 of 3 members of the
Texas Railroad Commission
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC; also sometimes called the Texas Railroad Commission, TRC) is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and su ...
, 8 of 15 members of the
Texas Board of Education
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. , all of its seats to the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
, 4 of 9 seats on the
Supreme Court of Texas
The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) is the court of last resort for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency cases, which are categorized as civil under the Texas Family Code) in the U.S. state of Texas. A different court, the Texas Court of ...
, 3 of 9 seats on the
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in Texas. The Court, which is based in the Supreme Court Building in Downtown Austin, is composed of a Presiding Judge and eight judges.
Article V of ...
, 21 of 80 seats on the Texas Appellate Courts, all of the seats of the
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...
and 17 of 34 seats in the
Texas State Senate
The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per cons ...
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To
vote by mail
Postal voting is voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors (and typically returned) by post, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system.
In an ele ...
, registered Texas voters had to request a ballot by October 23, 2020. After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid to expand eligibility for requesting postal ballots, 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.
Federal offices
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 6 open seats.
Railroad Commission
Republican primary
;Nominee
*James Wright
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;Eliminated in primary
*Ryan Sitton (incumbent and chair of the commission)][
;Primary Results
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Democratic primary
;Nominee
*Chrysta Castañeda[
;Eliminated in runoff
*Roberto Alonzo][
;Eliminated in primary
*Kelly Stone][
*Mark Watson][
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;Primary Results
]
Other candidates
*Katija "Kat" Gruene (Green) (aka Kat Swift
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) ''(nominee)''[
*Charlie Stevens (Libertarian) ''(defeated at party convention)'']
Polling
Results
State Board of Education
8 of 15 seats of the Texas Board of Education
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. were up for election. Before the election the composition of that board was:
Member, District 1
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Member, District 5
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Libertarian convention
General election
Member, District 6
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Libertarian convention
General election
Member, District 8
Republican primary
Libertarian convention
General election
Member, District 9
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Member, District 10
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Libertarian convention
General election
Member, District 14
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
Member, District 15
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
State Judiciary
Each of the state's two courts of last resort have 9 seats, all of which are currently occupied by Republican incumbents.
Supreme Court Chief Justice
Republican primary
=Candidates
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*Nathan Hecht
Nathan Lincoln Hecht (born August 15, 1949) is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. A Republican from Dallas, Hecht was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1988 and was reelected to six-year terms in 1994, 2000 and 2006. He secured ...
, incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
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Democratic primary
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*Amy Clark Meachum, Travis County
Travis County is located in south central Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,290,188. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Austin, the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is na ...
district judge
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General election
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Supreme Court Place 6
Republican primary
=Candidates
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*Jane Bland
Jane Nenninger Bland (born June 1, 1965) is an American lawyer from Texas who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Texas.
Education
She received her Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from the University ...
, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
=Results
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Democratic primary
=Candidates
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*Kathy Cheng, attorney and nominee for Supreme Court of Texas in 2018
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General election
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;Court of Appeals Place 3
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
State Legislature
All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...
and 16 of 31 seats of the Texas State Senate
The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per cons ...
are up for election.
State Senate
Before the election the composition of the state senate was:
House of Representatives
Before the election the composition of the state house was:
See also
* Postal voting in the United States, 2020
* Bilingual elections requirement for Texas (per Voting Rights Act Amendments of 2006)
Notes
;Partisan clients
References
Further reading
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External links
Elections Division
at the Texas Secretary of State
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official website
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Texas
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