# 2022 Texas Senate election

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The 2022 Texas Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022.
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.
* District 12: Jane Nelson retired.
* District 24: Dawn Buckingham retired to run for Texas Land Commissioner.
* District 31: Kel Seliger retired.

### Democrats

* District 10: Beverly Powell retired.
* District 27: Eddie Lucio Jr. retired.

## 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 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
| CNalysis | Safe R | Nov. 7, 2022 |

### Competitive districts

| District | Incumbent | 2020 Pres. | CNalysis | 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

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Texas Senate election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | 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 | Total | Total | 5,454,253 | 100.00 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
| Source: ||||||||||
Popular vote
Republican
54.06%
Democratic
41.94%
Libertarian
4.00% :
Senate seats won
Republican
61.29%
Democratic
38.71% :

## Close races

| District | Winner | Margin |
| District 27 | Democratic | 0.38% |

## By district

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Candidates |
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Status | Candidates |
| 1 | Bryan Hughes | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Bryan Hughes (Republican) |
| 2 | Bob Hall | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Bob Hall (Republican) 61.9% ▌ Prince Giadolor (Democratic) 38.1% |
| 3 | Robert Nichols | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Robert Nichols (Republican) 77.4% ▌ Steve Russell (Democratic) 21.2% ▌ Desarae Lindsey (Libertarian) 1.4% |
| 4 | Brandon Creighton | Republican | 2014 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Brandon Creighton (Republican) 69.9% ▌ Misty Bishop (Democratic) 30.1% |
| 5 | Charles Schwertner | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Charles Schwertner (Republican) 71.6% ▌ Tommy Estes (Libertarian) 28.4% |
| 6 | Carol Alvarado | Democratic | 2018 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Carol Alvarado (Democratic) |
| 7 | Paul Bettencourt | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Paul Bettencourt (Republican) |
| 8 | Angela Paxton | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Angela Paxton (Republican) 57.7% ▌ Jonathan Cocks (Democratic) 39.5% ▌ Edward Kless (Libertarian) 2.9% |
| 9 | Kelly Hancock | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Kelly Hancock (Republican) 60.0% ▌ Gwenn Burud (Democratic) 40.0% |
| 10 | Beverly Powell | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent retiring Republican gain. | ▌Y Phil King (Republican) |
| 11 | Larry Taylor | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent retiring | ▌Y Mayes Middleton (Republican) |
| 12 | Jane Nelson | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retiring | ▌Y Tan Parker (Republican) 61.4% ▌ Francine Ly (Democratic) 38.6% |
| 13 | Borris Miles | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Borris Miles (Democratic) |
| 14 | Sarah Eckhardt | Democratic | 2020 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic) 82.2% ▌ Steven E. Haskett (Libertarian) 17.8% |
| 15 | John Whitmire | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent running | ▌Y John Whitmire (Democratic) 65.3% ▌ George Vachris (Republican) 34.7% |
| 16 | Nathan Johnson | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Nathan Johnson (Democratic) 61.9% ▌ Brandon Copeland (Republican) 38.1% |
| 17 | Joan Huffman | Republican | 2008 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Joan Huffman (Republican) 65.3% ▌ Titus Benton (Democratic) 34.7% |
| 18 | Lois Kolkhorst | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Lois Kolkhorst (Republican) 66.2% ▌ Josh Tutt (Democratic) 33.8% |
| 19 | Roland Gutierrez | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Roland Gutierrez (Democratic) 55.4% ▌ Robert Garza (Republican) 44.6% |
| 20 | Juan Hinojosa | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Juan Hinojosa (Democratic) 59.2% ▌ Westley Wright (Republican) 40.8% |
| 21 | Judith Zaffirini | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Judith Zaffirini (Democratic) 61.6% ▌ Julie Dahlberg (Republican) 35.9% ▌ Arthur DiBianca (Libertarian) 2.5% |
| 22 | Brian Birdwell | Republican | 2010 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Brian Birdwell (Republican) 74.3% ▌ Jeremy Schroppel (Libertarian) 25.7% |
| 23 | Royce West | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Royce West (Democratic) |
| 24 | Dawn Buckingham | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent retiring to run for Texas Land Commissioner | ▌Y Pete Flores (Republican) 64.3% ▌ Kathy Jones-Hospod (Democratic) 35.7% |
| 25 | Donna Campbell | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Donna Campbell (Republican) 62.8% ▌ Robert Walsh (Democratic) 37.2% |
| 26 | Jose Menendez | Democratic | 2015 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Jose Menendez (Democratic) 66.5% ▌ Ashton Murray (Republican) 33.5% |
| 27 | Eddie Lucio Jr. | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent retiring | ▌Y Morgan Lamantia (Democratic) 50.2% ▌ Adam Hinojosa (Republican) 49.8% |
| 28 | Charles Perry | Republican | 2014 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Charles Perry (Republican) |
| 29 | Cesar Blanco | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running | ▌Y Cesar Blanco (Democratic) 64.1% ▌ Derek Zubeldia (Republican) 35.9% |
| 30 | Drew Springer | Republican | 2020 (special) | Incumbent running | ▌Y Drew Springer (Republican) |
| 31 | Kel Seliger | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent retiring | ▌Y Kevin Sparks (Republican) |

## District 27

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. 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. 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.
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Morgan LaMantia (D) | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Undecided |
| Ragnar Research Partners (R) | August 23–25, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 38% | 43% | 19% |
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Undecided |
| Ragnar Research Partners (R) | August 23–25, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 46% | 41% | 12% |
LaMantia won the election by an extremely narrow margin, a result which was not confirmed until after a December recount.
Texas's 27th Senate District, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Morgan LaMantia | 88,037 | 50.19% |
| | Republican | Adam Hinojosa | 87,378 | 49.81% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,415 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |