# 2020 Texas elections

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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 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. 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
### President of the United States

Texas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

### United States House of Representatives

There were 36 U.S. Representatives in Texas up for election in addition to six open seats.

## Executive
### Railroad Commissioner
#### Republican primary
##### Nominee

* Jim Wright, cattle rancher

##### Eliminated in primary

* Ryan Sitton, incumbent Railroad Commissioner

##### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Wright | 991,593 | 55.29% |
| | Republican | Ryan Sitton (incumbent) | 801,904 | 44.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,793,497 | 100.0% |

#### Democratic primary
##### Nominee

* Chrysta Castañeda, oil and energy industry attorney

##### Eliminated in runoff

* Roberto Alonzo, former state representative (2003–2019)

##### Eliminated in primary

* Kelly Stone, environmental activist
* Mark Watson, attorney

##### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 1,768,750 | 100.0% |

##### Runoff results

Democratic primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chrysta Castañeda | 579,698 | 62.02% |
| | Democratic | Roberto Alonzo | 355,053 | 37.98% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 934,751 | 100.0% |

#### General election
##### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Wright (R) | Chrysta Castañeda (D) | Other | Undecided |
| YouGov/University of Houston | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 47% | 38% | 4% | 11% |
| Data for Progress (D) | August 20–25, 2020 | 2,295 (LV) | ± 2.0% | 39% | 33% | – | 25% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 11–13, 2020 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 37% | 31% | 8% | 24% |

##### Results

2020 Texas Railroad Commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 11,000,982 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | 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:
| Party | Party | # of seats |
| | Republican | 10 |
| | Democratic | 5 |
| Total | Total | 15 |

### Member, District 1
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Ivey | 58,015 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,015 | 100% |

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent) | 111,214 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,214 | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent) | 287,623 | 55.77% |
| | Republican | Jennifer Ivey | 228,140 | 44.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 515,763 | 100% |

### Member, District 5
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert Morrow | 54,460 | 40.0% |
| | Republican | Lani Popp | 46,276 | 33.99% |
| | Republican | Inga Cotton | 35,425 | 26.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,161 | 100% |
Republican primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lani Popp | 55,990 | 77.96% |
| | Republican | Robert Morrow | 15,827 | 22.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,817 | 100% |

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bell-Metereau | 143,351 | 68.51% |
| | Democratic | Letti Bresnahan | 65,885 | 31.49% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,236 | 100% |

#### Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Stephanie Berlin | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rebecca Bell-Metereau | 493,930 | 48.94% |
| | Republican | Lani Popp | 475,824 | 47.15% |
| | Libertarian | Stephanie Berlin | 39,456 | 3.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,009,210 | 100% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### Member, District 6
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Will Hickman | 88,900 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,900 | 100% |

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michelle Palmer | 51,778 | 46.68% |
| | Democratic | Kimberly McLeod | 38,439 | 34.65% |
| | Democratic | Debra Kerner | 20,712 | 18.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 110,929 | 100% |
Democratic primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michelle Palmer | 39,757 | 64.23% |
| | Democratic | Kimberly McLeod | 22,139 | 35.77% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,896 | 100% |

#### Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Whitney Bilyeu | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Will Hickman | 371,958 | 49.76% |
| | Democratic | Michelle Palmer | 354,179 | 47.38% |
| | Libertarian | Whitney Bilyeu | 21,414 | 2.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 747,551 | 100% |

### Member, District 8
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Audrey Young | 143,209 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,209 | 100% |

#### Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Audra Rose Berry | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Audrey Young | 567,058 | 73.4% |
| | Libertarian | Audra Rose Berry | 205,187 | 26.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 772,245 | 100% |

### Member, District 9
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keven Ellis | 208,202 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 208,202 | 100% |

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brenda Davis | 62,632 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,632 | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keven Ellis (incumbent) | 571,322 | 74.7% |
| | Democratic | Brenda Davis | 193,364 | 25.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 764,686 | 100% |

### Member, District 10
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Maynard | 134,760 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,760 | 100% |

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marsha Burnett-Webster | 133,862 | 84.5% |
| | Democratic | Stephen Wyman | 24,549 | 15.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,411 | 100% |

#### Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Trip Seibold | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 868,756 | 100% |

### Member, District 14
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sue Melton-Malone | 108,389 | 61.1% |
| | Republican | Maria Berry | 69,048 | 38.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,437 | 100% |

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Greg Alvord | 81,833 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,833 | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Sue Melton-Malone (incumbent) | 582,027 | 67.8% |
| | Democratic | Greg Alvord | 276,303 | 32.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 858,330 | 100% |

### Member, District 15
#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jay Johnson | 190,677 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 190,677 | 100% |

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Betancourt | 42,234 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,234 | 100% |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jay Johnson | 496,080 | 77.8% |
| | Democratic | John Betancourt | 141,675 | 22.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 637,755 | 100% |

## Judicial
### Supreme Court of Texas
#### Chief Justice

Incumbent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht ran for re-election to his last term.

##### Republican primary
###### Candidates

* Nathan Hecht, incumbent Chief Justice

###### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nathan Hecht (incumbent) | 1,718,096 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,718,096 | 100.0% |

##### Democratic primary
###### Candidates

* Amy Clark Meachum, Judge of the Travis County District Court (201st District)
* Jerry Zimmerer, Associate Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas

###### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Amy Clark Meachum | 1,434,175 | 80.51% |
| | Democratic | Jerry Zimmerer | 347,186 | 19.49% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,781,361 | 100.0% |

##### General election
###### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | 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% | 9% |

###### Results

2020 Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 10,997,978 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Place 6

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

###### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 1,699,236 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,699,236 | 100.0% |

##### Democratic primary
###### Candidates

* Kathy Cheng, civil and commercial litigation attorney
* Larry Praeger, family law attorney

###### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kathy Cheng | 1,310,598 | 74.52% |
| | Democratic | Larry Praeger | 448,114 | 25.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,758,712 | 100.0% |

##### General election
###### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | 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

2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jane Bland (incumbent) | 6,050,534 | 55.24% | −5.08% |
| | Democratic | Kathy Cheng | 4,903,527 | 44.76% | +8.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,954,061 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Place 7

Incumbent Justice Jeff Boyd ran for re-election to a second six-year term.

##### Republican primary
###### Candidates

* Jeff Boyd, incumbent Associate Justice

###### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeff Boyd (incumbent) | 1,702,071 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,702,071 | 100.0% |

##### Democratic primary
###### Candidates

* Brandy Voss, McAllen-based appellate attorney
* Staci Williams, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (101st District)

###### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Staci Williams | 1,134,105 | 65.09% |
| | Democratic | Brandy Voss | 608,288 | 34.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,742,393 | 100.0% |

##### General election
###### Results

2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 7 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 10,961,811 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Place 8

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

###### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brett Busby (incumbent) | 1,692,583 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,692,583 | 100.0% |

#### Democratic primary
##### Candidates

* Peter Kelly, Associate Justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas
* Gisela Triana, Associate Justice of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas

###### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gisela D. Triana | 1,251,611 | 72.04% |
| | Democratic | Peter Kelly | 485,697 | 27.96% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,737,308 | 100.0% |

#### General election
##### Results

2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 8 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 10,948,768 | 100.0% | |

### Court of Criminal Appeals
#### Place 3

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
* Bert Richardson, incumbent judge

###### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bert Richardson (incumbent) | 897,496 | 51.84% |
| | Republican | Gina Parker | 833,893 | 48.16% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,731,389 | 100.0% |

##### Democratic primary
###### Candidates

* William Pieratt Demond, constitutional rights attorney
* Elizabeth Davis Frizell, former Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court (2007–2017)
* Dan Wood, Terrell-based appellate attorney

###### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 1,723,646 | 100.0% |

##### General election
###### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bert Richardson (R) | Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D) | Undecided |
| YouGov/University of Houston | October 13–20, 2020 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 38% | 14% |

###### Results

2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Bert Richardson (incumbent) | 5,953,924 | 54.53% | −5.32% |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Davis Frizell | 4,964,460 | 45.47% | +8.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,918,384 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Place 4

Incumbent Judge Kevin Yeary ran for re-election to a second six-year term.

##### Republican primary
###### Candidates

* Kevin Yeary, incumbent judge

###### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kevin Yeary (incumbent) | 1,679,193 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,679,193 | 100.0% |

##### Democratic primary
###### Candidates

* Tina Yoo Clinton, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court (No. 1)
* Steven Miears, Grapevine-based criminal appellate attorney

###### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tina Clinton | 1,380,356 | 80.50% |
| | Democratic | Steven Miears | 334,474 | 19.50% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,714,830 | 100.0% |

##### General election
###### Results

2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 10,898,223 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Place 9

Incumbent Judge David Newell ran for re-election to a second six-year term.

##### Republican primary
###### Candidates

* David Newell, incumbent judge

###### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Newell (incumbent) | 1,676,841 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,676,841 | 100.0% |

##### Democratic primary
###### Candidates

* Brandon Birmingham, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (292nd District)

###### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brandon Birmingham | 1,570,444 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,570,444 | 100.0% |

##### General election
###### Results

2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David Newell (incumbent) | 6,015,909 | 55.30% | −22.99% |
| | Democratic | Brandon Birmingham | 4,863,142 | 44.70% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,879,051 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | 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 | Party | # of seats |
| | Republican | 19 |
| | Democratic | 12 |
| Total | Total | 31 |
After the election, the composition of the state senate was:
| Party | Party | # of seats |
| | Republican | 18 |
| | Democratic | 13 |
| Total | Total | 31 |

### House of Representatives

Before and after the election, the composition of the state house was:
| Party | Party | # of seats |
| | Republican | 83 |
| | Democratic | 67 |
| Total | Total | 150 |