2020 Texas elections


Elections were held in Texas 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 Postal voting in [the United States|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, 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

Democratic primary

Nominee
Runoff results

General election

Polling
Results

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:

Judicial

Supreme Court of Texas

Chief Justice

Incumbent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht ran for re-election to his last term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
General election
Polling
Results

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
Democratic primary
Candidates
General election
Polling
Results

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
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Brandy Voss, McAllen-based appellate attorney
  • Staci Williams, Judge of the Dallas County District Court
    Results
General election
Results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Results

Court of Criminal Appeals

Place 3

Incumbent Judge Bert Richardson ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • William Pieratt Demond, constitutional rights attorney
  • Elizabeth Davis Frizell, former Judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court
  • Dan Wood, Terrell-based appellate attorney
    Results
General election
Polling
Results

Place 4

Incumbent Judge Kevin Yeary ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Tina Yoo Clinton, Judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court
  • Steven Miears, Grapevine-based criminal appellate attorney
    Results
General election
Results

Place 9

Incumbent Judge David Newell ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
  • Brandon Birmingham, Judge of the Dallas County District Court
    Results
General election
Results

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:
After the election, the composition of the state senate was:

House of Representatives

Before and after the election, the composition of the state house was: