2020 Texas elections![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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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 Class II Senate Seat※
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※
2020 Texas Railroad Commissioner election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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Republican primary※
Nominee※
Eliminated in primary※
Primary results※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jim Wright
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991,593
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55.29%
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Republican
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Ryan Sitton (incumbent)
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801,904
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44.71%
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Total votes
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1,793,497
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100.0%
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Democratic primary※
Nominee※
- Chrysta Castañeda, oil and energy industry attorney
Eliminated in runoff※
Eliminated in primary※
- Kelly Stone, environmental activist
- Mark Watson, attorney
Primary results※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Chrysta Castañeda
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598,638
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33.85%
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Democratic
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Roberto Alonzo
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506,748
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28.65%
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Democratic
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Kelly Stone
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383,453
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21.68%
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Democratic
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Mark Watson
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279,911
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15.83%
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Total votes
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1,768,750
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100.0%
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Runoff results※
Democratic primary runoff results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Chrysta Castañeda
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579,698
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62.02%
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Democratic
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Roberto Alonzo
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355,053
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37.98%
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Total votes
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934,751
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100.0%
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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:
Party
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# of seats
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Republican
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10
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Democratic
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5
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Total
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15
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Member, District 1※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jennifer Ivey
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58,015
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100%
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Total votes
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58,015
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100%
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Democratic primary※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent)
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111,214
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100%
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Total votes
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111,214
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100%
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General election※
General election results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Georgina C. Pérez (incumbent)
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287,623
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55.77%
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Republican
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Jennifer Ivey
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228,140
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44.23%
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Total votes
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515,763
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100%
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Member, District 5※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Morrow
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54,460
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40.0%
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Republican
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Lani Popp
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46,276
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33.99%
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Republican
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Inga Cotton
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35,425
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26.01%
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Total votes
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136,161
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100%
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Republican primary runoff results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Lani Popp
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55,990
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77.96%
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Republican
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Robert Morrow
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15,827
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22.04%
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Total votes
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71,817
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100%
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Democratic primary※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Rebecca Bell-Metereau
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143,351
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68.51%
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Democratic
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Letti Bresnahan
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65,885
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31.49%
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Total votes
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209,236
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100%
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Libertarian convention※
Libertarian convention
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Stephanie Berlin
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Total votes
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100%
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General election※
Member, District 6※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Will Hickman
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88,900
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100%
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Total votes
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88,900
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100%
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Democratic primary※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Michelle Palmer
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51,778
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46.68%
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Democratic
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Kimberly McLeod
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38,439
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34.65%
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Democratic
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Debra Kerner
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20,712
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18.67%
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Total votes
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110,929
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100%
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Democratic primary runoff results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Michelle Palmer
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39,757
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64.23%
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Democratic
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Kimberly McLeod
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22,139
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35.77%
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Total votes
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61,896
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100%
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Libertarian convention※
Libertarian convention
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Whitney Bilyeu
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Total votes
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100%
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General election※
General election results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Will Hickman
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371,958
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49.76%
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Democratic
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Michelle Palmer
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354,179
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47.38%
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Libertarian
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Whitney Bilyeu
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21,414
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2.86%
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Total votes
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747,551
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100%
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Member, District 8※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Audrey Young
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143,209
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100%
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Total votes
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143,209
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100%
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Libertarian convention※
Libertarian convention
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Audra Rose Berry
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Total votes
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100%
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General election※
General election results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Audrey Young
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567,058
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73.4%
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Libertarian
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Audra Rose Berry
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205,187
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26.6%
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Total votes
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772,245
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100%
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Member, District 9※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Keven Ellis
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208,202
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100%
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Total votes
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208,202
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100%
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Democratic primary※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Brenda Davis
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62,632
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100%
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Total votes
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62,632
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100%
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General election※
General election results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Keven Ellis (incumbent)
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571,322
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74.7%
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Democratic
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Brenda Davis
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193,364
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25.3%
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Total votes
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764,686
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100%
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Member, District 10※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Tom Maynard
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134,760
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100%
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Total votes
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134,760
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100%
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Democratic primary※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Marsha Burnett-Webster
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133,862
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84.5%
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Democratic
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Stephen Wyman
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24,549
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15.5%
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Total votes
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158,411
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100%
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Libertarian convention※
Libertarian convention
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Libertarian
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Trip Seibold
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Total votes
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100%
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General election※
General election results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Tom Maynard (incumbent)
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441,700
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50.8%
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Democratic
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Marsha Burnett-Webster
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398,453
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45.9%
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Libertarian
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Trip Seibold
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28,603
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3.3%
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Total votes
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868,756
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100%
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Member, District 14※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Sue Melton-Malone
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108,389
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61.1%
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Republican
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Maria Berry
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69,048
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38.9%
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Total votes
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177,437
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100%
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Democratic primary※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Greg Alvord
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81,833
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100%
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Total votes
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81,833
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100%
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General election※
General election results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Sue Melton-Malone (incumbent)
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582,027
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67.8%
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Democratic
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Greg Alvord
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276,303
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32.2%
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Total votes
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858,330
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100%
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Member, District 15※
Republican primary※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jay Johnson
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190,677
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100%
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Total votes
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190,677
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100%
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Democratic primary※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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John Betancourt
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42,234
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100%
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Total votes
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42,234
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100%
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General election※
General election results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jay Johnson
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496,080
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77.8%
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Democratic
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John Betancourt
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141,675
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22.2%
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Total votes
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637,755
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100%
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Judicial※
Supreme Court of Texas※
Chief Justice※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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Incumbent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht ran for re-election to his last term.
Republican primary※
Candidates※
Results※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Nathan Hecht (incumbent)
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1,718,096
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100.0%
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Total votes
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1,718,096
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100.0%
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Democratic primary※
Candidates※
Results※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Amy Clark Meachum
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1,434,175
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80.51%
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Democratic
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Jerry Zimmerer
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347,186
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19.49%
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Total votes
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1,781,361
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100.0%
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General election※
Polling※
Poll source
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Date(s) administered
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Sample size
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Margin of error
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Nathan Hecht (R)
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Amy Clark Meachum (D)
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Other
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Undecided
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YouGov/University of Houston
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October 13–20, 2020
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1,000 (LV)
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± 3.1%
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48%
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40%
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3%
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9%
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Results※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Nathan Hecht (incumbent)
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5,827,085
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52.98%
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-6.71%
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Democratic
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Amy Clark Meachum
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4,893,402
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44.49%
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+7.24%
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Libertarian
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Mark Ash
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277,491
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2.52%
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-0.54%
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Total votes
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10,997,978
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100.0%
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Republican hold
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Place 6※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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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※
Results※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jane Bland (incumbent)
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1,699,236
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100.0%
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Total votes
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1,699,236
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100.0%
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Democratic primary※
Candidates※
- Kathy Cheng, civil and commercial litigation attorney
- Larry Praeger, family law attorney
Results※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Kathy Cheng
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1,310,598
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74.52%
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Democratic
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Larry Praeger
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448,114
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25.48%
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Total votes
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1,758,712
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100.0%
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General election※
Polling※
Poll source
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Date(s) administered
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Sample size
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Margin of error
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Jane Bland (R)
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Kathy Cheng (D)
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Undecided
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YouGov/University of Houston
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October 13–20, 2020
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1,000 (LV)
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± 3.1%
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49%
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40%
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11%
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Results※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 6 election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Jane Bland (incumbent)
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6,050,534
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55.24%
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-5.08%
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Democratic
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Kathy Cheng
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4,903,527
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44.76%
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+8.27%
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Total votes
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10,954,061
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100.0%
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Republican hold
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Place 7※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 7 election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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Incumbent Justice Jeff Boyd ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary※
Candidates※
Results※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Jeff Boyd (incumbent)
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1,702,071
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100.0%
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Total votes
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1,702,071
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100.0%
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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
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Staci Williams
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1,134,105
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65.09%
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Democratic
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Brandy Voss
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608,288
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34.91%
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Total votes
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1,742,393
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100.0%
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General election※
Results※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 7 election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Jeff Boyd (incumbent)
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5,843,420
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53.31%
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-5.59%
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Democratic
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Staci Williams
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4,861,649
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44.35%
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+6.75%
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Libertarian
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William Bryan Strange
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256,742
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2.34%
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-0.41%
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Total votes
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10,961,811
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100.0%
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Republican hold
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Place 8※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 8 election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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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
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Brett Busby (incumbent)
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1,692,583
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100.0%
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Total votes
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1,692,583
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100.0%
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Democratic primary※
Candidates※
Results※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Gisela D. Triana
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1,251,611
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72.04%
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Democratic
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Peter Kelly
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485,697
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27.96%
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Total votes
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1,737,308
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100.0%
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General election※
Results※
2020 Texas Supreme Court Place 8 election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Brett Busby (incumbent)
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5,847,135
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53.40%
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-25.40%
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Democratic
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Gisela Triana
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4,826,674
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44.08%
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N/A
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Libertarian
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Tom Oxford
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274,959
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2.51%
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-6.73%
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Total votes
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10,948,768
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100.0%
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Court of Criminal Appeals※
Place 3※
2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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Incumbent Judge Bert Richardson ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary※
Candidates※
Results※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Bert Richardson (incumbent)
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897,496
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51.84%
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Republican
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Gina Parker
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833,893
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48.16%
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Total votes
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1,731,389
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100.0%
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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
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Elizabeth Davis Frizell
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1,184,280
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68.71%
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Democratic
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Dan Wood
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331,715
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19.24%
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Democratic
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William Pieratt Demond
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207,651
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12.05%
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Total votes
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1,723,646
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100.0%
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General election※
Polling※
Poll source
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Date(s) administered
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Sample size
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Margin of error
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Bert Richardson (R)
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Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D)
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Undecided
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YouGov/University of Houston
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October 13–20, 2020
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1,000 (LV)
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± 3.1%
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48%
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38%
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14%
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Results※
2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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Bert Richardson (incumbent)
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5,953,924
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54.53%
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-5.32%
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Democratic
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Elizabeth Davis Frizell
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4,964,460
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45.47%
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+8.93%
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Total votes
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10,918,384
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100.0%
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Republican hold
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Place 4※
2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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Incumbent Judge Kevin Yeary ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary※
Candidates※
Results※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Kevin Yeary (incumbent)
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1,679,193
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100.0%
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Total votes
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1,679,193
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100.0%
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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
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Tina Clinton
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1,380,356
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80.50%
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Democratic
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Steven Miears
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334,474
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19.50%
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Total votes
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1,714,830
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100.0%
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General election※
Results※
Place 9※
2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Texas.svg/50px-Flag_of_Texas.svg.png)
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Incumbent Judge David Newell ran for re-election to a second six-year term.
Republican primary※
Candidates※
Results※
Republican primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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David Newell (incumbent)
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1,676,841
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100.0%
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Total votes
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1,676,841
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100.0%
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Democratic primary※
Candidates※
- Brandon Birmingham, Judge of the Dallas County District Court (292nd District)
Results※
Democratic primary results
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Brandon Birmingham
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1,570,444
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100.0%
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Total votes
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1,570,444
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100.0%
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General election※
Results※
2020 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Republican
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David Newell (incumbent)
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6,015,909
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55.30%
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-22.99%
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Democratic
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Brandon Birmingham
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4,863,142
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44.70%
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N/A
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Total votes
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10,879,051
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100.0%
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Republican hold
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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
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# of seats
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Republican
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19
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Democratic
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12
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Total
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31
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After the election, the composition of the state senate was:
Party
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# of seats
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Republican
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18
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Democratic
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13
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Total
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31
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House of Representatives※
Before and "after the election," the composition of the state house was:
Party
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# of seats
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Republican
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83
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Democratic
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67
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Total
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150
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See also※
Notes※
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- ^ Sterett (L) with 3%; Gruene (G) with 1%
- ^ Sterett (L) with 8%
- ^ Mark Ash (L) with 3%
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by Castañeda's campaign
References※
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chapa, Sergio (March 5, 2020). "Railroad Commission candidate may have had the Wright name". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Price, Asher (February 17, 2020). "Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton faces primary opponent". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "Official Canvass Report - 2020 March 3rd Republican Primary" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (October 16, 2019). "Dallas attorney Chrysta Castañeda to challenge Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton". The Texas Tribune.
- ^ Buchele, Mose (July 1, 2020). "Meet The Two Democrats Who Want To Run For Railroad Commission". KUT.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Kelly Stone". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Official Canvass Report - 2020 March 3rd Democratic Primary" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ "Official Canvass Report - 2020 July 14th Democratic Primary Runoff" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ "Official Canvass Report - 2020 November 3rd General Election" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. November 2020.
- ^ "Texas 2020 election results". November 3, 2020.
- ^ Morris, Angela (January 6, 2020). "Chief Justice's Election Bid Puts Spotlight on Texas' Mandatory Judicial Retirement". law.com.
- ^ Autullo, Ryan (October 2, 2019). "Travis district court Judge Clark Meachum eyes top spot on Texas Supreme Court". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Platoff, Emma (February 14, 2020). "Judge calls opponent "selfish" for wanting to "break barriers" as first elected female chief justice of Texas Supreme Court". Texas Tribune.
- ^ Platoff, Emma (August 26, 2019). "Gov. Greg Abbott selects former appeals court judge Jane Bland for Texas Supreme Court". Texas Tribune.
- ^ Lindell, Chuck (February 17, 2020). "Suddenly, Democrats flush with candidates for 2 top courts". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "We recommend Larry Praeger in Democratic primary for Supreme Court, Place 6 [Editorial]". The Houston Chronicle. February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Brandy Voss Seeks Place 7 on the Texas Supreme Court". Texas Border Business. July 15, 2019.
- ^ "In the Democratic Primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7, here's our recommendation". January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Brett Busby". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Justice Gisela Triana announces run for Texas Supreme Court". The Orange Leader. August 4, 2019.
- ^ Platoff, Emma (February 26, 2020). "This judge refused to toss Rick Perry's indictment. Now Perry is: backing his opponent in Court of Criminal Appeals race". Texas Tribune.
- ^ Bingamon, Brant (February 21, 2020). "Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas' Most Important Courts". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Dan Wood". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Kevin Patrick Yeary". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "In the Democratic primary for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4, here's our recommendation". The Dallas Morning News. January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Voter Guide - David Newell". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Voter Guide - Brandon Birmingham". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ 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※
- 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※
- 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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