The 2022 Texas Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022.
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All of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic hold Republican hold Republican gain Republican: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ≥90% Democratic: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% ≥90% |
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.[1]
- District 12: Jane Nelson retired.[2]
- District 24: Dawn Buckingham retired to run for Texas Land Commissioner.[3]
- District 31: Kel Seliger retired.[4]
Democrats
- District 10: Beverly Powell retired.[5]
- District 27: Eddie Lucio Jr. retired.[6]
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 |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
CNalysis | Safe R | Nov. 7, 2022 |
Competitive districts
District | Incumbent | 2020 Pres.[8] | CNalysis[9] | Result |
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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
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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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 | 5,454,253 | 100.00 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||||||
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Close races
District | Winner | Margin |
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District 27 | Democratic | 0.38% |
By district
District | Incumbent | Candidates[a] | |||
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Member | Party | First elected |
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1 | Bryan Hughes | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent running |
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2 | Bob Hall | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running | |
3 | Robert Nichols | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent running |
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4 | Brandon Creighton | Republican | 2014 (special) | Incumbent running |
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5 | Charles Schwertner | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent running |
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6 | Carol Alvarado | Democratic | 2018 (special) | Incumbent running |
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7 | Paul Bettencourt | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running |
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8 | Angela Paxton | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent running |
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9 | Kelly Hancock | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent running |
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10 | Beverly Powell | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent retiring[5] Republican gain. |
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11 | Larry Taylor | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent retiring[1] |
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12 | Jane Nelson | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retiring[2] |
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13 | Borris Miles | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent running |
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14 | Sarah Eckhardt | Democratic | 2020 (special) | Incumbent running |
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15 | John Whitmire | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent running |
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16 | Nathan Johnson | Democratic | 2018 | Incumbent running |
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17 | Joan Huffman | Republican | 2008 (special) | Incumbent running |
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18 | Lois Kolkhorst | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent running |
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19 | Roland Gutierrez | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running |
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20 | Juan Hinojosa | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent running |
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21 | Judith Zaffirini | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent running |
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22 | Brian Birdwell | Republican | 2010 (special) | Incumbent running |
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23 | Royce West | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent running |
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24 | Dawn Buckingham | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent retiring to run for Texas Land Commissioner[3] |
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25 | Donna Campbell | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent running |
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26 | Jose Menendez | Democratic | 2015 (special) | Incumbent running |
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27 | Eddie Lucio Jr. | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent retiring[25] |
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28 | Charles Perry | Republican | 2014 (special) | Incumbent running |
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29 | Cesar Blanco | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running |
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30 | Drew Springer | Republican | 2020 (special) | Incumbent running |
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31 | Kel Seliger | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent retiring[4] |
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District 27
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County results LaMantia: 50–60% 60–70% Hinojosa: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[31][32] 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.[33] 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.[34]
Polling
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
LaMantia won the election by an extremely narrow margin, a result which was not confirmed until after a December recount.[36][37]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Morgan LaMantia | 88,037 | 50.19% | |
Republican | Adam Hinojosa | 87,378 | 49.81% | |
Total votes | 175,415 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
Notes
Notes
Partisan clients
References
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