The 2018 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 of the state senate's 31 districts. The winners of this election served in the 86th Texas Legislature. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.
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A primary election on March 6, 2018, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Texas Secretary of State's website.[1]
Following the 2016 elections, Republicans maintained control of the Senate with 20 members. However, they gained an extra seat by flipping the 19th District in a September special election, giving them a 21-seat supermajority.[2]
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would have needed to net six Senate seats. The Democratic Party gained two seats, leaving the Republicans with a 19 to 12 majority in the chamber. Republicans maintained their supermajority, however, due to a 2015 rule change that reduced the effective vote threshold to pass legislation from 21 to 19.[3]
Summary of race results
editParty | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||
Republican | 14 | 2,280,884 | 52.14 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 2 | ||||||
Democratic | 14 | 2,026,761 | 46.33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
Libertarian | 7 | 67,062 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 3,525,443 | 100.00 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 35 | ||||||||
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Retirements
editOne incumbent did not run for re-election in 2018:
Republican
edit- District 8: Van Taylor ran for Texas's 3rd congressional district.
Seats gained in preceding special elections
editRepublicans
edit- District 19: Pete Flores defeated Pete Gallego in a preceding special election on September 18, 2018, to flip this seat. The seat was vacated by Carlos Uresti, who resigned after multiple convictions on fraud and laundering charges.
Incumbents defeated
editIn the primary election
editRepublicans
edit- District 30: Craig Estes lost to Pat Fallon.
In the general election
editRepublicans
edit- District 10: Konni Burton lost to Beverly Powell.
- District 16: Don Huffines lost to Nathan M. Johnson.
Close races
editDistrict | Winner | Margin |
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District 8 | Republican | 2.36% |
District 10 | Democratic (flip) | 3.04% |
District 17 | Republican | 4.64% |
District 9 | Republican | 8.06% |
District 16 | Democratic (flip) | 8.26% |
Summary of results by Senate District
editRace results:[4]
District | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 2 | 104,897 | 40.65% | 153,151 | 59.35% | - | - | 258,048 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 3 | 56,398 | 20.53% | 215,058 | 78.27% | 3,301 | 1.20% | 274,757 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 5 | 136,792 | 41.47% | 182,550 | 55.34% | 10,500 | 3.18% | 329,842 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 7 | 124,232 | 40.34% | 177,864 | 57.75% | 5,878 | 1.91% | 307,974 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 8 | 162,157 | 48.82% | 169,995 | 51.18% | - | - | 332,152 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 9 | 112,537 | 45.97% | 132,256 | 54.03% | - | - | 244,793 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 10 | 148,959 | 51.73% | 138,968 | 48.27% | - | - | 287,927 | 100.00% | D GAIN from R |
District 14 | 276,052 | 71.93% | 96,834 | 25.23% | 10,889 | 2.84% | 383,775 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 15 | 153,016 | 65.18% | 75,518 | 32.17% | 6,229 | 2.65% | 234,763 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 16 | 159,228 | 54.13% | 134,933 | 45.87% | - | - | 294,161 | 100.00% | D GAIN from R |
District 17 | 143,978 | 46.80% | 158,263 | 51.44% | 5,396 | 1.75% | 307,637 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 23 | 192,148 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 192,148 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 25 | 173,698 | 42.32% | 236,753 | 57.68% | - | - | 410,451 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 30 | 82,669 | 26.08% | 234,374 | 73.92% | - | - | 317,043 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 31 | - | - | 174,367 | 87.52% | 24,869 | 12.48% | 199,236 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
Total | 2,026,761 | 46.33% | 2,280,884 | 52.14% | 67,062 | 1.53% | 4,374,707 | 100.00% |
For districts not displayed, re-election is not scheduled until 2020.
Senate District | incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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2nd | Bob Hall | Rep | Bob Hall | Rep | ||
3rd | Robert Nichols | Rep | Robert Nichols | Rep | ||
5th | Charles Schwertner | Rep | Charles Schwertner | Rep | ||
7th | Paul Bettencourt | Rep | Paul Bettencourt | Rep | ||
8th | Van Taylor | Rep | Angela Paxton | Rep | ||
9th | Kelly Hancock | Rep | Kelly Hancock | Rep | ||
10th | Konni Burton | Rep | Beverly Powell | Dem | ||
14th | Kirk Watson | Dem | Kirk Watson | Dem | ||
15th | John Whitmire | Dem | John Whitmire | Dem | ||
16th | Don Huffines | Rep | Nathan Johnson | Dem | ||
17th | Joan Huffman | Rep | Joan Huffman | Rep | ||
19th (special) | Vacant | Dem | Pete Flores | Rep | ||
23rd | Royce West | Dem | Royce West | Dem | ||
25th | Donna Campbell | Rep | Donna Campbell | Rep | ||
30th | Craig Estes | Rep | Pat Fallon | Rep | ||
31st | Kel Seliger | Rep | Kel Seliger | Rep |
Detailed results by Senate District
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District 2 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 19 • District 23 • District 25 • District 30 • District 31 |
District 2
editIncumbent Republican Bob Hall ran for re-election. Hall, a member of the Tea Party movement, was challenged in the Republican primary by state representative Cindy Burkett, who ran as a moderate alternative to Hall.[6] Hall narrowly defeated Burkett in the primary and went on to defeat Democrat Kendall Scudder in the general election by a wide margin.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Hall (incumbent) | 35,530 | 53.2 | |
Republican | Cindy Burkett | 31,216 | 46.8 | |
Total votes | 66,746 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kendall Scudder | 20,573 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,573 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Hall (incumbent) | 153,151 | 59.35 | |
Democratic | Kendall Scudder | 104,897 | 40.65 | |
Total votes | 258,048 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
editIncumbent Republican Robert Nichols won re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shirley Layton | 12,452 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,452 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Nichols (incumbent) | 78,434 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 78,434 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Nichols (incumbent) | 215,058 | 78.27 | |
Democratic | Shirley Layton | 56,398 | 20.53 | |
Libertarian | Bruce Quarles | 3,301 | 1.20 | |
Total votes | 274,757 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
editIncumbent Republican Charles Schwertner won re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Schwertner (incumbent) | 50,254 | 75.1 | |
Republican | Harold Ramm | 16,648 | 24.9 | |
Total votes | 66,902 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Meg Walsh | 22,605 | 71.1 | |
Democratic | Brian E. Cronin | 5,383 | 16.9 | |
Democratic | Glenn "Grumpy" Williams | 3,791 | 11.9 | |
Total votes | 31,779 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Schwertner (incumbent) | 182,550 | 55.34 | |
Democratic | Meg Walsh | 136,792 | 41.47 | |
Libertarian | Amy Lyons | 10,500 | 3.18 | |
Total votes | 329,842 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
editIncumbent Republican Paul Bettencourt won re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Bettencourt (incumbent) | 44,950 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 44,950 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Romero | 22,989 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 22,989 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Bettencourt (incumbent) | 177,864 | 57.75 | |
Democratic | David Romero | 124,232 | 40.34 | |
Libertarian | Tom Glass | 5,878 | 1.91 | |
Total votes | 307,974 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
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Incumbent Republican Van Taylor retired to run for Texas's 3rd congressional district, which was being vacated by incumbent Republican Sam Johnson.[8] Prior to Taylor's retirement announcement, businessman Phillip Huffines, the brother of senator Don Huffines, announced his bid for the seat on the assumption that Taylor would run for the House. Educator Angela Paxton, the wife of attorney general Ken Paxton, later joined the race. Both candidates ran highly negative campaigns, spending millions of dollars on advertisements on what would become the most expensive senate primaries in state history.[9][10] Paxton won the Republican primary while Mark Pharris, a plaintiff in the lawsuit to overturn Texas's ban on same-sex marriage, won the Democratic primary.[11] Paxton won the general election in the heavily Republican Collin County district.[12] This was the closest senate election in the state during the 2018 elections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Angela Paxton | 32,756 | 54.3 | |
Republican | Phillip Huffines | 27,545 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 60,301 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Phariss | 16,748 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | Brian Chaput | 16,148 | 49.1 | |
Total votes | 32,896 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Angela Paxton | 169,995 | 51.18 | |
Democratic | Mark Phariss | 162,157 | 48.82 | |
Total votes | 332,152 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
editIncumbent Republican Kelly Hancock won re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gwenn Burud | 21,382 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 21,382 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kelly Hancock (incumbent) | 31,188 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 31,188 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kelly Hancock (incumbent) | 132,256 | 54.03 | |
Democratic | Gwenn Burud | 112,537 | 45.97 | |
Total votes | 244,793 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10
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Precinct results Powell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Burton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Konni Burton ran for re-election. She was initially elected in 2014, flipping the seat after incumbent Democrat Wendy Davis retired to run for governor. Democrats Allison Campolo and Beverly Powell ran in the Democratic primary to challenge Burton, with Campolo running from the progressive wing of the Democratic party while Powell ran from the moderate wing of the party.[13] Powell advanced to the general election, which saw large spending from conservative groups such as Empower Texans to defend Burton's seat.[14] Powell narrowly defeated Burton in the general election, flipping the seat back to the Democrats.[15][16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Konni Burton (incumbent) | 35,758 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 35,758 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Beverly Powell | 23,148 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Allison Campolo | 14,432 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 37,580 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Beverly Powell | 148,959 | 51.73 | |
Republican | Konni Burton (incumbent) | 138,968 | 48.27 | |
Total votes | 287,927 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 14
editIncumbent Democrat Kirk Watson won re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Hindman | 24,168 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,168 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kirk Watson (incumbent) | 82,626 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 82,626 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kirk Watson (incumbent) | 276,052 | 71.93 | |
Republican | George Hindman | 96,834 | 25.23 | |
Libertarian | Micah Verlander | 10,889 | 2.84 | |
Total votes | 383,775 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
editIncumbent Democrat John Whitmire won re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Orr | 17,057 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 17,057 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Whitmire (incumbent) | 27,307 | 74.9 | |
Democratic | Damian Lacroix | 6,520 | 17.9 | |
Democratic | Hank Segelke | 2,619 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | 36,446 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Whitmire (incumbent) | 153,016 | 65.18 | |
Republican | Randy Orr | 75,518 | 32.17 | |
Libertarian | Gilberto Velsquez, Jr. | 6,229 | 2.65 | |
Total votes | 234,763 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16
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Precinct results Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Huffines: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Tie: 50% No vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Don Huffines ran for re-election. Despite Republicans having held the 16th district for over 30 years, Huffines was seen as vulnerable due to the district's shifting demographics and Huffines' ultraconservative voting record. The district had voted for Hillary Clinton by 5 percentage points in 2016.[17][18] Nathan Johnson, the Democratic nominee, defeated Huffines in the general election.[15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Huffines (incumbent) | 30,311 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 30,311 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nathan Johnson | 25,437 | 69.6 | |
Democratic | Joe Bogen | 11,125 | 30.4 | |
Total votes | 36,562 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nathan Johnson | 159,228 | 54.13 | |
Republican | Don Huffines (incumbent) | 134,933 | 45.87 | |
Total votes | 294,161 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 17
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Precinct results Huffman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Lucido: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Joan Huffman ran for re-election. Although she was considered potentially vulnerable due to Donald Trump's narrow victory in the district in 2016, she defeated Democrat Rita Lucido in the general election by 5 percentage points.[3][19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joan Huffman (incumbent) | 36,830 | 72.7 | |
Republican | Kristin Tassin | 13,849 | 27.3 | |
Total votes | 50,679 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rita Lucido | 17,669 | 49.0 | |
Democratic | Fran Watson | 12,663 | 35.1 | |
Democratic | Ahmad R. Hassan | 5,757 | 15.9 | |
Total votes | 36,089 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rita Lucido | 10,533 | 57.8 | |
Democratic | Fran Watson | 7,694 | 42.2 | |
Total votes | 18,227 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joan Huffman (incumbent) | 158,263 | 51.44 | |
Democratic | Rita Lucido | 143,978 | 46.80 | |
Libertarian | Lauren LaCount | 5,396 | 1.75 | |
Total votes | 307,637 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 19 (special)
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County results Flores: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gallego: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Carlos Uresti resigned after multiple convictions on fraud and laundering charges.[20] Former U.S. Representative Pete Gallego and Texas House representative Roland Gutierrez ran as Democrats against Republican Pete Flores in the special election. Flores placed first in the election, a boon to Republicans in the Democratic-leaning district, but he failed to win a majority of the vote, forcing him into a runoff with Gallego.[21] Despite stirrings of an upcoming Democratic wave election, Flores defeated Gallego in the runoff on September 18, 2018, to flip this seat, giving Republicans a supermajority of 21 seats in the Senate.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete Flores | 9,003 | 32.35 | |
Democratic | Pete Gallego | 7,580 | 28.38 | |
Democratic | Roland Gutierrez | 6,389 | 24.38 | |
Republican | Carlos Antonio Raymond | 920 | 3.51 | |
Democratic | Tomas Uresti | 799 | 3.05 | |
Democratic | Charlie Urbina Jones | 789 | 3.01 | |
Republican | Jesse (Jay) Alaniz | 461 | 1.76 | |
Libertarian | Tony Valdivia | 266 | 1.01 | |
Total votes | 26,207 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete Flores | 25,330 | 56.67 | |
Democratic | Pete Gallego | 19,367 | 43.33 | |
Total votes | 44,697 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 23
editIncumbent Democrat Royce West won re-election unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Royce West (incumbent) | 50,226 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 50,226 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Royce West (incumbent) | 192,148 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 192,148 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25
editIncumbent Republican Donna Campbell won re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donna Campbell (incumbent) | 59,143 | 73.7 | |
Republican | Shannon K. McClendon | 21,055 | 26.3 | |
Total votes | 80,198 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steven Kling | 23,017 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Jack Guerra | 22,064 | 48.9 | |
Total votes | 45,081 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donna Campbell (incumbent) | 236,753 | 57.68 | |
Democratic | Steven Kling | 173,698 | 42.32 | |
Total votes | 410,451 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
editIncumbent Craig Estes, considered a centrist Republican, faced conservative state representative Pat Fallon in a primary race.[24][25] As the primary election approached, both campaigns grew increasingly combinative, including spars over an ad by Estes' campaign featuring Fallon in a Catholic confessional.[26] Polling on behalf of Fallon paid for by lieutenant governor Dan Patrick suggested that Patrick supported Fallon's primary challenge, although he made no official endorsement.[27] Fallon defeated Estes in the primary by a wide margin and went on to win the general election by an even larger margin.[28]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Fallon | 53,881 | 62.0 | |
Republican | Craig Estes (incumbent) | 19,641 | 22.6 | |
Republican | Craig Carter | 13,371 | 15.4 | |
Total votes | 86,893 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin Lopez | 15,760 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,760 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Fallon | 234,374 | 73.92 | |
Democratic | Kevin Lopez | 82,669 | 26.08 | |
Total votes | 317,043 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
editIncumbent Republican Kel Seliger ran for re-election. Seliger was considered vulnerable to a primary challenge due to his refusal to back many conservative bills during previous sessions. He narrowly won his primary in 2014, voted against a 20-week abortion ban, opposed school voucher legislation, and refused to endorse lieutenant governor Dan Patrick's re-election campaign. He drew two primary challengers, including Mike Canon, whom Seliger had narrowly defeated in 2014 and had the support of conservative groups such as Empower Texans.[29][30][31] Seliger won the primary, narrowly avoiding a runoff.[32] He faced nominal third-party opposition in the general election and easily won.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kel Seliger (incumbent) | 40,664 | 50.4 | |
Republican | Mike Canon | 25,335 | 31.4 | |
Republican | Victor Leal | 14,671 | 18.2 | |
Total votes | 80,670 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kel Seliger (incumbent) | 174,367 | 87.52 | |
Libertarian | Jack Westbrook | 24,869 | 12.48 | |
Total votes | 199,236 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b Svitek, Patrick (September 20, 2018). "How Texas Democrats lost a state Senate seat amid talk of a blue wave". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Samuels, Alex (November 7, 2018). "Democrats Nathan Johnson and Beverly Powell defeat state Sens. Don Huffines and Konni Burton in Texas midterm". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Race Summary Report - 2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Texas State Senate elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (September 5, 2017). "State Rep. Cindy Burkett challenging state Sen. Bob Hall in primary". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Leszcynski, Ray (March 7, 2018). "Sen. Bob Hall wins District 2 Republican primary, beats back challenge from four-term Rep. Cindy Burkett". Dallas News. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (August 23, 2017). "GOP state Sen. Van Taylor of Plano makes congressional run official". Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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- ^ Connelly, Christopher (February 12, 2018). "Paxton, Huffines Spend Millions In GOP Bid For Texas' Only Open State Senate Seat". KERA News. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Wigglesworth, Valerie (March 7, 2018). "Paxton beats Huffines in bitter Republican primary race for Texas Senate District 8". Dallas News. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Ford, Holley (November 5, 2018). "Republican Angela Paxton Wins Over Democrat Mark Phariss for Texas District 8 Senate Seat". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Greene, Sydney (February 9, 2018). "In this Texas Democratic primary, the Clinton/Sanders divide still lingers". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Barragán, James (October 11, 2018). "West Texas oil, fracking billionaires pump $1M into D-FW legislative races to prop up GOP candidates". Dallas News. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Leszcynski, Ray; Ayala, Eva-Marie (November 7, 2018). "Conservative stronghold in state Senate cracks as two North Texas incumbents defeated". Dallas News. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Kuo, Stephanie (November 7, 2018). "A Democrat Takes Back A Tarrant County State Senate Seat". KERA News. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Alex (October 25, 2018). "In Dallas State Senate District Held By GOP For Decades, Don Huffines Is In A Tight Race". KERA News. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
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- ^ "Former state Sen. Carlos Uresti gets 12 years in prison in federal corruption case". Mysa. June 26, 2018.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (July 31, 2018). "Republican Pete Flores, Democrat Pete Gallego set for runoff for Uresti seat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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