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2 Predictions  





3 Results summary  





4 Close races  





5 By district  





6 District 27  





7 See also  





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2022 Texas Senate election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

All of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Larry Taylor Carol Alvarado
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 11thFriendswood 6thHouston
Last election 18 seats, 53.28% 13 seats, 44.59%
Seats before 18 13
Seats won 19 12
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 2,948,643 2,287,700
Percentage 54.06% 41.94%
Swing Increase 0.78% Decrease 2.65%

Senate results by district
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

The 2022 Texas Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022. Elections were held to elect senators from all 31 senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections, 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[edit]

As of April 2022, six state senators, including four Republicans and two Democrats, decided to retire, one of whom sought another office.

Republicans[edit]

Democrats[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R May 19, 2022

Results summary[edit]

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Texas Senate election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before Won After +/–
Republican 27 2,948,643 54.06 18 19 19 Increase1
Democratic 22 2,287,700 41.94 13 12 12 Decrease1
Libertarian 6 217,910 4.00 0 0 0 Steady
Total 5,454,253 100.00 31 31 31 Steady
Source:
Popular vote
Republican

54.06%
Democratic

41.94%
Libertarian

4.00%
Senate seats won
Republican

61.29%
Democratic

38.71%

Close races[edit]

District Winner Margin
District 27 Democratic 0.38%

By district[edit]

District Incumbent Candidates[a]
Member Party First
elected
Status
1 Bryan Hughes Republican 2016 Incumbent running
2 Bob Hall Republican 2014 Incumbent running
  • Prince Giadolor (Democratic) 38.1%[10]
  • 3 Robert Nichols Republican 2006 Incumbent running
  • Steve Russell (Democratic) 21.2%
  • Desarae Lindsey (Libertarian) 1.4%[12]
  • 4 Brandon Creighton Republican 2014 (special) Incumbent running
  • Misty Bishop (Democratic) 30.1%
  • 5 Charles Schwertner Republican 2012 Incumbent running
  • Tommy Estes (Libertarian) 28.4%
  • 6 Carol Alvarado Democratic 2018 (special) Incumbent running
    7 Paul Bettencourt Republican 2014 Incumbent running
    8 Angela Paxton Republican 2018 Incumbent running
  • Jonathan Cocks (Democratic) 39.5%
  • Edward Kless (Libertarian) 2.9%
  • 9 Kelly Hancock Republican 2012 Incumbent running
  • Gwenn Burud (Democratic) 40.0%
  • 10 Beverly Powell Democratic 2018 Incumbent retiring[5]
    Republican gain.
    11 Larry Taylor Republican 2012 Incumbent retiring[1]
    12 Jane Nelson Republican 1992 Incumbent retiring[2]
  • Francine Ly (Democratic) 38.6%
  • 13 Borris Miles Democratic 2016 Incumbent running
    14 Sarah Eckhardt Democratic 2020 (special) Incumbent running
  • Steven E. Haskett (Libertarian) 17.8%
  • 15 John Whitmire Democratic 1982 Incumbent running
  • George Vachris (Republican) 34.7%
  • 16 Nathan Johnson Democratic 2018 Incumbent running
  • Brandon Copeland (Republican) 38.1%
  • 17 Joan Huffman Republican 2008 (special) Incumbent running
  • Titus Benton (Democratic) 34.7%
  • 18 Lois Kolkhorst Republican 2014 Incumbent running
  • Josh Tutt (Democratic) 33.8%[18]
  • 19 Roland Gutierrez Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
  • Robert Garza (Republican) 44.6%
  • 20 Juan Hinojosa Democratic 2002 Incumbent running
  • Westley Wright (Republican) 40.8%
  • 21 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 1986 Incumbent running
  • Julie Dahlberg (Republican) 35.9%
  • Arthur DiBianca (Libertarian) 2.5%
  • 22 Brian Birdwell Republican 2010 (special) Incumbent running
  • Jeremy Schroppel (Libertarian) 25.7%
  • 23 Royce West Democratic 1992 Incumbent running
    24 Dawn Buckingham Republican 2016 Incumbent retiring to run for Texas Land Commissioner[3]
  • Kathy Jones-Hospod (Democratic) 35.7%
  • 25 Donna Campbell Republican 2012 Incumbent running
  • Robert Walsh (Democratic) 37.2%
  • 26 Jose Menendez Democratic 2015 (special) Incumbent running
  • Ashton Murray (Republican) 33.5%
  • 27 Eddie Lucio Jr. Democratic 1990 Incumbent retiring[23]
    • Green tickY Morgan Lamantia (Democratic) 50.2%[24]
  • Adam Hinojosa (Republican) 49.8%
  • 28 Charles Perry Republican 2014 (special) Incumbent running
    29 Cesar Blanco Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
  • Derek Zubeldia (Republican) 35.9%
  • 30 Drew Springer Republican 2020 (special) Incumbent running
    31 Kel Seliger Republican 2004 Incumbent retiring[4]

    District 27[edit]

    2022 Texas's 27th senate district election

    ← 2020
    2024 →
     
    Nominee Morgan LaMantia Adam Hinojosa
    Party Democratic Republican
    Popular vote 88,037 87,378
    Percentage 50.19% 49.81%

    County results
    LaMantia:      50–60%      60–70%
    Hinojosa:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%


    Texas Senator before election

    Eddie Lucio Jr.
    Democratic Party

    Elected Texas Senator

    Morgan LaMantia
    Democratic Party

    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.[29][30] 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.[31] 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.[32]

    Polling
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered
    Sample
    size[b]
    Margin
    of error
    Morgan
    LaMantia (D)
    Adam
    Hinojosa (R)
    Undecided
    Ragnar Research Partners (R)[A] August 23–25, 2022 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 38% 43% 19%
    Hypothetical polling
    Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered
    Sample
    size[b]
    Margin
    of error
    Generic
    Democrat
    Generic
    Republican
    Undecided
    Ragnar Research Partners (R)[A] August 23–25, 2022 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 46% 41% 12%

    LaMantia won the election by an extremely narrow margin, a result which was not confirmed until after a December recount.[33][34]

    Texas's 27th Senate District, 2022
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Morgan LaMantia 88,037 50.19%
    Republican Adam Hinojosa 87,378 49.81%
    Total votes 175,415 100.00%
    Democratic hold

    See also[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Declared candidates may seek election from other district, subject to redistricting. Some districts may have no incumbents, while some other may have multiple incumbents due to redistricting.
  • ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  • Notes[edit]

    Partisan clients
    1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Hinojosa's campaign

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c Svitek, Patrick (November 30, 2021). "Longtime state Sen. Larry Taylor, best known for his work on education issues, says he won't run for reelection". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  • ^ a b Garrett, Robert (July 5, 2021). "Veteran Denton County GOP lawmaker Jane Nelson will not seek 11th term in Texas Senate". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  • ^ a b Lindell, Chuck (June 7, 2021). "State Sen. Dawn Buckingham to run for Texas land commissioner". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  • ^ a b Barragán, James (October 20, 2021). "Texas state Sen. Kel Seliger, a Republican willing to buck his party leadership, will not seek reelection". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  • ^ a b Barragán, James (April 6, 2022). ""Unwinnable race": State Sen. Beverly Powell of Burleson ends reelection bid, citing redrawn political map". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  • ^ Bova, Gus (November 16, 2021). "The Texas Senate's Most Conservative Democrat Is Retiring". Texas Observer. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  • ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  • ^ Gary Bass (November 12, 2021). "State Sen. Bryan Hughes announces plans to seek re-election". KLTV. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  • ^ "Hall announces campaign for re-election". Herald Banner. September 20, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Giadolor announces run for state senate". Herald Banner. September 20, 2021.
  • ^ "Nichols announces campaign for re-election". Palestine Herald-Press. June 25, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  • ^ "Candidate Desarae Lindsey Files for Texas Senate Dist. 3". Liberty Vindicator. December 10, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  • ^ Ontiveros, Brooke (June 10, 2021). "'Unfinished business remains': Brandon Creighton aims at re-election for Texas Senate District 4". Community Impact.
  • ^ Hannah Zedaker (June 7, 2021). "Paul Bettencourt to seek re-election for Texas Senate District 7". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  • ^ Patrick Svitek (September 27, 2021). "GOP state Rep. Phil King announces he'll run for new Republican-friendly Senate seat held by Democrat Beverly Powell". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  • ^ Morris, Allie (July 7, 2021). "GOP Rep. Tan Parker to seek Senate seat being vacated by North Texas lawmaker Jane Nelson". The Dallas Morning News.
  • ^ McGuinness, Dylan; Scherer, Jasper (November 19, 2021). "State Sen. John Whitmire announces he will run for mayor of Houston in 2023". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  • ^ Cat DeLaura (December 9, 2021). "Democrat Josh Tutt announces his intention to run against Kolkhorst". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  • ^ "Hinojosa announces reelection bid for state senate". MyRGV.com. June 9, 2021.
  • ^ "Zaffirini files for reelection to Texas senate". MyRGV.com. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  • ^ Roland Richter (June 18, 2021). "State Senator Bryan Birdwell announces running for re-election". KWKT-TV. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  • ^ Jackie Wang (September 21, 2021). "Former state Sen. Pete Flores says he's running for proposed Senate District 24". San Antonio Report.
  • ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 4, 2021). "Eddie Lucio Jr. to retire after three decades in Texas Senate". www.texastribune.com. The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  • ^ "LaMantia Enters Democratic Primary For Eddie Lucio's State Senate Seat". KURV. November 18, 2021.
  • ^ "Texas Senator Charles Perry announces re-election". KCBD. September 29, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  • ^ Anthony Jackson (October 29, 2021). "Texas state Sen. César Blanco of El Paso announces reelection campaign". El Paso Times. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  • ^ "SEN. DREW SPRINGER ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE TEXAS SENATE". Olney Enterprise. October 14, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  • ^ Stewart Doreen (August 13, 2021). "Midland's Kevin Sparks to run for state senate". Midland Reporter-Telegram.
  • ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 4, 2021). "Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr., known for voting with Republicans on key issues, to retire after three decades in Texas Senate". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  • ^ Davila, Gaige (November 5, 2021). "Progressives hope Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr.'s retirement signals new era". TPR. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  • ^ Svitek, Patrick (May 25, 2022). "Moderate Democrats win two key South Texas runoffs, while another is too close to call". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  • ^ Svitek, Patrick (October 23, 2022). "Donald Trump energizes South Texas voters ahead of early voting as Republicans predict red "tsunami"". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  • ^ Clark, Steve (November 9, 2022). "LaMantia edges out Hinojosa: District 27 state Senate race was a squeaker". MyRGV.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  • ^ Yañez, Alejandra (December 14, 2022). "LaMantia remains winner after recount for Senate District 27". KVEO-TV. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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