2024 Texas Senate election

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15 of the 31 seats in theTexas Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Angela Paxton Carol Alvarado Party Republican Democratic Leader since September 16, 2023 January 8, 2020 Leader's seat 8th–McKinney 6th–Houston Last election 19 seats, 54.06% 12 seats, 41.94% Seats before 19 12 Seats won 8 7 Seats after 20 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,196,004 2,678,156 Percentage 45.00% 54.88% Swing 9.06% 12.94%
Results by seat gains Results by vote share      Republican hold     Republican gain      Democratic hold      No election Republican:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Democratic:     60–70%     ≥90%
Majority Leader before election Angela Paxton Republican Elected Majority Leader Tan Parker Republican

Elections to theTexas Senate were held on November 5, 2024, for 15 of the 31 Senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous otherfederal, state, and local elections were held on this date. The winners of this election will serve full four-year terms covering the89th Texas Legislature and the 90th Texas Legislature. Republicans have held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections. Republicans won eight of the fifteen seats up for election, flipping one from the Democrats. Due to the high number ofuncontested seats, however, Democratic candidates received more votes statewide than Republican candidates.

Primary elections were held on March 5, 2024, and any necessary runoffs were held on May 28.^[1]

In the2020 presidential election in Texas,RepublicanDonald Trump won 19 State Senate districts, whileDemocratJoe Biden won 12 districts.^[2] In the2024 presidential election in Texas, Donald Trump won 2 more districts than he did in 2020 with 21, whileDemocratKamala Harris won 10 districts. In the aftermath of the 2024 election,Senate district 20 flipped to Trump by 4.3%, however incumbent Democratic State SenatorJuan Hinojosa held the seat in auncontested general election.

2020 Election results

Trump   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Biden   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

2024 Election results

Trump   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Harris   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

Republicans expanded their majority by one seat to a 19–12 margin in the2022 elections, picking up aseat anchored inTarrant County that had beenredrawn to significantly favor them but failing to win a competitiveseat in theRio Grande Valley.^[3]

During theregular session, the legislature expanded school armed security measures, banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices at universities, and allowed school districts to hire or volunteer chaplains for mental health support for students.^[4][5][6] Republican infighting in theHouse led to the collapse of aschool voucher bill during the regular session despite the Senate easily passing it. Governor Greg Abbott vowed to call special sessions until it passed.^[7] Efforts to legalize onlinesports betting andcasino gambling found a resurgence in the House late in the session, with a bill to legalize online sports betting passing the House.^[8] Neither proposal received any hearings in the Senate due to opposition fromlieutenant governorDan Patrick.^[9][10]

On May 27, 2023, the House voted 121–23 to impeachattorney generalKen Paxton after a House committee found that he had used taxpayer funds to settle a legal dispute.^[11][12][13] The Senate voted to acquit him of all charges in September 2023.^[14]

One incumbent did not seek re-election.

1. District 30:Drew Springer retired.^[15]

1. District 27:Morgan LaMantia lost toAdam Hinojosa.^[16]

1. District 15:John Whitmire (D) was electedMayor of Houston in2023 and resigned from the Senate on December 31, 2023.^[17]Molly Cook won the special election held on May 4, 2024.^[18][19]

Democrat Nathan Johnson was the only incumbent senator being challenged in the primary elections.^[21] RepublicanDrew Springer's retirement and DemocratJohn Whitmire's resignation created open races for their seats.^[15][17] DemocratMorgan LaMantia was the only senator expected to face a competitive general election.^[22]

Due to the size of the Republicans' majority and the low number of competitive seats, most analysts consider a change in control of the chamber to be unlikely.

Summary of the November 5, 2024Texas Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	10	2,196,004	45.00	19	7	8	20	1
	Democratic	15	2,678,156	54.88	12	8	7	11	1
	Green	1	5,956	0.12	0	0	0	0
Total			4,880,116	100.00	31	15	15	31
Source:

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Incumbent DemocratCarol Alvarado won re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanPaul Bettencourt won re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanAngela Paxton won re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanPhil King won re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanTan Parker won re-election.

Incumbent DemocratSarah Eckhardt won re-election unopposed.

Former Senator, DemocratJohn Whitmire was electedMayor of Houston in2023 and resigned from this seat, creating a vacancy.^[17] A special election to fill his unexpired term was held on May 4, 2024, withMolly Cook winning.^[18] Cook narrowly won the Democratic primary runoff for a full term on May 28.^[27]

Incumbent DemocratNathan M. Johnson won re-election. He defeated state representativeVictoria Neave in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.^[21]

Incumbent Republican Joan Huffman won re-election.

Incumbent DemocratJuan Hinojosa won re-election unopposed.

Incumbent DemocratRoyce West won re-election unopposed.

Incumbent RepublicanDonna Campbell won re-election.

District 27 election

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Nominee Adam Hinojosa Morgan LaMantia Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 126,073 123,305 Percentage 49.38% 48.29%

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

Texas Senator before election Morgan LaMantia Democratic Party Elected Texas Senator Adam Hinojosa Republican Party

Incumbent Democrat Morgan LaMantia ran for re-election. She faced a rematch against RepublicanAdam Hinojosa, whom she narrowly defeated in2022.^[28][29] This race was the only one in the state expected to have a competitive general election.^[22] Hinojosa had been endorsed by former Democratic senatorEddie Lucio Jr., who held the seat before LaMantia, citing Hinojosa'spro-life position onabortion.^[30] Hinojosa narrowly won, becoming the first Republican to win a seat in the Senate from theRio Grande Valley since1869.^[31]

Incumbent DemocratCesar Blanco won re-election unopposed.

Incumbent RepublicanDrew Springer retired.^[15]

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