2020 Senate elections · Texas history
Texas U.S. Senate election 2020
John Cornyn REP +9.6 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 11,144,040
- Margin
- 9.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in TX
- R+5.6same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cornyn Won | REP | 5,962,983 | 53.51% | |
| Mary Jennings Hegar | DEM | 4,888,764 | 43.87% | |
| Kerry Douglas McKennon | LIB | 209,722 | 1.88% | |
| David B. Collins | GRE | 81,893 | 0.74% | |
| Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla | W | 678 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 11,144,040 | |||
Official source: races
Other Texas Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Ted Cruz | 8.5 |
| 2020 | Class II | John Cornyn | 9.6 |
| 2018 | Class I | Ted Cruz | 2.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | John Cornyn | 27.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Ted Cruz | 15.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | John Cornyn | 12.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Kay Bailey Hutchison | 25.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | John Cornyn | 12.0 |
| 2000 | Class I | Kay Bailey Hutchison | 32.8 |
| 1996 | Class II | Phil Gramm | 10.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Kay Bailey Hutchison | 22.5 |
| 1990 | Class II | Phil Gramm | 22.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2020 Texas Senate race?
John Cornyn (REP) won with 53.5% of the vote, ahead of Mary Jennings Hegar (43.9%), a margin of 9.6 points.
Did the Texas Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Texas Senate race?
11,144,040 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.