2018_Texas_State_Senate_election

2018 Texas Senate election
15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Republican hold Democratic hold; Republican gain Democratic gain; No election; Republican: 50–60% 70–80% 80–90%; Democratic: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
President Pro Tempore before election; Kel Seliger; Republican	Elected President Pro Tempore ; Kirk Watson; Democratic

2018 Texas Senate election

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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.

Quick Facts 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

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.^[2]

Following the 2016 state senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with 20 members. However, they gained an extra seat by flipping the 19th District in the August 2018 special election.^[1]

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.

Detailed results by State Senate District

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

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Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats

Party		Candidates	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
Source:^[3]

District	Democratic		Republican		Libertarian		Total		Result

	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%

State Senate District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
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	Vacant^[5]	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hall (incumbent)	35,530	53.2
	Republican	Cindy Burkett	31,216	46.8
Total votes			66,746	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendall Scudder	20,573	100.0
Total votes			20,573	100.0

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2018 Texas Senate election

Summary of race results

Retirements

Republican

Seats gained in preceding special elections

Republicans

Incumbents defeated

In the primary election

Republicans

In the general election

Republicans

Close races

Summary of results by State Senate District

Detailed results by State Senate District

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

See also

References

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District	Winner	Margin
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%
District 5	Republican	13.87%
District 25	Republican	15.36%
District 7	Republican	17.41%
District 2	Republican	18.7%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hall (incumbent)	153,151	59.35
	Democratic	Kendall Scudder	104,897	40.65
Total votes			258,048	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley Layton	12,452	100.0
Total votes			12,452	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Nichols (incumbent)	78,434	100.0
Total votes			78,434	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Schwertner (incumbent)	50,254	75.1
	Republican	Harold Ramm	16,648	24.9
Total votes			66,902	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Bettencourt (incumbent)	44,950	100.0
Total votes			44,950	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Romero	22,989	100.0
Total votes			22,989	100.0

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	32,756	54.3
	Republican	Phillip Huffines	27,545	45.7
Total votes			60,301	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Phariss	16,748	50.9
	Democratic	Brian Chaput	16,148	49.1
Total votes			32,896	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	169,995	51.18
	Democratic	Mark Phariss	162,157	48.82
Total votes			332,152	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwenn Burud	21,382	100.0
Total votes			21,382	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock (incumbent)	31,188	100.0
Total votes			31,188	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock (incumbent)	132,256	54.03
	Democratic	Gwenn Burud	112,537	45.97
Total votes			244,793	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Konni Burton (incumbent)	35,758	100.0
Total votes			35,758	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Powell	23,148	61.6
	Democratic	Allison Campolo	14,432	38.4
Total votes			37,580	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Powell	148,959	51.73
	Republican	Konni Burton (incumbent)	138,968	48.27
Total votes			287,927	99%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Hindman	24,168	100.0
Total votes			24,168	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kirk Watson (incumbent)	82,626	100.0
Total votes			82,626	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Orr	17,057	100.0
Total votes			17,057	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Huffines (incumbent)	30,311	100.0
Total votes			30,311	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan Johnson	25,437	69.6
	Democratic	Joe Bogen	11,125	30.4
Total votes			36,562	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joan Huffman (incumbent)	36,830	72.7
	Republican	Kristin Tassin	13,849	27.3
Total votes			50,679	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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