In Texas Senate race, Hegar jabs and Cornyn sidesteps. It turned out not to matter in a race with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. The race … The incumbent was challenged by Democrat Mary MJ Hegar, a former Air Force pilot. 51.3. Both candidates in the special runoff election are Republicans: Shelley Luther and … Polls heading into Election Day showed him maintaining a single-digit lead over Hegar, a former Air Force helicopter pilot. Gov. Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Federer, November 14, 2018 In 1941, Lyndon Baines Johnson ran for U.S. Senate. Live Results Live Analysis Live Forecast Precinct Maps … (KTEN) -- Saturday is Election Day for Texas Senate District 30. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. At the time of the 2020 election, Democrats had last won a statewide election in Texas in 1994. In the 2014 election, he defeated David Alameel (D) 62% to 34%. Arlington nearly pulls off the upset, but Denton Guyer advances in double overtime. 2020 Election. Republicans have held both Texas Senate seats since 1993. ET) across most of Texas. Texas Democratic Senate candidate MJ Hegar joins Lawrence O’Donnell to … Cornyn’s lead now stands at 8 points, down from 11 in September. Election results: Drew Springer leads Shelley Luther in Texas Senate District 30 race. Election 2020 Here Are The Top Democratic Senate Candidates In The 2020 Texas Primary. Incumbent John Cornyn (R) defeated M.J. Hegar (D), David B. Collins (G), Kerry McKennon (L), and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (I) in the November 3, 2020 general election for U.S. Senate in Texas.. Cornyn was first elected in 2002. Greg Abbott stayed out of the September special election for a Texas state Senate seat in rural North Texas, content to let his coronavirus response become a … Election Date: Nov. 3, 2020 | Updated 4:37 PM EST Dec. 17, 2020 There are 35 seats up for election in the Senate , and of those, 23 belong to Republicans and 12 to Democrats. In the Texas race for U.S. Senate, Republican incumbent John Cornyn lost a bit more ground against Democrat MJ Hegar. President-elect Joe Biden was the first Democrat to carry Arizona since Bill Clinton won the state with less than 47% of the vote in the 1996 three-way race with Bob Dole and H. Ross Perot. O'Rourke (D)-----From: to: Race Analysis. National Democrats are finally diving into the Texas Senate race. Democrats have not won a U.S. Senate race in Texas since 1988 but had hoped that shifting demographics and Trump’s drag on the ticket could put Cornyn’s seat in play this year. 10/26/18 -- As predicted, this race seems to have broken away from Democrats. Senator Ted Cruz ran successfully for re-election to a second term against Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke.The primary for all parties was held on … Updated Oct. 28, 2020, 7:38 PM ET. Follow the Texas Senate race news and live election results below: Some polling hours were extended Polls closed at 7 p.m. Central Time (8 p.m. In the Senate, incumbent John Cornyn held onto his seat, beating Democratic challenger MJ Hegar. Republicans are … Texas U.S. Senate Primary Election Results. See election results for the 2020 Texas State Senate, including maps and county-by-county vote counts on Nov. 3, 2020. Analysis: This U.S. Senate race in Texas isn’t like the last one Two years ago, nobody knew who Beto O'Rourke was. With the Morning Consult poll Tuesday giving Republican Sen. John Cornyn a lead of 46% to 41% over Democrat MJ Hegar, Texas voters are nonetheless likely to be treated to an intense final few days of a contest that could go down to the wire — very much as that in 2018 did, with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz finally eking out a win over Democrat Beto O'Rourke. In 1997, he resigned from the Texas Supreme Court and ran for Attorney General of Texas, becoming the first Republican to win that office since Reconstruction, according to his website. Democrat MJ Hegar offered the toughest challenge he had ever faced. Share this - copied. Rep. Drew Springer defeats Shelley Luther in North Texas Senate race By Allie Morris Dallas County reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations for third time this week, adds 1,723 cases, 8 deaths Dan Crenshaw has beaten Sima Ladjevardian, Troy Nehls and Lizzie Fletcher also won their races. jtilove@statesman.com. Incumbent Republican U.S. 44.5. Top Contributors. AUSTIN, Texas - Republican John Cornyn has won the Senate race in Texas. Donald Trump won Texas by 9 points in 2016, but that was down significantly from Romney’s 16-point victory in 2012. RELATED: Dallas salon owner Shelly Luther, State Rep. Drew Springer in runoff for Texas senate seat Senate District 30 spans 14 counties, including Collin, Denton, and Grayson. 38 Electoral votes 1 Senate race 36 House races. Franklin D. Roosevelt made a speech on the eve of the election … In Texas' heated U.S. Senate race, Democrat MJ Hegar raised $14 million from July-September, doubling the $7.2 million fundraising haul by incumbent Republican Sen. … The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 2018, along with other elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives in additional states. Texas Senate - Cruz vs. O'Rourke. Texas Senate race results 2020, including votes for MJ Hegar and Sen. John Cornyn in each county and district, live maps and polling results. State Rep. Drew Springer won a Saturday runoff for a North Texas state Senate seat, defeating Dallas salon owner and political outsider Shelley Luther. Texas Senate race tightens ahead of Election Day 01:30. 2020 Election. RealClearPolitics - Election 2020 - Texas Senate - Cornyn vs. Hegar Drew Springer has defeated Shelley Luther in the Texas Senate District 30 runoff with 56.5% of the vote in complete but unofficial results Saturday night. See 2020 primary results STATE OVERVIEW PRESIDENT SENATE HOUSE ... GOP Rep. Mike McCaul was one of roughly a half-dozen Texas Republicans to survive a close race … GOP Sen. John Cornyn is projected to win the Texas Senate race, according to NBC News. Cornyn, 68, has been one of Trump's most stalwart backers in the Senate. Jonathan Tilove. These tables list the top donors to candidates in the 2015-2020 Senate election cycle The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Cruz (R) +6.8.