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2022 Texas Senate election

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All of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Larry Taylor Carol Alvarado Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 11th–Friendswood 6th–Houston Last election 18 seats, 53.28% 13 seats, 44.59% Seats before 18 13 Seats won 19 12 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,948,643 2,287,700 Percentage 54.06% 41.94% Swing 0.78% 2.65%
Results by seat gains Results by vote share     Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      ≥90% Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      ≥90%

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The 2022 Texas Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022.

Under the provisions of the Constitution of Texas, all 31 senate districts across the state of Texas were up for re-election, as the election was the first after the decennial United States Census. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections were 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

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

Republicans

• District 11: Larry Taylor retired.
• District 12: Jane Nelson retired.
• District 24: Dawn Buckingham retired to run for Texas Land Commissioner.
• District 31: Kel Seliger retired.

Democrats

• District 10: Beverly Powell retired.
• District 27: Eddie Lucio Jr. retired.

Predictions

Redistricting greatly reduced the number of competitive seats in the state, making it almost certain that the chamber would remain in Republican hands.

Statewide

Competitive districts

Results summary

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	1
	Democratic	22	2,287,700	41.94	13	12	12	1
	Libertarian	6	217,910	4.00	0	0	0
Total			5,454,253	100.00	31	31	31
Source:

Close races

By district

District 27

2022 Texas's 27th senate district election

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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. 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. 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.

Polling

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

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

See also

• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
• 2022 Texas gubernatorial election
• 2022 Texas Attorney General election
• 2022 United States state legislative elections
• 2022 Texas House of Representatives election
• 2022 Texas elections

Notes

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.
2. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Notes

Partisan clients

1. ^ This poll was sponsored by Hinojosa's campaign

References

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