Heading into the special election, Republicans have a 19-12 majority in the Texas Senate. Jacob Minter (D), Craig Carter (R), Andy Hopper (R), Shelley Luther (R), Drew Springer (R), and Christopher Watts (R) are running in the special election. ... are headed to a runoff for a Texas Senate … As of September, 58 state legislative special elections have been scheduled for 2020 in 26 states. Cedric Jefferson(People Over Politics Party) 3. Amanda Edwards 4. Greg Abbott will determine the date for the runoff election… Gov. Tim Smith(Independent) 5. Chris Bell 2.

Tyler King is a staff writer at Ballotpedia. Voters in the 14-county mostly rural North Texas Senate district will choose between Springer and Luther in the runoff. Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Hegar received 52% of the vote to West's 48%. A general election runoff will be scheduled if no candidate receives a majority of the vote. Fallon submitted his letter of resignation on August 22, with an effective date of resignation on January 4. Mary Jennings Hegar 2. State legislative special elections, 2020. The general election for the 2020 United States Senate in Texas will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the State of Texas, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Listen. State legislative special elections, 2020 A special election is being held on September 29 for District 30 of the Texas State Senate. Annie Garcia 6. Visit us at Ballotpedia.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Texas State Senate District 30. Jack Daniel Foster Jr. 5. M.J. Hegar defeated Royce West in a primary runoff for U.S. Senate from Texas on July 14, 2020. Hegar received 52% of the vote to West's 48%. Texas 2020 Elections Republicans Shelley Luther, Drew Springer head to runoff in special election to replace state Sen. Pat Fallon.

Victor Harris 7. General election candidates 1. Texas has a Republican state government trifecta. Texas State Senate … Let Ballotpedia deliver the news straight to your inbox.

The Texas 2020 runoff election will determine which Democratic and Republican primary candidates will be on the ballot in November. Luther had 31.7% of the vote in a special election to fill a vacated seat in a heavily Republican North Texas district. Michael Cooper 3. Salon Owner Who Defied Lockdown Makes Texas Senate Runoff Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, salon owner Shelley Luther wears a mask as she opens the door for a visitor to enter her just reopened Salon A la Mode in Dallas, Friday, April 24, 2020. Between 2011 and 2019, an average of 77 special elections took place each year.

Incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn is running for reelection to a fourth term. Jacob Minter (D), Craig Carter (R), Andy Hopper (R), Shelley Luther (R), Drew Springer (R), and Christopher Watts (R) are running in the special election. The seat became vacant after the resignation of Pat Fallon (R). A special election is being held on September 29 for District 30 of the Texas State Senate. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. John Cornyn(R) (Incumbent) 2.

Additional reading: September 21, 2020 at 11:02 AM. Hegar, a former search and rescue and medevac pilot with the U.S. Army, ran for the U.S. House in 2018, losing to incumbent John Carter (R) 50.6% to 47.7%. Contact us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

A general election runoff will be scheduled if no candidate receives a majority … James Brumley(The Human Rights Party) 4. Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla(Independent) Democratic primary runoff candidates 1. Arjun Srinivasan(Independent) 6. Springer, a Muenster tax consultant, tallied 31.83% of the vote. On August 8, local Republican Party county and precinct chairs selected Fallon to replace incumbent John Ratcliffe on the general election ballot for Texas’ 4th Congressional District after Ratcliffe withdrew from the race, following his confirmation as director of national intelligence. Royce West Democratic primary candidates 1.