2020 Texas House of Representatives election

The 2020 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 of the state house's districts. Primary elections were held in March 2020.[1] Two seats changed hands, both in Harris County, one Democratic flip and one Republican flip, for no net change.

2020 Texas House of Representatives election

November 3, 2020
All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	TBD
Leader Dennis Bonnen (retiring) Chris Turner Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 8, 2019 January 30, 2017 Leader's seat 25th 101st Seats before 83 67 Seats after 82 67 Seat change Popular vote TBD TBD Percentage TBD TBD Swing TBD TBD
Speaker before election Dennis Bonnen Republican Elected Speaker Dade Phelan Republican

Background

In the 2018 election, the Texas Democrats had a net gain of 12 seats from the opposing Texas Republicans.

In 2019, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced he would not seek reelection.[2]

In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.[3]

Polling

House District 26

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Jacey Jetton (R)	L. Sarah DeMerchant (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	44%	50%	6%

House District 28

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Gary Gates (R)	Elizabeth Markowitz (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	47%	45%	9%

House District 45

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Erin Zweiner (D)	Carrie Issac (R)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	54%	39%	7%

House District 54

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Brad Buckley (R)	Likeitha Williams (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	38%	54%	8%

House District 64

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Lynn Stucky (R)	Angela Brewer (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	47%	43%	10%

House District 65

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Michelle Beckley (D)	Kronda Thimesch (R)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	50%	39%	11%
EMC Research/Kronda Thimesch (R)[upper-alpha 1]	Aug 5–9, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	52%	38%	–

House District 66

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Matt Shaheen (R)	Sharon Hirsch (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	46%	48%	6%

House District 67

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Jeff Leach (R)	Lorenzo Sanchez (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	44%	46%	10%

House District 92

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Jeff Cason (R)	Jeff Whitfield (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	50%	38%	12%

House District 93

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Matt Krause (R)	Lydia Bean (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	46%	45%	9%

House District 94

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Tony Tinderholt (R)	Alisa Simmons (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	43%	45%	12%

House District 96

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	David Cook (R)	Joe Drago (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	38%	43%	19%

House District 97

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Craig Goldman (R)	Elizabeth Beck (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	40%	53%	7%

Hypothetical polling in District 97
Generic Democrat vs Generic Republican Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Republican Generic Democrat Undecided Public Policy Polling/DLCC[upper-alpha 2] September 23–24, 2020 528 (V) ± 4.3% 46% 46% 8%

House District 102

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Ana-Maria Ramos (D)	Linda Koop (R)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	54%	42%	4%

House District 108

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Morgan Meyer (R)	Joanna Cattanach (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	36%	55%	9%
GQR Research/Joanna Cattanach (D)[upper-alpha 3]	Jul 22–25, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	48%	–

Hypothetical polling in District 108
Generic Democrat vs Generic Republican Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Republican Generic Democrat Undecided Public Policy Polling/DLCC[upper-alpha 4] September 23–24, 2020 458 (V) ± 4.6% 41% 51% 7%

House District 112

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Angie Chen Button (R)	Brandy Chambers (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	43%	47%	10%
GQR Research/Brandy for Texas (D)[upper-alpha 5]	Jul 6–9, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	46%	48%	–

House District 113

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Will Douglas (R)	Rhetta Bowers (D)
EMC Research/Rhetta Bowers (D)[upper-alpha 6]	Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2020	405 (LV)	± 4.9%	36%	53%

House District 121

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Steve Allison (R)	Celina Montoya (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	49%	41%	10%
Lake Research Partners/Ann Johnson (D) [upper-alpha 7]	Jul 28 – Aug 1, 2020	406 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	49%	9%

House District 126

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Sam Harless (R)	Natali Hurtado (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	49%	43%	8%
GQR Research/Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (D)[upper-alpha 7]	Jul 27–30, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	43%	–

House District 132

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Gina Calanni (D)	Mike Schofield (R)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	50%	40%	10%

House District 134

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Sarah Davis (R)	Ann Johnson (D)	Other	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	31%	57%	–	12%
Lake Research Partners/Ann Johnson (D)[upper-alpha 8]	Aug 3–6, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	44%	13%[lower-alpha 2]	–

House District 135

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Jon Rosenthal (D)	Justin Ray (R)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	48%	39%	13%

House District 138

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Lacey Hull (R)	Akilah Bacy (D)	Undecided
Reform Austin	Released Oct 9, 2020	>400 (LV)	± 4.89%	42%	43%	15%
PPP/TXHDCC[upper-alpha 9]	Oct 6–7, 2020	451 (V)	± 4.6%	45%[lower-alpha 3]	54%	1%
GQR Research (D)	Aug 3–7, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	48%	–

Hypothetical polling in District 138
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Republican Generic Democrat Undecided PPP/TXHDCC[upper-alpha 10] October 6–7, 2020 451 (V) ± 4.6% 43% 52% – Public Policy Polling/DLCC[upper-alpha 11] September 23–24, 2020 483 (V) ± 4.5% 44% 50% 6%

Results

Districts 1-9

1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver (incumbent)	59,508	100.0
Total votes			59,508	100.0

2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Slaton	63,074	81.29
	Democratic	Bill Brannon	14,514	18.71
Total votes			77,588	100.0
	Republican hold

3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cecil Bell Jr. (incumbent)	70,385	77.34
	Democratic	Martin Shupp	20,625	22.66
Total votes			91,010	100.0
	Republican hold

4th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Bell (incumbent)	65,903	79.08
	Libertarian	K. Nicole Sprabary	17,437	20.92
Total votes			83,340	100.0
	Republican hold

5th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cole Hefner (incumbent)	59,197	79.97
	Democratic	Lawyanda Prince	14,824	20.03
Total votes			74,021	100.0
	Republican hold

6th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Schaefer (incumbent)	50,143	68.16
	Democratic	Julie Gobble	23,426	31.84
Total votes			73,569	100.0
	Republican hold

7th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Dean (incumbent)	54,726	100.0
Total votes			54,726	100.0
	Republican hold

8th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cody Harris (incumbent)	50,433	85.91
	Libertarian	R. Edwin Adams	8,271	14.09
Total votes			58,704	100.0
	Republican hold

9th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Paddie (incumbent)	62,151	100.0
Total votes			62,151	100.0
	Republican hold

Districts 10-19

10th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake Ellzey	65,062	75.83
	Libertarian	Matt Savino	20,733	24.17
Total votes			85,795	100.0
	Republican hold

11th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Clardy (incumbent)	49,864	75.75
	Democratic	Alec Johnson	15,965	24.25
Total votes			65,829	100.0
	Republican hold

12th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kyle Kacal (incumbent)	49,785	100.0
Total votes			49,785	100.0
	Republican hold

13th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Leman (incumbent)	72,890	100.0
Total votes			72,890	100.0
	Republican hold

14th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Raney (incumbent)	35,922	57.53
	Democratic	Janet Dudding	26,520	42.47
Total votes			62,442	100.0
	Republican hold

15th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Toth (incumbent)	71,586	66.47
	Democratic	Lorena Perez McGill	36,111	33.53
Total votes			107,697	100.0
	Republican hold

16th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Metcalf (incumbent)	74,821	100.0
Total votes			74,821	100.0
	Republican hold

17th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John P. Cyrier (incumbent)	45,219	63.6
	Democratic	Madeline Eden	25,881	36.4
Total votes			71,100	100.0
	Republican hold

18th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest Bailes (incumbent)	56,026	100.0
Total votes			56,026	100.0
	Republican hold

19th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James White (incumbent)	72,573	100.0
Total votes			72,573	100.0
	Republican hold

Pending

See also

• 2020 Texas elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Undecided/no vote" with 13%
3. With voters who lean towards a given candidate

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Beckley's campaign
2. The DLCC exclusively supports Democratic candidates
3. Poll sponsored by Cattanach's campaign
4. The DLCC exclusively supports Democratic candidates
5. Poll sponsored by Chambers' campaign
6. Poll sponsored by Bowers' campaign
7. The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee exclusively supports the election of Democrats in Texas
8. Poll sponsored by Johnson's campaign
9. The TXHDCC endorsed Bacy prior to the sampling period
10. The TXHDCC endorsed Bacy prior to the sampling period
11. The DLCC exclusively supports Democratic candidates

References

1. Staff, K. U. T. "2020 Primary Election Results: Texas Legislature". www.kut.org. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
2. Pollock, Cassandra (October 22, 2019). "Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen won't seek reelection after recording scandal". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
3. Phillips, Amber (October 2, 2020). "The state legislative battles to watch in 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

Further reading

• Amber Phillips (October 2, 2020), "The state legislative battles to watch in 2020", Washingtonpost.com, Texas state House. (About redistricting).
• Tim Craig (October 12, 2020), "In a state known for 'law and order,' Texas Republicans struggle to make the message stick", Washingtonpost.com

External links

• Texas State House
• Elections Division at the Texas Secretary of State official website
• Texas Election Results
• Texas at Ballotpedia
• "League of Women Voters of Texas". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Texas 2019 & 2020 Elections", Followthemoney.org