2024 Texas Senate election

November 5, 2024

14 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Charles Schwertner Carol Alvarado
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 5th district 6th district
Last election 19 seats, 54.06% 12 seats, 41.94%
Current seats 19 12
Seats needed Steady Increase 4

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     No election

Incumbent President pro tempore

Kelly Hancock
Republican



Elections to the Texas Senate will be held on November 5, 2024, for 15 of the 31 Senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections will also be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve full four-year terms covering the 89th Texas Legislature and the 90th Texas Legislature. Republicans have held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections.

Primary elections will be held on March 5, 2024, and any necessary runoffs will be held on May 28.[1]

Retirements

One incumbent will not seek re-election.

Republicans

One Republican will not seek re-election.

  1. District 30: Drew Springer is retiring.[2]

Summary of results by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
‡ - Presumptive

State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
6th Carol Alvarado Dem
7th Paul Bettencourt Rep
8th Angela Paxton Dem
10th Phil King Rep
12th Tan Parker Rep
14th Sarah Eckhardt Dem Sarah Eckhardt Dem
15th Vacant[lower-alpha 1]
16th Nathan M. Johnson Dem Dem
17th Joan Huffman Rep
20th Juan Hinojosa Dem Juan Hinojosa Dem
23rd Royce West Dem Royce West Dem
25th Donna Campbell Rep
27th Morgan LaMantia Dem
29th Cesar Blanco Dem Cesar Blanco Dem
30th Drew Springer Rep

Detailed results

District 6District 7District 8District 10District 12District 14District 15District 16District 17District 20District 23District 25District 27District 29District 30

District 6

2024 Texas Senate District 6 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carol Alvarado (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 6 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha Fierro
Total votes

District 7

2024 Texas Senate District 7 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Bettencourt (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 7 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Gwinn
Democratic Nasir Malik
Total votes

District 8

2024 Texas Senate District 8 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Angela Paxton (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 8 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Mello
Total votes

District 10

2024 Texas Senate District 10 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil King (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 10 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Morris
Total votes

District 12

2024 Texas Senate District 12 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tan Parker (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 12 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Draper
Total votes

District 14

2024 Texas Senate District 14 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Eckhardt (incumbent)
Total votes

District 15

2024 Texas Senate District 15 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Anderson Bonton
Democratic Alberto Cardenas
Democratic Molly Cook
Democratic Jarvis Johnson
Democratic Todd Litton
Democratic Karthik Soora
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 15 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Trahan
Total votes

District 16

2024 Texas Senate District 16 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Victoria Neave
Democratic Nathan M. Johnson (incumbent)
Total votes

District 17

2024 Texas Senate District 17 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joan Huffman (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 17 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Cheng
Total votes

District 20

2024 Texas Senate District 20 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Hinojosa (incumbent)
Total votes

District 23

2024 Texas Senate District 23 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Royce West (incumbent)
Total votes

District 25

2024 Texas Senate District 25 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donna Campbell (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 25 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Merrie Fox
Total votes

District 27

2024 Texas Senate District 27 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan LaMantia (incumbent)
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 27 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Hinojosa
Total votes

District 29

2024 Texas Senate District 29 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cesar Blanco (incumbent)
Total votes

District 30

2024 Texas Senate District 30 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cody Clark
Republican Carrie de Moor
Republican Brent Hagenbuch
Republican Jace Yarbrough
Total votes
2024 Texas Senate District 30 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Braxton
Democratic Dale Frey
Democratic Matthew McGhee
Total votes

Notes

  1. Incumbent Democrat John Whitmire resigned to become Mayor of Houston on December 31, 2023.

See also

References

  1. "Texas State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. Svitek, Patrick (November 7, 2023). "State Sen. Drew Springer will not seek reelection in 2024". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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