All U.S. House districts, including the 20th Congressional District of Texas, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022. The filing deadline was December 13, 2021.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 65.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 32.7%.^[1]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Kyle Sinclair and Adam Jonasz in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 20 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joaquin Castro (D)	68.4	115,352
	Kyle Sinclair (R)	31.6	53,226
	Adam Jonasz (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	21

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 168,599
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ismael Garcia (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joaquin Castro	100.0	33,214

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,214
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Kyle Sinclair advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kyle Sinclair	100.0	15,938

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,938
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Election information in Texas: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 28, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 28, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

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Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Career Party Politicians are owned by the party and serve their parties interset and their own pockets !

As an Independent Representative my only obligation, allegiance, and duty is to you the people of San Antonio, TX

Tolerance, Unity, and Justice for All, Here and Now means choosing the hard right over the easy wrong - do the right thingand simply doing the right thing

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

I Firmly Believe in the Rule of Law, and Tough on crime, Supporting Law Enforcement, and Strong supporter of an independent Public Defender's Office to provide for the protection of equal justice, and employment programs and training for ex-cons, Military Service, and Veteran Issues ( Including support for Chapter 61 Vets). Meaningful Veteran Employment to assist Veterans in finding a new purpose and mission. Providing Services for Children in need who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected and strong supporter of Foster Care programs that continue to age 21, No child or teenager should go hungry, without some support or be forgotten. I believe in Securing the Border, period. I also believe that immigration is a separate issue and that our immigration system needs an overhaul - our current immigration laws make legal immigration almost impossible, they are complex, bureaucratic, administrative, decentralized, and much too discretionary - the first step is to provide more legal avenues of relief and IJ's should be Article III Judges. I support Civics lessons in school and compulsory national service. I support School Choice and equal Funding for all Public Schools regardless of zip code.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

There are three people who have influenced my life profoundly and I have tried to follow and guide thoughts and actions through their example. Two I have known personally and one I have never met, however, I feel as though I owe his bravery a debt I can never repay except by keeping his memory alive and striving to make sure his sacrifice was not in vain.

The first person is my father, not because he was a great athlete, war hero, or successful businessman. My father was average looking, had an average I.Q., never made a lot of money or had any particularly good luck but he got up every morning rain or shine and went to work. Six days a week from before dawn until after sunset. He did that for years and never took a dime that he did not earn, never drank a beer or smoked a cigarette in fact it was a rare thing indeed just to hear him curse. He never got to drive the car he wanted, go on vacation, or get box seats to a Met game. He was honest, hard-working, and funny, he just did what he had to do and did it all by himself.

I also find that I often think of my first Infantry Squad Leader SFC Alywn Cash. A black guy in the Infantry was in charge of a motley crew of enlisted Soldiers from all over, all colors, sizes, abilities, and religions but SFC Cash only saw Green. You were his Soldier, his responsibility and he would bust your ass and smoke you if needed but he would never let anyone or anything harm you. SFC Cash was as salty, grumpy, and irritable as they come. But if you did not have a place to go for Thanksgiving dinner you had a seat at his table. If you had a problem with a Doc or paymaster it didn't matter their rank SFC Cash went to bat for you. SFC Cash won the Metal of Honor in Iraq by running into a burning vehicle to save his boys, I only regret not being there with him.

Lastly, I admire Raul Wallenberg, a non-Jew who stood up to the Nazis to save people he did not know or - what courage, altruism, morality - my son's middle name is Raul.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Integrity - the Will and Courage to do the right thing - putting others before yourself and understanding that we may disagree on policies or issues but deep inside we are all the same. we must see each other as Americans, that's it no I am a Polish American, or a Jewish American, or a Hispanic American - we can be all those things but we must recognize that we are all Americans and all of us count, we are all important have a duty to help those that we can help, protect those that we can protect and lend a helping hand to lift someone up when possible. I had an instructor at the Police Academy who would say that - you should always do the right thing even when no one else was around because G-D is always watching and your mother always knows when you did something wrong - so give back that free donut and coffee because you did not earn it or pay for it.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

I truly believe that I have been and will always be a Drum Major For Justice, A Drum Major for Peace, A Drum Major for Righteousness -That I have tried to live my life serving others, I try to do right and to walk right, to feed the hungry, cloth those that are naked, if I can help somebody, serve humanity and do my duty as an American then my living will not be in vain. In addition, I am not influenced, controlled, obligated or owned by or indebted to any party, special interest, donor or politician. My only concern is serving the people of my DISTRICT and COUNTRY, UNLIKE CAREER POLITICIANS WHO ARE SLAVES TO THEIR PARTY, DONORS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Only one he/she is responsible to the people (all the people) in his/her district to make their lives better, to ensure they live in secure and safe neighborhoods, have access to medical services, and quality education, opportunities for employment, business and to acquire skills and a trade, public places for recreation like clean parks, school yards and playgrounds. Most of all I think it is the responsibility of their representative to advocate for the people of his/her district no matter whose toes he/she steps on, no matter what the party line is, no matter any donor, lobbyist, or party official tells him/her to do - his/her only obligation, the only goal, and only responsibility is to the people of his/her district and to hell with party politics. Career politicians lack Moxie, initiative, integrity, and most of all BALLS!

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

The first real historical event in my life that affected me personally was 9/11. I was an enlisted Soldier serving in the United States Infantry at the time. I joined the Infantry as an Enlisted Soldier after law school to pay back my student loans. Having been born and raised in Queens, NY, and having friends and family who worked downtown by the World Trade Center - the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers was not the first but it was absolutely devastating and would change the direction of my life and millions of others. I would stay in the Army and serve in Kuwait, Korea, Iraq, and eventually Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where I had the pleasure of giving KSM the Finger.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

My first real job was at 15 years old at the City of New York Neighborhood Community Center on 108th Street in Corona, Queens. I was an after-school and evening preteen and teen tutor and activity coordinator. My first community volunteer job was at age 16 with the New York City Chapter of the Guardian Angels. I conducted safety patrols and community safety programs to help combat criminal activity during the 1980s in NYC in high crime and drug areas including in the NYC subway D trains, Washington Square Park, and the South Bronx. I learned some very important life lessons in the late nights and early morning hours about the people who roam the night selling drugs, sleep in parks and survive day to day. First, even good people do bad things, and second people of all shapes, sizes, religions, and colors would rather have a hand up than a handout.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Bridge Over the River Kwai - It says to me that even in the face of brutality, mortal danger, ever looming death and suffering, the threat of constant violence, sickness, and disease a person can still summon the strength, the will to survive and accomplish the mission. That sense of commitment to brothers in arms and to mission accomplishment is truly remarkable.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Sherlock Holmes

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Rhinestone Cowboy by Glenn Campbell - and it got stuck in my head in 1978

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Veteran issues - a loss of purpose.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

More than any other part of our government, the House of Representatives is directly responsible and responsive to the people. A representative speaks for people in his or her own district--the district in which he or she may live, work, and where their children go to school, play, and grow up.

A representative can focus on issues because he or she speaks for the people in a smaller area. He or she can travel to the represented area and hear the complaints and hopes of the people in the district. Certain activities take place within the House of Representatives. Here the President speaks to the joint sessions of Congress. Decisions are made on war and peace. Issues are discussed, debated, and voted on laws billions and billions of dollars are budgeted out of the taxes Americans pay into the Treasury of the United States. The House of Representatives has special powers that no other branch has. It has the power-- 1. To start all revenue (money) bills. 2. To impeach civil officers. 3. To elect a President if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Considering the fact that most career politicians vote down party lines more than 95% of the time it seems that experience in government and politics means that you are accountable only to, a follower of and a lemming to your party affiliation, lobbyists, big business, and big money donors. Furthermore, most politicians are elitists from ivy league schools like Harvard and Stanford that used their educations to enrich themselves and others and to protect their cronies' financial, business, and political interests. Take for example the politician who goes to an ivy league law school and instead of practicing law by assisting the needy, poor, or public interest like working as a Public Defender protecting the rights of the indigent they become lawyers for large law firms in Washington DC as Lobbyists for big money - Politicians like the current District 20 Representative did exactly that - while he made a six-figure salary working for a law firm in Washington DC representing special interests - I practiced law as a Public Defender, then as a State Attorney for the Department of Children and Families and while he was making money and hanging out with his rich and powerful Ivy League members-only club - I was humping a ruck and full combat load in Germany, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Iraq. Hooah.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

The greatest challenge we face as a nation over the next decade is to come together as a nation as Americans and ensure public safety, provide food, a safe place to live, and a future to look forward to for the children of our nation who go hungry, unloved and neglected. Teachers, Police, First Responders, Nurses, and Courts need to be funded, supported, and respected. There must be a gradual and well-planned transition from fossil fuels that do not cause shortages, inflation, and unemployment we have today. The immigration system must be changed, its laws amended, and centralized. There are too many agencies involved, it is too bureaucratic and dysfunctional. The concepts and structure of the immigration processes are outdated and no longer relevant in today's world. Administrative courts do not have Article III appointed judges and little accountability and independence

The greatest potential threats to our national security are from Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea. These threats cannot go unchecked. In addition, career politicians have become a threat to the very unity of our nation. Their unquenchable thirst for power, greed, and elitism are what are truly causing disharmony among Americans. Term Limits are our only check against the Zombies of the political elite - there is a reason politicians are rich and there is a reason why they never want to retire or leave and it has nothing to do with service to the Country.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Simply - Yes - and there must be Term Limits - I get it that Career Politicians never want to give up power - power corrupts - I understand that the money is good, and there is no real accountability, lots of free stuff from lobbyists and donors and the peoples' tax money pays for trips around the world, meals, hotels, and boondoggles. Why would anyone want to give up a job where you accomplish nothing, work on your own schedule (if you work at all, some of these guys never even show up to vote) and everyone kisses your ass.

However, this is exactly why we need TERM LIMITS - Career Politicians quickly forget that their job is doing the peoples' business - it is not their own business - (politics should not be a career) they are not in business or a business - they become partisan, forget about the best interest of the people in their district and vote the way they are told to vote by their party leadership - Term Limits prevents the perversion, corruption and partisan politics and politicians that have given rise to our current Do Nothing Congress.

Have you ever seen or heard of a poor politician, a middle-class politician - How is it they get so rich, accumulate property, houses, business, and expensive cars, and go on expensive vacations on a Government Salary????? And they have the balls to call what they do Service, they say they Serve their Country - BS they serve themselves, Teachers serve, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Firemen, Police Officers, First Responders, Government attorneys, Prosecutors, Public Defenders, Social Workers, and Volunteers - Serve! Career Politicians take and take and only share among themselves for their own enrichment.

Notice how many career politicians have relatives, i.e. Brothers that are also politicians - in fact, it becomes the family business - Joaquin Castro's - brother was the Mayor of SA, until he quit to work in D.C. for Obama and Biden - is it just a coincidence that Joaquin is now in congress?

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

I support Term Limits - Power Corrupts - Term Limits will ensure different views, ideas, and personalities are in Congress. That no Congressman or Congresswoman becomes so entrenched in the job that they forget it is the people that they work for and it's not their own business - there should never be a political class - politics is the people's business - a career politician is just a "Grazer" a person who has learned to live off of Other Peoples Money, while talking out of two sides of their mouth and purposely accomplishing nothing in order to blame the other guy and therefore make him or her relevant.

This is not just talk - I say what I mean and mean what I say - I will serve a maximum of three terms. I will donate

50% of my congressional salary to charitable organizations, civil projects, local businesses, foster care, schools, and Child Protective Service children programs in District 20.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Adam Jonasz (Independent)

Keeping an open mind, listening to people who do not agree with you, and having patience and empathy are necessary ingredients to reaching a Compromise.

Understanding that in every policy issue there is Common Ground and accepting the realization that the only way forward is through compromise means that you are willing to listen, debate, and get things done for the good of your constituents and the country.

However, career politicians choose party over people, party over duty, party over honor, and party over country. They do not need to compromise when their politics is their business.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Joaquin Castro	Democratic Party	$682,069	$635,073	$162,744	As of December 31, 2022
Kyle Sinclair	Republican Party	$293,147	$291,608	$1,539	As of December 31, 2022
Adam Jonasz	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Democratic or Republican	2% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	$3,125.00	12/13/2021	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	5% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	N/A	6/23/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

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Texas' 20th Congressional District
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Election details
	Filing deadline: December 13, 2021
	Primary: March 1, 2022; Primary runoff: May 24, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Texas
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+15; Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Texas District 20
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 20
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[9]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Texas
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Texas' 1st	26.5%	72.4%	27.2%	71.6%
Texas' 2nd	37.9%	60.7%	48.6%	49.9%
Texas' 3rd	42.0%	56.4%	48.7%	49.8%
Texas' 4th	36.4%	62.4%	24.4%	74.4%
Texas' 5th	38.2%	60.6%	37.9%	60.9%
Texas' 6th	37.4%	61.3%	47.8%	50.8%
Texas' 7th	64.2%	34.5%	53.6%	45.1%
Texas' 8th	35.8%	63.0%	28.1%	70.6%
Texas' 9th	76.2%	22.8%	75.7%	23.3%
Texas' 10th	39.8%	58.6%	48.4%	50.0%
Texas' 11th	29.1%	69.5%	19.7%	79.1%
Texas' 12th	40.1%	58.3%	37.9%	60.5%
Texas' 13th	26.5%	72.0%	19.4%	79.2%
Texas' 14th	35.0%	63.6%	39.6%	59.0%
Texas' 15th	48.1%	51.0%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 16th	67.0%	31.5%	66.4%	32.0%
Texas' 17th	38.0%	60.5%	43.6%	54.6%
Texas' 18th	73.6%	25.1%	75.7%	23.0%
Texas' 19th	26.2%	72.4%	26.3%	72.2%
Texas' 20th	65.8%	32.7%	63.7%	34.7%
Texas' 21st	39.4%	59.1%	47.9%	50.6%
Texas' 22nd	41.3%	57.4%	48.9%	49.8%
Texas' 23rd	45.8%	52.9%	48.5%	50.3%
Texas' 24th	43.0%	55.4%	51.9%	46.5%
Texas' 25th	33.8%	64.9%	44.4%	54.0%
Texas' 26th	40.0%	58.6%	42.1%	56.3%
Texas' 27th	38.1%	60.6%	37.5%	61.2%
Texas' 28th	52.9%	45.9%	51.6%	47.2%
Texas' 29th	67.8%	31.0%	65.9%	32.9%
Texas' 30th	77.8%	21.0%	79.8%	18.9%
Texas' 31st	39.0%	59.2%	47.6%	50.4%
Texas' 32nd	65.7%	32.7%	54.4%	44.0%
Texas' 33rd	74.2%	24.4%	73.0%	25.6%
Texas' 34th	57.3%	41.8%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 35th	71.7%	26.5%	---	---
Texas' 36th	33.6%	65.2%	26.9%	71.9%
Texas' 37th	75.5%	22.7%	67.7%	30.5%
Texas' 38th	40.2%	58.4%	---	---

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2022. Information below was calculated on Jan. 27, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 223 candidates filed to run for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 143 Republicans, 79 Democrats, and one independent candidate. That’s 5.9 candidates per district, less than the 6.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 5.9 in 2018.

Texas gained two U.S. House districts following the 2020 census. Two members of the U.S. House filed to run for re-election in a different district than the one represented before redistricting: Lloyd Doggett (D) filed in the new 37th District, while Vicente Gonzalez (D) filed in the 34th District seat held by retiring Rep. Filemon Vela (D).

Six districts were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. In addition to Gonzalez’s and Doggett’s districts, these included the newly-created 38th District and the 1st, 8th, and 30th districts. 1st District incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) filed to run for state attorney general, while incumbents Kevin Brady (R) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) did not file for re-election.

This was the same number as 2012, the previous post-redistricting cycle, and 2020. There were seven open seats in 2018.

There were 13 incumbents who filed to run in districts without any primary challengers.

Three districts were likely to be won by Republicans because no Democrats filed. There were no districts where the same is true of Democratic candidates.

Fifteen candidates each filed to run in the 15th and 30th Districts, more than any other. Six Democrats and nine Republicans filed in the 15th. Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. Both districts were open.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 20th the 93rd most Democratic district nationally.^[10]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Texas' 20th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
65.8%	32.7%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2020

Texas presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Texas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Texas
	Texas	United States
Population	25,145,561	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	261,266	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	74%	72.5%
Black/African American	12.1%	12.7%
Asian	4.8%	5.5%
Native American	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	5.8%	4.9%
Multiple	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	39.3%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	83.7%	88%
College graduation rate	29.9%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$61,874	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	14.7%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	12	12
Republican	2	24	26
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	36	38

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Texas, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor	Dan Patrick
Secretary of State	John Scott
Attorney General	Ken Paxton

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Texas State Legislature as of November 2022.

Texas State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	13
	Republican Party	18
	Vacancies	0
Total		31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	65
	Republican Party	83
	Vacancies	2
Total		150

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Texas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2022
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Mauro Garza and Jeffrey Blunt in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 20 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joaquin Castro (D)	64.7	175,078
	Mauro Garza (R)	33.1	89,628
	Jeffrey Blunt (L)	2.2	6,017

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,723
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Adam Jonasz (Independent)
Adam Martinez-Gomez (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 20

Mauro Garza defeated Gary Allen in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 20 on July 14, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mauro Garza	60.1	7,162
	Gary Allen	39.9	4,762

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,924
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Justin Lecea and Rob Hostetler in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joaquin Castro	92.1	61,861
		Justin Lecea	4.5	3,047
	Submit photo	Rob Hostetler	3.4	2,252

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,160
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Mauro Garza and Gary Allen advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dominick Dina, Anita Kegley, and Tammy Orta in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mauro Garza	33.3	7,720
✔	Gary Allen	26.9	6,230
	Dominick Dina	22.6	5,242
	Anita Kegley	9.5	2,210
	Tammy Orta	7.7	1,786

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,188
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Joshua Carrizales (R)
Dan McQueen (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 20

Jeffrey Blunt advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Jeffrey Blunt (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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2018

See also: Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Jeffrey Blunt in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 20 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joaquin Castro (D)	80.9	139,038
	Jeffrey Blunt (L)	19.1	32,925

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 171,963
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20

Incumbent Joaquin Castro advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 20 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joaquin Castro	100.0	32,189

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,189
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2016

See also: Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Joaquin Castro (D) defeated Paul Pipkin (G) and Jeffrey Blunt (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Castro faced no opposition in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016. No Republican candidates filed to run in the race.^[11]^[12]

**U.S. House, Texas District 20 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joaquin Castro Incumbent	79.7%	149,640
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Blunt	15.5%	29,055
	Green	Paul Pipkin	4.8%	8,974
Total Votes				187,669
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Primary candidates:^[13]

Democratic

Joaquin Castro - Incumbent

Republican

No Republican candidates filed to run.

Third Party/Other

Paul Pipkin (Green)^[14]

Jeffrey Blunt (Libertarian)^[15]

2014

See also: Texas' 20th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 20th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joaquin Castro (D) defeated Jeffrey Blunt (L) in the general election.

**U.S. House, Texas District 20 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joaquin Castro Incumbent	75.7%	66,554
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Blunt	24.3%	21,410
Total Votes				87,964
Source: Texas Secretary of State

March 4, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

Joaquin Castro - Incumbent a

Libertarian Convention

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Footnotes

↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
↑ Green Party of Texas, "2016 Candidate Applicants," accessed February 2, 2016
↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2016 Candidates," accessed April 13, 2016

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)

[1] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[2] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[3] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[4] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[5] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[8] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[9] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[10] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[11] Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015

[primaryresults16-12] The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016

[listedalph-13] Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.

[14] Green Party of Texas, "2016 Candidate Applicants," accessed February 2, 2016

[15] The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2016 Candidates," accessed April 13, 2016

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