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Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
- Primary date: March 3
- Primary type: Open
- Registration deadline(s): Feb. 3
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: Feb. 18
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): March 3 (postmarked); March 4 (received)
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Troy Nehls and Kathaleen Wall advanced to a July 14 runoff from a field of 15 candidates in the Republican primary for Texas' 22nd Congressional District on March 3, 2020. Nehls received 40.5% of the vote to Wall's 19.4%. The other two candidates to receive more than 10% of the vote were Pierce Bush with 15.4% and Greg Hill with 14.1%. The winner of the runoff ran in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Incumbent Pete Olson (R), who was first elected in 2008, announced in July 2019 that he would not seek re-election.[1] Olson's retirement triggered what the Houston Chronicle described as a "political free-for-all" and helped make this U.S. House Republican primary one of the largest in the state.[2][3]
Media coverage and endorsements focused on three candidates: Bush, Hill, and Wall. While each candidate emphasized a specific part of the broader Republican Party platform, the Houston Chronicle wrote that "every candidate claims impeccable conservative bona fides and each touts steadfast support for President Donald Trump."[2] To see a list of all 15 candidates that ran in this primary, click here.
Bush, a grandson of President George H.W. Bush and nephew of President George W. Bush, had endorsements from Olson, former U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R), and former Texas Rep. John Zerwas (R). Bush focused on economic policy. He tweeted support for Trump's economic agenda and said he would "champion policies that place individuals above government so all can thrive."[4] Bush told the Houston Chronicle that he ran against the idea that "big government . . . can fix all of our country's ills."[5]
The Texas Municipal Police Association endorsed Hill. He served three terms on the Pearland City Council and stepped down as a Brazoria County court-at-law judge to run for Congress. Hill focused on his experience as a border patrol agent, emphasizing issues like immigration and the 2nd Amendment. Hill said he supported a wall on the Mexican border, but also called for streamlining the immigration process and increasing the number of immigration judges that handle deportation and asylum cases.[6] Hill was the first Republican to enter the primary after Olson announced his retirement.[7]
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R), and the Texas Homeschool Coalition endorsed Wall. Building a wall on the Mexican border was her key campaign issue. One advertisement said, "Kathaleen Wall is the Wall who will help Donald Trump build a wall and protect our country’s sovereignty." Wall's campaign messaging also talked about economics and immigration.[8] In 2018, Wall ran in the primary for the 2nd District and was defeated by eventual winner Daniel Crenshaw (R). She self-funded her 2018 campaign for $6.2 million, the most of anyone in that race.[9]
Although traditionally considered to be a reliably Republican seat with a 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index score of R+10, the general election in the 22nd District was expected to be competitive. Two of the three major race rating outlets rated it as a toss-up, while the other rated it as tilt Republican. Olson won re-election in 2018 by five percentage points. Click here to learn more about what was at stake in the general election.
Click on candidate names below to view their key messages:
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This page focuses on Texas' 22nd Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Texas modified its primary election process as follows:
- Election postponements: The primary runoff elections were postponed from May 26 to July 14.
- Political party events: The Republican Party of Texas convention, scheduled for July 16-18 in Houston, was cancelled. The party conducted its convention online.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy Nehls | 40.5 | 29,583 |
| ✔ |  | Kathaleen Wall | 19.4 | 14,201 |
 | Pierce Bush | 15.4 | 11,281 | |
 | Greg Hill | 14.1 | 10,315 | |
 | Dan Mathews  | 3.0 | 2,165 | |
| Bangar Reddy | 1.6 | 1,144 | ||
 | Joe Walz | 1.4 | 1,039 | |
| Shandon Phan | 1.1 | 773 | ||
 | Diana Miller | 1.1 | 771 | |
 | Jon Camarillo | 1.0 | 718 | |
 | Douglas Haggard | 0.5 | 398 | |
 | Howard Lynn Steele Jr. | 0.4 | 283 | |
 | Matt Hinton | 0.4 | 274 | |
| Brandon Penko | 0.1 | 96 | ||
 | Aaron Hermes | 0.1 | 92 | |
| Total votes: 73,133 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Schell Hammel (R)
- Keli Chevalier (R)
- Clint Morgan (R)
- Felicia Harris Hoss (R)
Candidate profiles
This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[10] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: Bush graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. At the time of his 2020 campaign, Bush served as CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Lone Star, having previously served as president of the BBBS' Greater Houston market.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Long Time Resident of TexCong22 - since 1991. Oldest of Nine children, learned responsibility early. Former Prosecutor for Harris County and Chief Prosecutor for Misdemeanor and District Courts. UH Graduate, BA in History. Juris Doctorate with Honors, South Texas College of Law. Dean's List. Junior Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Young Men. Texas Assoc. of Defense Counsel Award for Scholarship and Advocacy in Civil Litigation. Who's Who of Houston. Marquis Who's Who in America. Marquis Who's Who in American Law. Almost a decade in representing Petroleum Companies as In-House Counsel for Phillips Petroleum Company and Shell Oil Company. Taught Criminal Justice courses at the University of Houston, Downtown and was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Law Center. In High School in 1964, I formed a Young Republicans group and I was told most earnest that, if "Au H2O" won, we would shortly be fighting a land war in Asia. I have been a PADI Scuba Instructor for 30 years and love Coral Reef Environment diving. My personality lends me toward pursuing justice and the older I get, the more I appreciate what Plato wrote in "Republic" : "Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.""
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I was born and raised in Texas with a rich cultural heritage. It's fair to say I'm a 100% an American mutt, and a true Texas Original. An artist and independent thinker, I'm the antithesis to the lawyers and poli-sci politicians who can't seem to get anything done in D.C. except placate and pander to the status quo. Our Republic is in peril and we must do everything we can to restore her and safeguard her for generations to come. I can't sit idly by and watch our country go down in less competent hands. I am being called to serve and am heeding that call with the desire to restore our Republic. I may be running as a Republican but at the end of the day I care about what's right vs. wrong, not what's right or left. I'm going to do what's best for the American People in accordance with the U.S. Constitution and if someone has a good idea that can withstand scrutiny then I don't care what letter is after their name. I'm a bridge builder, not a bridge burner and we need a lot more of that in Washington. My goal is to make bills as simple as possible so that Congress can debate the core issues and get back to doing what's best for the People we are supposed to serve. Learn more about me and my campaign at www.VoteHermes.com www.MakeCongressGreat.com"
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
Pearland City Council (three terms), Pearland Mayor Pro Tem
Biography: Hill graduated from Texas A&M University and the South Texas College of Law. His professional experience includes working as an agent for the U.S. Border Patrol and starting his own law firm.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Dan brings leadership in diversity to the GOP and bridge the gap. He is a Christian and a social conservative living in the district over 30 years. He believes in the importance of family and community. Dan's vision is the consolation of the people of America. He is a businessman, a chemical engineer and a Texas real estate broker. He supports ministry and faith-based services. Dan works with several non-profit organizations, advisory councils, volunteer teams, PAC and Diversity & Inclusion groups."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am I a federal litigator, native Houstonian and congressional candidate for the 22nd District. Born into a military family of modest means helped me learn the values of hard work, focus and grit. I became the first person in his family to attend college, and subsequently earned four degrees; Bachelor of Arts in Government from The University of Texas at Dallas, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Baylor University, Doctor of Jurisprudence and a Master of Law in Intellectual Property Law from The University of Houston Law Center. I am the proud father of a 15 year-old son."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: Wall graduated from Texas A&M University. At the time of her 2020 campaign, she worked as a tech startup investor. Wall was also involved with the National and Texas Federations of Republican Women and served on the Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Joe spent his entire childhood in Fort Bend County. From the suburbs of Mission Bend to the once rural edges of Richmond and Rosenberg, he experienced everything that the county had to offer. 14 months after 9/11 at the age of only 17, Joe enlisted in the United States Army. He experienced leadership of hundreds of soldiers and was given responsibility over millions of dollars of military aircraft and equipment in places like Korea, Alaska, Kuwait and Iraq. In 2012 Joe attended Kansas State University full time while still serving on active duty. He would complete his education just over a year later and return home with his bride and daughters to start his own company - with just $300. 6 years later Joe still owns and manages his company, while serving Texas CD-22 as an Air Ambulance Pilot. Joe's wife Erika is a law enforcement officer and Texas Army National Guard soldier of over 10 years. They live in Harvest Green (Near Pecan Grove) with their three daughters - Marilynn (13), Elizabeth (12), and Natalia (1). Joe and his wife Erika, her being the daughter of immigrants feel it is vital to instill patriotism, conservatism, and respect for our country on their daughters. Joe's priorities in Congress are to reduce the federal debt, reduce the federal deficit, impose term limits, fix our healthcare costs, accomplish fair tax reform, and defend constitutional freedoms like the Second Amendment."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 22 in 2020.
Noteworthy primary endorsements
This section includes noteworthy endorsements issued in the primary, added as we learn about them. Click here to read how we define noteworthy primary endorsements. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.
Click on the links below to view lists of endorsements on candidate websites, as available:
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| U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)[12] | ✔ | |||||
| U.S. Rep. Pete Olson (R)[5] | ✔ | |||||
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| Concerned Women for America[13] | ✔ | |||||
| National Association for Gun Rights[13] | ✔ | |||||
| Susan B. Anthony List[14] | ✔ | |||||
Timeline
2020
2019
Campaign themes
- See also: Campaign themes
The following campaign themes and policy positions were found on candidates' campaign websites. Any candidates not listed below did not have campaign themes published on a campaign website as of January 22, 2020.
Pierce Bush
Bush’s campaign website stated the following:
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The American people deserve a congress that works as hard as they do. It’s time for progress instead of partisan politics. Working together starts by listening to each other. We can respect diversity and be true to our principles at the same time. Conservatism is the Most Empowering of All Political Ideologies What I Believe
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| —Pierce Bush[24] | ||
Jon Camarillo
Camarillo’s campaign website stated the following:
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Strong Economy, Lower Taxes, and Less Government Caring For Our Veterans Protecting the 2nd Amendment Protecting Life Strong Borders |
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| —Jon Camarillo[25] | ||
Douglas Haggard
Haggard’s campaign website stated the following:
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Douglas Haggard supports:
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| —Douglas Haggard[26] | ||
Aaron Hermes
Hermes' campaign website stated the following:
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Election Integrity The technology and systems currently used to record the vast majority of votes in this country are flawed and rife for potential abuse. Correcting the flaws and safeguarding the process must be our upmost priority, otherwise no other laws or policies really matter. Because without a true democracy of and by the People, the establishment elite will simply install who they want in office, and those people will make the laws as the establishment class sees fit. But there are solutions and it's not too late if we take action now. We can solve this problem using ancient technology like paper and ultra modern technology such as blockchain. My proposed solutions would involve at least 5 layers of protection to make sure our votes are not in any way tampered with. They would be written into law as national standards that all voting districts and private companies making the voting technology would need to adhere to. Protecting the Second Amendment The 2A is not about deer hunting, it's about our Natural Rights including our Right to defend ourselves from a tyrannical government if needed. Those Rights don't come from signed pieces of paper, they come from our Creator and the Founders understood that. Our government is designed to be subservient to the People. Our collectively chosen governance has no authority to take away Rights it didn't create to begin with. As it is, there are too many gun regulations. How can States and cities create gun laws that don't respect our Constitutionally protected 2A when the U.S. Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land? Not one person I've asked can tell me. What we need is education and safety training around guns. I'm open to other ideas, however you won't see me supporting any type of "Red Flag" gun legislation that would preemptively take away someone's right to bear arms without due process. We have over 300 million guns in the public's hands. There is no law that will make them all disappear and any attempt to do so will only leave them in criminal hands. Notice there aren't ever mass shootings in places like courthouses and secure buildings? Perhaps, albeit sadly due to the times, armed guards, checkpoints, and teachers with the proper training and credentials who request to carry in our schools are the best ways to protect our children without infringing on law-abiding citizens' Rights. No one wants to see innocent lives taken, most especially in our schools. However those types of attacks are extremely rare, as emotionally charged as they are. Pretty much in every modern case mass shooters have been on psychotropic drugs as well. Maybe that needs to be studied more in depth. Gun violence is actually at historical lows when looking at FBI statistics. What goes underreported are the numbers of lives saved by guns, which is estimated to be in the millions per year. So count on me to stand tall for the Second Amendment and for the education and safety surrounding guns. Supporting Our Troops I fully support our troops. They deserve the best equipment and medical care available, especially after they’ve bravely served our country. I applaud President Trump in these efforts but more can be done as well. Our troops also deserve not to be put into harm’s way without a clear and present danger and objective reasoning. I will support the troops by giving them the tools and medical care they need while also not supporting endless wars with unclear objectives that create a never-ending state of war. If our country is in danger or threatened by another State or terroristic entity, and when diplomacy is no longer an option, then I have no issue with defending ourselves with the appropriate military response. I also believe in Peace through strength, and our military must continue to be the mightiest in the world. I support the troops, because without them defending our People, our Liberties and our Constitution, the Republic we hold so dear would cease to exist. Internet Bill of Rights Big Tech has too much influence and interference in our electoral process. It's come out that the biggest search engine in the world with over 90% of online search traffic changed their algorithms to benefit the Democratic presidential nominee to the tune of 2.6-16 million votes in their favor in 2016! A company with that much traffic and influence should not be lawfully allowed to do that, and not taking action now creates a dangerous precedent which could very well be the undoing of our democratic republic. We need to reign in Big Tech and get them out of the business of secretly meddling and colluding in our elections. We should consider sunshine regulations allowing certified 3rd party access to private algorithms insuring the American People are not being maliciously manipulated in our modern Internet centered world. We also need stronger whistleblower protections for employees of private companies. Sunshine is a good disinfectant and we need more of it. Big Tech also needs to end their censorship of independent voices who are exercising their non-violent free speech rights. It doesn't matter if Big Tech wants to favor the left or right politically, if Big Tech is censoring individual's free speech while also changing algorithms to affect elections then I take big issue with that. I would call it out whether they were siding with Democrats, Republicans or Independents. It's reprehensible behavior and can't be allowed. That's why I support an Internet Bill of Rights. Just because we are visiting or interacting with a private server or company doesn't mean we don't own our data and the content we create. A simple analogy is this: If you take a picture at the park then visit your friend's house and bring over a print of the photo to share while you're visiting does your friend now own your photo or have the right to copy it and sell it to their friends? Of course not, and neither does Big Tech have that right just because we visit them on private servers. The exact contents of this Bill would require rigorous debate but my intentions would be to make our personal data secure and our Rights respected in digital public squares and social media sites. There is too much manipulation, too much selling and sharing of our data without our consent and too much spying going on and we need to end it, now. That includes ending the boundless and warrantless spying by the Federal Government as well! The Government above all else needs to respect the Constitutional Rights of Its People not to be searched without a warrant, and in this modern Digital Age that might need some more spelling out inshrined in Law. I'm a proud nerd and I know how to ask the right questions and phrase the correct laws to fix this. The Big Media Complex Fake News used to be laughed at as a theory but now everyone takes it for granted as fact. It's because 90% of what Americans see, read and hear is controlled by 6 parent corporations along with their 250-300 executives. We can't allow this level of monopolistic control over the flow of information. There is way too much control and too many filters in place and we need to do something about it for the sake of our dear Republic. The lying and manipulation by Big Media is out of control and needs to be reigned in, now. Elect me and I'll see to it. Income Tax When the income tax was created a little over 100 years ago it was a voluntary 1% tax on the top 1% of wage earners. Somehow our federal government managed to stay in business without it for over 140 years beforehand. I believe our country can survive and thrive without the income tax again, if not immediately in full then at least in a much less burdensome fashion for the middle and lower class income earners. Did you know the top 50% of wage earners pay 97% of tax revenue collected by the IRS, while the top 1% pay about 27% of the overall total? The bottom 50% of wage earners only pay 3% of the total tax revenue collected! I would propose eliminating income tax completely for the bottom 25%-50%+ of earners with tiered rates leading up to the first tax bracket and a sensible plan which would end up generating more overall tax revenue. Did you know that the Trump tax cuts ended up generating record amounts of tax revenue for the IRS? Reducing the National Debt Reduce Federal spending and Debt! I know a thing or two about saving money and paying off debts as a small business owner and will be looking at ways to lower our budget and national debt at every turn! Strong Border Security While a wall is especially important in some places along the border we also need high tech border surveillance systems with quick-response teams who can respond to illegal crossings, malicious suspects and terroristic threats. Using drones, ground sensors, remote cameras and other tech should be just as important, if not more so, than a wall when it comes to strengthening and protecting our borders. Our border patrol needs to have the capability to respond to any portion of the border within a small timeframe. I'll support common sense measures that support them. We also need an immigration system that works. My family is a family of immigrants, like most Americans. But immigrants who came here legally. Without borders and rule of law we will have no country at all. Some people actually want open borders and I oppose their idealistic fantasies not based on reality or sustainability. I want to help others as much as possible. But without restoring and correcting our problems here at home first we won't ever be able to sustain help for anyone else. There's a lot of work to do in order to fix the immigration system and I'll do what it takes, while protecting American's interests first. Combatting Human Trafficking I would do everything in my power to end human trafficking and child kidnapping, supporting any initiatives that combat the problems we face. The hundreds of thousands of children that go missing per year in the U.S. alone is simply unacceptable. That includes strengthening our border. Health Care for All I don't believe health care is a natural Right because it involves the service of another human being, and no human is born indebted to serve another on a fundamental level. However, I believe that healthcare is a privilege and service we can afford and should provide for ourselves, our loved ones and our future generations at fair and affordable rates. I believe it's humanly and humanely possible. The sad fact is there's too much "industry" in the "Health Care Industry" and not enough Health Care. The sad fact is there is too much greed and closed loop systems in the Health Care Industry that prevent the grassroots fair-market economy from doing its thing to maintain balance and the best prices for a respective service or drug. We need to cut the red tape when it comes to the Insurance-Pharmaceutical-Healthcare Complex to allow the free market to thrive, and it can't happen soon enough.
Abortion I don't like labels because I'm an independent thinker, but if you had to lump me onto a side I would side with pro-life. I side with the unborn human being who I believe is a human and a person when inside of it's mother. When does life truly begin? That point can be debated. But I believe a developed fetus is a precious, conscious and sovereign being, dependent on the mother but an individual nonetheless. I don't think an extra heartbeat, an extra set of lungs and a brain etc are body parts that make up the mother's sovereign anatomy. I don't think a baby doesn't have any rights until it is born. I mean, should someone who murders a pregnant mother be charged with one or two murders? I think two. However, I don't believe in the outright banning of abortions either. If at any time the health of the expecting mother is compromised by the pregnancy then I believe it's her right and her choice to make that decision. But outside of health complications and maybe a few other limited factors (I want to hear from women and doctors about what those factors could be, I know rape is one), I believe abortions with a viable and developed fetus should not be allowed. Did you know there are over a hundred families looking to adopt for every single brand new baby born that's available for adoption? Did you also know that we are facing a possible population shortage and more people are having less children? What we need to change is how we treat abortions as routine procedures when they are very serious business. Sadly, they're also a big business. We need to end the sale of fetal body parts from aborted humans, which I find abhorrent. Make Congress Great! We need term limits. We need to permanently end insider trading by members of Congress. We need to end the practice of Congresspeople simultaneously holding positions on boards of private companies which are significantly financially affected by laws they vote on and deals they receive. We need to end the revolving door of Congresspeople becoming lobbyists upon immediately leaving office. We need to limit the time spent fundraising while in office. Most Congresspeople spend between 30-40 hours per week fundraising, basically another full or part-time job. That's a lot of time that could be spent working for the American People! Make Congress Great! Environment Last but not least on this short list of my priorities if you elect me to Congress is standing up for the Environment. I love clean air and clean water, how about you? I was a Boy Scout growing up in Clear Lake (Troop 848) and I've always loved Nature and the Great Outdoors. I've always considered myself a custodian of the Outdoors and someone who wants to protect our beautiful lands and flowing waters. However, what I'm not a fan of are carbon credit taxes or the great carbon dioxide climate scare. CO2 makes up 0.03% of Earth's atmosphere yet it's the new environmental boogieman and we better pay trillions of dollars to private companies who do nothing to offset the carbon issue, all right now in order to survive! At least that's what the Democrats are telling us! What we aren't doing is focusing on much more pressing environmental issues, such as plastic and contaminants in our water and oceans. Heavy metals in our air and soil. We aren't focused on how outsourcing our power needs to places like Mexico, where they have far fewer regulations, just creates more net pollution that blows right back over the U.S. We have beautiful solutions at our disposal however. One of those solutions is hemp. Hemp can not only be turned into textiles and paper, but fuel and plastics that decompose quicker as well! That's right, we can grow our own fuel! One of the early Model T's in fact ran on hemp ethanol, which today can be produced at 1/5th the price of gasoline. We don't need to shut down the oil industry which has served humanity extremely well, and for which we have an endless supply of crude. However, shale pockets have been drying up and we need to work on creating more selections at the pump which are economically and environmentally feasible, while at the same time putting billions of dollars into farmer's pockets and the local economy, including those right here in District 22 where hemp grows incredibly well. (Anyone ever heard of a little town up north called Hempstead?) If we start producing more hemp for its myriad of uses then the prices will invariably go down as well. This is just one of many environmental issues I am passionate about. |
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Greg Hill
Hill’s campaign website stated the following:
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As a Judge and former prosecutor, Greg is committed to upholding the Constitution and the rule of law. As your Congressman, Greg will fight to:
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Matt Hinton
Hinton’s campaign website stated the following:
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Healthcare – I will never vote for any healthcare legislation that politicians are immune from. The politicians who passed the ACA exempted themselves from the legislation. This is unacceptable, and any legislation that is passed for the public should also be applied to the politicians who passed it. My fix for the healthcare system is to let all people with pre-existing conditions keep their current health insurance plan. We will lock their premiums in place so that they cannot rise more than the current level of inflation. Then I would let health insurance companies offer free market health insurance like they did before the ACA was passed which would lower premiums significantly. For those few people who still choose not to get health insurance and later get diagnosed with a chronic disease, they will be able to get on medicare by paying a slightly higher income tax rate to help offset the burden on the tax payers. Taxes – Make the tax cuts permanent. Cut out loopholes in corporate taxes that allow companies like Amazon and Netflix to post record profits and not pay a single penny in taxes. In 2018, Netflix reported its largest profit ever which was $845 million. Not only did they not pay a penny in income tax, but they got a $22 million rebate from our treasury. Amazon reported an $11.2 billion profit, paid no income taxes, and received a tax rebate of $129 million. This is absurd and it needs to stop. Speaker of The House – It is too often that Republicans will run on the policies their citizens want, only to break their promises when they get elected. One way the establishment Republicans have been getting away with this is by electing a Speaker of the House who will not keep the promises made to the American people. Paul Ryan was the most recent Speaker for the Republican Party. He sold out the American citizens that voted Republican so bad that he decided to not seek re-election. The speaker holds the power of whether or not a bill will get introduced to Congress for a vote. This is why it is so important to elect a speaker that actually wants to give the American people what they voted for. STOCK Act – We need to strengthen the STOCK Act so that we can criminally prosecute congress members who conduct stock trading based on their insider knowledge of what legislation they are about to pass. Term Limits – Pass legislation that forces House members to resign after 3 terms and Senate members to resign after 2 terms. Anyone forced to resign from a seat in congress because of term limits will have to wait 6 years before they can run for that seat again. Section 702 FISA Amendments Act – This is what gives the National Security Agency (NSA) the ability to conduct warrantless surveillance of American emails and other personal communications. This means that a portion of the taxes you are paying is funding the ability for your government to spy on you. Yes, you are paying your government to spy on you. I will never support the extension on Section 702. Budget – We need to reduce the spending of our Federal Government. The first place to start is by halting all financial aid to foreign countries. We should not consider giving money to other countries until we have a budget surplus. The second proposal I have is to fix the Use-It-or-Lose-It budget rules. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, Federal agencies spend an average of 4.9 times more in the last week of their fiscal year than in a typical week. This obviously means that these agencies are being given more money than they need, and in an effort for them to prevent their funds from decreasing they rush to spend it on things not needed at the end of the fiscal year. I want to average the weekly spending of these agencies for the first three quarters and use that quarterly average to set their budget for the 4th quarter of the following year. This will significantly cut down on the amount of money wasted by federal agencies. It is also absurd that we have news outlets and television stations receiving money from our Federal government. If these news outlets can’t stay afloat from advertisers, ratings, and donations from viewers that believe in their cause, then they should not be in business. There is also a huge conflict of interest if a news organization relies on money they receive from the government to stay in business. Immigration – We need to build a wall to help CBP gain control of who is entering this country. It is imperative for the safety and prosperity of our citizens that we know everyone who is attempting to get into our country. We need to limit the amount of low skilled labor that is being brought into our workforce as this holds wages from rising for citizens of this country have low skilled jobs. The best way to raise the wages of the poorest people in our country is not by raising the minimum wage, it is by limiting the labor supply in those job areas. The best way to limit the labor supply is to make it extremely difficult for people to enter our country illegally. I am open to giving dreamers a path to permanent residency (not citizenship) if it helps us get a better immigration deal through congress. Trade – We need to support the president in negotiating better trade deals for the American worker. The labor force participation rate was 59.6% in 1969. This rate consistently increased up until the 1990s. What is interesting about this is that regardless of the income tax rates, regulations, corporate tax rates, the labor force participation continued to grow during those decades. Then in the 1990s there was a free trade movement that resulted in NAFTA being ratified. NAFTA started being implemented on January 1st, 1994 and shortly thereafter China was granted access to the World Trade Organization on December 11th, 2001. The labor force Participation rate peaked at 67.3% in April of 2000. Those two trade blunders have decimated our workforce. The labor force participation rate would only decrease from that point forward. The lowest point it reached was 62.4% in September of 2015. We need to stop the bleeding of our economy and workforce by getting better trade deals or withdrawing from deals that have not worked out. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created on July 21, 2011. It was created to try to crack down on discriminatory lending practices against protected classes. Sadly, it has created a lending environment that hurts those protected classes that it is trying to serve. At the beginning of 2011, there were 6,519 banks in the US. In 2017, the FDIC reported that there were only 4,918 banks operating in the US. The amount of regulations the CFPB puts on banks makes it difficult for smaller banks to stay profitable while complying with all the regulations. The CFPB has gotten out of control. It has 1,648 workers, 198 of which get paid more than the chair of the Federal Reserve, 54 of theses workers are being paid more than $223,000 per year. This institution needs to either be seriously reformed or completely shut down. Stem Cells – The FDA over reached when it started shutting down stem cell clinics. The FDA should have no authority over what we chose to do with our own body’s stem cells. I am OK with the FDA requiring that these clinics put a sign up that says “We haven’t certified that this process is safe, proceed at your own risk.” Any further regulation than this should not be tolerated. Due Process – We need to get back to respecting the Bill of Rights. Civil Asset Forfeiture is a blatant violation of our right to due process. The government should not be allowed to steal assets from citizens until they have been proven guilty of a crime beyond reasonable doubt. Due Process has also been violated by at least 17 states with the passing of red flag gun laws. In these states, the government can confiscate a person’s guns before the person has committed any crimes. The government does not give this person the opportunity to confront his accuser and defend himself in front of a judge or jury before taking his guns. Instead, the government takes his guns without hearing his side of the story and then tells him to prove his innocence to a judge to try to get his guns back. This is not how our justice system is supposed to work. Everyone should be assumed innocent until proven guilty, and everyone should be afforded the opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves in a trial by a jury of their peers. 2nd Amendment – Shall not be infringed. For the wealthy, poor, all races, and genders. This amendment allows people to protect themselves and their families and to not solely have to rely on the government for protection. Whether you are trying to protect your family from a tyrannical government, gangs, Islamic terrorism, White Supremacist Terrorism, and/or any other threat of violence to your family. If you do not trust that your government will pass the laws you think are required to protect your family, or that there is no law that can be passed to fully protect your family from violence, you have the second amendment which will afford you the opportunity to defend your family from violence. I will never support any red flag laws that allow for the confiscation of guns when no crimes have been committed by the accused. For people that say: "Don’t worry about the slippery slope and that you just need to judge the law being proposed on its single merits", look at what happened with the Income tax. It started out with a 1% tax on the top 3 percent of earners in the US in 1913 after the 16th amendment was ratified. Now look at where it is. Don’t try to convince me that there are no slippery slopes in government policy. The line in the sand has been drawn on the 2nd amendment and we cannot let it be crossed again. 1st Amendment – We need to push for legislation that will declare any social media platforms that have banned and/or demonetized users who have not done anything illegal publishers instead of platforms. Which would open them up to law suits for the content published on their websites. All of these social media platforms love to claim how they are a digital public square. The Marsha versus Alabama ruling by the supreme court has already set the precedent on if a private company who owns the public square can restrict speech. It decided that even if the public square is privately owned, you cannot infringe on anyone's first amendment rights. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – The TSA invades the privacy of US Citizens every day. They touch children and the elderly and everyone else all over their bodies. The promise to the citizens of America is that if you let these people grope you and your family, then you will be safer when you fly on airplanes; yet the TSA doesn’t even work. A report that leaked from the TSA revealed that a team of investigators from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) managed to sneak weapons and fake bombs past airport screeners 95% of the time. We are essentially allowing our bodies to be violated by these people and it still does not make us safer. Let’s get our freedom and dignity back and stop the federal government from funding the TSA. If some airline companies believe the TSA is the best way to protect their customers and their property, then let them fund the TSA. If different airlines believe they have a better way to protect their customers and their property, then let’s let them do that. An additional benefit of ending the federal funding of the TSA is that whenever we have the next government shutdown, we don’t have to worry about our airports shutting down too. Life – Abortion is a horrifying concept to me. I did not think a whole lot about the issue until my wife was pregnant with our son. At just six weeks, I could hear my son’s heartbeat. Knowing that my wife and I were legally allowed to stop that heart beat made me sick to my stomach. Almost everyone I know, no matter what their political leanings, have the opinion that they would not personally get an abortion. The only difference I see is whether or not they support other womens’ right to have one. I will fight for the life of these children. I will introduce legislation that will require any doctor forcibly removing a child from a woman’s womb to treat the baby once it is removed as an individual and try to save the baby’s life just as they would a person admitted to the hospital in critical condition from a gun shot wound. The debate on abortion has come much further than her body, her choice. It has now come to the point of even when the baby is removed from her body and capable of living, she still has the choice in some states to kill the baby. This is absurd and should be considered murder. Once that baby is out of the woman’s body, she should have no say in whether or not it survives. The baby at that point is an individual who has the right to life, and the doctor should be obligated to do everything in his/her power to keep that baby alive. Audit The Federal Reserve – In an effort of transparency, it is time to audit the Federal Reserve and disclose the entire report to the public as there should not be any classified information about the Federal Reserve. Legalize Marijuana (Federally) – The federal war on drugs is unconstitutional. This is proven by the existence of the 10th amendment and the 18th amendment. The 10th amendment states that all powers not explicitly granted to Federal government by the constitution are reserved for the states. This is why the 18th amendment had to be passed to prohibit the sale of Alcohol on a Federal level. If our country wants to continue our war on drugs, we should amend our constitution or leave it up to the states to decide which drugs are legal or not. I would prefer to leave it up to the states. Liberty – Before voting for any legislation, I will seriously take into account if the legislation will reduce the amount of liberty enjoyed by the citizens of this country. The primary role of government is to preserve the freedoms and liberties of all people. Competition – Competition always benefits the consumer. We need to promote legislation that promotes more competition. Whether it is for health insurance, schools, or banks. We need to always promote policy that promotes more competition. [23] |
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Dan Mathews
Mathews' campaign website stated the following:
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Diana Miller
Miller’s campaign website stated the following:
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My priorities in Congress will be to take care of US! FLOOD MITIGATION The Brazos River Erosion study shows our community at risk. This will require Federal funding. But I want to make sure Special Interests don’t misuse funds and that we are protected. CHILD SAFETY The risks only keep growing while we have failed to act. We MUST make our schools safe. We MUST protect our children from online predators, cyber bullying and human trafficking. We need to hold the tech giants accountable! [23] |
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Troy Nehls
Nehls' campaign website stated the following:
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Standing with President Trump President Trump has delivered on his promises like no president in history. He promised conservative justices and we now have Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. He promised to secure the border and thousands of new miles of border wall are under construction. He promised a record economy and we're experiencing records in unemployment for every demographic. He promised to drain the swamp and the deep state has launched witch hunts to stop him. The President needs allies in Congress with experience putting government officials in their place and standing up to special interests. That's what I've done for eight years as your Sheriff and what I'll continue to do in the swamp. Border Security The federal government has failed its constitutional obligation to secure our borders. As Sheriff of Fort Bend, I've dealt firsthand with the problems caused by our open southern border. Criminal illegals who have been deported time and time again keep making it back into our country and committing crime. We spend billions every year subsidizing the cost of illegal immigrant's healthcare and education. Worse yet, this mass migration of low skilled, low wage labor is undercutting job markets for some of our most vulnerable populations. It's time the federal government puts the American people first and secures the border. As your next Congressman, I'll use my decades of experience in law enforcement and eight years as Sheriff of Ft. Bend County to lead on this issue. We will secure the border and finish President Trump's wall. National Debt The federal government continues to kick the can down the road on our national debt. We're now over $23 trillion in debt and growing everyday. Foreign governments own trillions of dollars of our debt. This is not only a fiscal crisis but a national security one as well. We're selling out our children's future. As the father of three daughters and your next Congressman, I will not tolerate the irresponsible and downright criminal negligence of Congress when it comes to spending. Enough with politics as usual. Enough with career politicians and the swamp putting special interests before the American people. We need to get our fiscal house in order by cutting spending and sticking to a zero based budget. I made aggressive cuts to the budget and streamlined processes as Sheriff. I'll do the same in Congress. Our kid's futures depend on it. Protect 2nd Amendment Our constitutional right to keep and bear arms is one of our most foundational freedoms. Not only does it give Americans the right to protect their family and loved ones from harm but it's also a deterrent to tyrannical government. I'm 100% pro-2A, endorsed by NRA board members, and as Sheriff famously told looters to stay out of Ft. Bend County because we believe in the 2nd Amendment and many of us are well armed, and they may leave in a body bag. In Congress, I will fight the gun grabbing socialists and always defend our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. defend ourselves and our loved ones. [23] |
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Bangar Reddy
Reddy’s campaign website stated the following:
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As YOUR voice in Washington, I will audit, review, and reform: Border Security & Immigration
Fiscal Responsibility
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Howard Lynn Steele Jr.
Steele’s campaign website stated the following:
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BORDER SECURITY HUMAN TRAFFICKING NATIONAL SECURITY SCHOOL SAFETY NATIONAL DEBT VETERANS |
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Kathaleen Wall
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Border Security Stop Illegal Immigration Pro-Life |
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Joe Walz
Walz’s campaign website stated the following:
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Federal Debt and Budget Deficit Joe believes the $23,000,000,000,000 debt is a threat to our national security, and an unacceptable burden we are laying at the feet of our children for generations to come. We as a nation are literally taxing our people trillions of dollars - before they are ever born. In fact, before their grandparents are born at the current deficit levels. Joe is the only candidate to have already signed the "Balanced Budget Pledge". There are a few simple measures that we have to implement to reverse course and assure our future Americans success.
Tax Reform Walz believes the fairest method of taxation would be to abolish the 16th Amendment and implement the Fair Tax. The Fair Tax is a consumption-based tax charged at the point of sale just like sales tax. While the current FairTax.org plan is not the final product Joe would pursue, but a consumption-based tax will put money in taxpayers pocket every payday by the hundreds. Fair Tax also allows the American people to have control over their taxation. If the items they are purchasing are essentials like milk, bread, and eggs - they are not taxed. The Fair Tax opens an entirely new tax base, as the illegal immigrants, drug dealers, tourists, and other individuals who are only dealing in cash - are now paying federal taxes. We would also no long be unfairly taxing American's overtime that they put in for themselves and their families. We could save $12 Billion annually by implementing Fair Tax and either closing or significantly downsizing the Internal Revenue Service.
Border Security The wall is being built. While not completely funded in its entirety, the wall is making progress. Joe is proud to say that he has been a supporter of the wall for as long as he can remember. There must be a physical barrier to prevent illegal immigration. The experts at the Department of Homeland Security requested a physical barrier. Let us continue giving USCBP and DHS the tools, infrastructure, and technology to best defend our borders.
Healthcare The only economically sensible practice to drive healthcare costs down is a free market. Medicare is not allowed as one of the largest buyers of prescription drugs to negotiate prices - that must change. Insurance providers need to be afforded the ability to compete across state lines. Patients should have options for catastrophic illness/injury only policies and the government should open Telemedicine, allowing these technologies to reduce the costs for providers and patients.
Second Amendment Under no circumstance will Joe vote to increase or add new gun laws. We must enforce laws we have already, prosecute those who violate them and implement a National Constitutional Carry. The National Firearms Act should be abolished completely and Americans should get their God-given un-infringed right to protect themselves back quickly and permanently.
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Campaign advertisements
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Polls
- See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls
If you are aware of polls conducted in this race, please email us.
Campaign finance
The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Pierce Bush | Republican Party | $1,351,758 | $1,351,758 | $0 | As of December 3, 2020 |
| Jon Camarillo | Republican Party | $123,036 | $123,036 | $0 | As of April 15, 2020 |
| Douglas Haggard | Republican Party | $10,000 | $5,071 | $4,929 | As of December 31, 2019 |
| Aaron Hermes | Republican Party | $7,600 | $1,129 | $-1,085 | As of March 31, 2020 |
| Greg Hill | Republican Party | $439,400 | $439,121 | $279 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Matt Hinton | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Dan Mathews | Republican Party | $17,075 | $16,965 | $110 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Diana Miller | Republican Party | $20,774 | $20,774 | $0 | As of June 30, 2020 |
| Troy Nehls | Republican Party | $1,818,077 | $1,798,160 | $19,207 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Brandon Penko | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Shandon Phan | Republican Party | $89,999 | $89,999 | $0 | As of March 31, 2020 |
| Bangar Reddy | Republican Party | $153,726 | $150,769 | $2,957 | As of June 30, 2020 |
| Howard Lynn Steele Jr. | Republican Party | $68,481 | $67,702 | $659 | As of December 31, 2019 |
| Kathaleen Wall | Republican Party | $9,362,246 | $9,405,114 | $0 | As of November 9, 2020 |
| Joe Walz | Republican Party | $54,952 | $49,448 | $0 | As of September 15, 2020 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. 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." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[37][38][39]
This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.
Primaries in Texas
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party in advance in order to participate in that party's primary. The voter must sign a pledge stating the following (the language below is taken directly from state statutes)[41]
| “ | The following pledge shall be placed on the primary election ballot above the listing of candidates' names: 'I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year.'[23] | ” |
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Runoff elections in Texas
In Texas, a primary election candidate for congressional, state, or county office must receive a majority of the vote (more than 50%) to be declared the winner. If no candidate wins the requisite majority, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters.[42]
As of 2020, the Texas Secretary of State office stated, "There is no requirement to have previously voted in the general primary election in order to participate in the subsequent primary runoff election. Therefore, if a qualified voter did not vote in the general primary election, they are still eligible to vote in the primary runoff election." The office also stated that "if a voter votes in the primary of one party, they will only be able to vote in that party’s primary runoff election. ... After being affiliated with a party, a voter is not able to change or cancel their party affiliation until the end of the calendar year."[43]
What was at stake in the general election?
According to The Wall Street Journal, Democrats saw the 2020 elections as their best chance to break the Republican control of Texas at both the federal and state levels. A combination of population growth in the Houston area, diversifying demographics, and Olson's retirement turned the safely-Republican 22nd District into one Democrats feel they can win.[44] Sri Preston Kulkarni (D), who lost to Olson by five percentage points in 2018, is running again for the Democratic nomination along with four other candidates. Since 1979, Democrats have only represented the district for two years (Nick Lampson's single term from 2007-2009).
U.S. House elections were held on November 3, 2020, and coincided with the 2020 presidential election. All 435 House districts were up for election, and the results determined control of the U.S. House in the 117th Congress.
At the time of the election, Democrats had a 232-197 advantage over Republicans. There was one Libertarian member, and there were five vacancies. Republicans needed to gain a net 21 seats to win control of the House. Democrats needed to gain seats or lose fewer than 14 net seats to keep their majority.
In the 2018 midterm election, Democrats had a net gain of 40 seats, winning a 235-200 majority in the House. Heading into the 2018 election, Republicans had a 235-193 majority with seven vacancies.
In the 25 previous House elections that coincided with a presidential election, the president's party had gained House seats in 16 elections and lost seats in nine. In years where the president's party won districts, the average gain was 18. In years where the president's party lost districts, the average loss was 27. Click here for more information on presidential partisanship and down-ballot outcomes.
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.[45]
- 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.[46][47][48]
| Race ratings: Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 | |||||||||
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| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Republican | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
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District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+10, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 22nd Congressional District the 133rd most Republican nationally.[49]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.89. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.89 points toward that party.[50]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
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| Jefferson County, Texas | 0.48% | 1.61% | 2.25% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[51][52]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points. |
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 26.82% | 72.17% | R+45.3 | 22.76% | 75.13% | R+52.4 | R |
| 2 | 20.93% | 77.91% | R+57 | 17.59% | 79.78% | R+62.2 | R |
| 3 | 22.26% | 76.65% | R+54.4 | 21.37% | 75.80% | R+54.4 | R |
| 4 | 25.04% | 73.93% | R+48.9 | 22.70% | 74.70% | R+52 | R |
| 5 | 23.75% | 75.33% | R+51.6 | 20.20% | 77.72% | R+57.5 | R |
| 6 | 28.44% | 70.49% | R+42 | 28.89% | 67.98% | R+39.1 | R |
| 7 | 27.14% | 71.97% | R+44.8 | 24.48% | 73.09% | R+48.6 | R |
| 8 | 24.96% | 74.07% | R+49.1 | 21.12% | 76.63% | R+55.5 | R |
| 9 | 27.47% | 71.73% | R+44.3 | 22.23% | 76.13% | R+53.9 | R |
| 10 | 25.56% | 73.21% | R+47.7 | 25.20% | 71.62% | R+46.4 | R |
| 11 | 26.75% | 72.23% | R+45.5 | 24.48% | 72.79% | R+48.3 | R |
| 12 | 36.06% | 62.67% | R+26.6 | 32.54% | 64.35% | R+31.8 | R |
| 13 | 22.71% | 76.25% | R+53.5 | 20.47% | 77.18% | R+56.7 | R |
| 14 | 34.77% | 62.91% | R+28.1 | 38.79% | 54.03% | R+15.2 | R |
| 15 | 21.79% | 76.77% | R+55 | 28.86% | 66.69% | R+37.8 | R |
| 16 | 18.22% | 80.76% | R+62.5 | 18.80% | 78.35% | R+59.5 | R |
| 17 | 37.30% | 60.79% | R+23.5 | 33.92% | 62.02% | R+28.1 | R |
| 18 | 27.18% | 71.69% | R+44.5 | 23.96% | 73.47% | R+49.5 | R |
| 19 | 22.22% | 76.79% | R+54.6 | 17.21% | 81.00% | R+63.8 | R |
| 20 | 26.22% | 72.13% | R+45.9 | 25.81% | 70.27% | R+44.5 | R |
| 21 | 23.92% | 74.97% | R+51.1 | 21.50% | 76.09% | R+54.6 | R |
| 22 | 66.82% | 32.57% | D+34.3 | 65.95% | 31.80% | D+34.1 | D |
| 23 | 44.24% | 54.56% | R+10.3 | 40.89% | 55.86% | R+15 | R |
| 24 | 25.11% | 73.48% | R+48.4 | 27.42% | 68.20% | R+40.8 | R |
| 25 | 28.74% | 69.92% | R+41.2 | 27.55% | 69.14% | R+41.6 | R |
| 26 | 35.86% | 62.95% | R+27.1 | 45.81% | 50.71% | R+4.9 | R |
| 27 | 68.80% | 30.44% | D+38.4 | 70.03% | 27.23% | D+42.8 | D |
| 28 | 34.81% | 64.22% | R+29.4 | 43.01% | 53.21% | R+10.2 | R |
| 29 | 35.44% | 63.32% | R+27.9 | 41.21% | 54.83% | R+13.6 | R |
| 30 | 30.24% | 68.64% | R+38.4 | 26.80% | 70.36% | R+43.6 | R |
| 31 | 61.89% | 37.31% | D+24.6 | 55.47% | 42.31% | D+13.2 | D |
| 32 | 41.43% | 56.92% | R+15.5 | 42.04% | 53.45% | R+11.4 | R |
| 33 | 26.49% | 72.25% | R+45.8 | 31.27% | 64.67% | R+33.4 | R |
| 34 | 54.64% | 44.24% | D+10.4 | 53.40% | 43.18% | D+10.2 | D |
| 35 | 66.43% | 32.71% | D+33.7 | 63.43% | 33.59% | D+29.8 | D |
| 36 | 74.73% | 24.41% | D+50.3 | 73.70% | 23.21% | D+50.5 | D |
| 37 | 69.28% | 29.75% | D+39.5 | 68.98% | 27.77% | D+41.2 | D |
| 38 | 66.13% | 32.95% | D+33.2 | 65.76% | 30.74% | D+35 | D |
| 39 | 74.02% | 25.10% | D+48.9 | 70.48% | 26.40% | D+44.1 | D |
| 40 | 75.32% | 23.68% | D+51.6 | 70.73% | 25.91% | D+44.8 | D |
| 41 | 56.64% | 42.35% | D+14.3 | 59.53% | 36.87% | D+22.7 | D |
| 42 | 75.54% | 23.57% | D+52 | 73.73% | 23.49% | D+50.2 | D |
| 43 | 46.96% | 52.09% | R+5.1 | 43.79% | 53.10% | R+9.3 | R |
| 44 | 30.83% | 67.97% | R+37.1 | 30.22% | 65.99% | R+35.8 | R |
| 45 | 41.83% | 55.19% | R+13.4 | 44.53% | 49.14% | R+4.6 | R |
| 46 | 76.62% | 20.14% | D+56.5 | 78.16% | 16.34% | D+61.8 | D |
| 47 | 39.32% | 58.05% | R+18.7 | 46.98% | 47.16% | R+0.2 | R |
| 48 | 56.86% | 39.56% | D+17.3 | 65.17% | 28.12% | D+37 | D |
| 49 | 70.19% | 24.89% | D+45.3 | 76.63% | 16.65% | D+60 | D |
| 50 | 57.79% | 38.81% | D+19 | 63.38% | 30.05% | D+33.3 | D |
| 51 | 78.49% | 17.43% | D+61.1 | 79.52% | 14.04% | D+65.5 | D |
| 52 | 42.57% | 54.91% | R+12.3 | 46.12% | 47.56% | R+1.4 | R |
| 53 | 22.29% | 76.50% | R+54.2 | 20.74% | 76.30% | R+55.6 | R |
| 54 | 45.85% | 53.04% | R+7.2 | 44.07% | 51.07% | R+7 | R |
| 55 | 33.08% | 65.48% | R+32.4 | 31.96% | 63.28% | R+31.3 | R |
| 56 | 29.70% | 69.02% | R+39.3 | 31.16% | 64.82% | R+33.7 | R |
| 57 | 25.97% | 73.09% | R+47.1 | 22.50% | 75.69% | R+53.2 | R |
| 58 | 21.12% | 77.52% | R+56.4 | 18.84% | 77.90% | R+59.1 | R |
| 59 | 21.36% | 77.31% | R+56 | 19.19% | 77.44% | R+58.2 | R |
| 60 | 15.70% | 83.09% | R+67.4 | 13.33% | 84.19% | R+70.9 | R |
| 61 | 16.19% | 82.54% | R+66.3 | 14.49% | 82.74% | R+68.3 | R |
| 62 | 24.72% | 73.77% | R+49.1 | 20.89% | 76.05% | R+55.2 | R |
| 63 | 26.39% | 72.13% | R+45.7 | 30.22% | 65.26% | R+35 | R |
| 64 | 37.33% | 60.30% | R+23 | 40.00% | 54.49% | R+14.5 | R |
| 65 | 40.84% | 57.52% | R+16.7 | 46.51% | 48.62% | R+2.1 | R |
| 66 | 37.46% | 61.15% | R+23.7 | 46.24% | 49.45% | R+3.2 | R |
| 67 | 37.26% | 61.08% | R+23.8 | 44.69% | 50.41% | R+5.7 | R |
| 68 | 17.78% | 81.15% | R+63.4 | 14.23% | 83.37% | R+69.1 | R |
| 69 | 23.27% | 75.20% | R+51.9 | 20.26% | 76.12% | R+55.9 | R |
| 70 | 29.25% | 69.37% | R+40.1 | 32.82% | 62.78% | R+30 | R |
| 71 | 22.84% | 75.76% | R+52.9 | 21.49% | 74.23% | R+52.7 | R |
| 72 | 23.33% | 75.26% | R+51.9 | 21.45% | 74.81% | R+53.4 | R |
| 73 | 20.22% | 78.37% | R+58.2 | 21.25% | 75.11% | R+53.9 | R |
| 74 | 56.99% | 41.57% | D+15.4 | 56.27% | 39.58% | D+16.7 | D |
| 75 | 72.33% | 26.62% | D+45.7 | 73.74% | 21.38% | D+52.4 | D |
| 76 | 76.91% | 21.86% | D+55.1 | 77.93% | 17.86% | D+60.1 | D |
| 77 | 64.07% | 34.29% | D+29.8 | 68.79% | 25.97% | D+42.8 | D |
| 78 | 54.41% | 44.15% | D+10.3 | 59.28% | 35.16% | D+24.1 | D |
| 79 | 64.73% | 34.12% | D+30.6 | 68.62% | 26.73% | D+41.9 | D |
| 80 | 68.25% | 30.91% | D+37.3 | 65.06% | 32.31% | D+32.7 | D |
| 81 | 24.20% | 74.66% | R+50.5 | 26.33% | 70.49% | R+44.2 | R |
| 82 | 19.38% | 79.31% | R+59.9 | 20.58% | 75.76% | R+55.2 | R |
| 83 | 21.27% | 77.50% | R+56.2 | 19.94% | 76.49% | R+56.5 | R |
| 84 | 34.95% | 63.28% | R+28.3 | 35.12% | 59.58% | R+24.5 | R |
| 85 | 37.99% | 61.03% | R+23 | 41.09% | 56.10% | R+15 | R |
| 86 | 16.18% | 82.55% | R+66.4 | 16.16% | 80.17% | R+64 | R |
| 87 | 22.12% | 76.56% | R+54.4 | 21.74% | 74.43% | R+52.7 | R |
| 88 | 19.06% | 79.89% | R+60.8 | 16.48% | 80.59% | R+64.1 | R |
| 89 | 31.79% | 66.67% | R+34.9 | 36.08% | 59.03% | R+23 | R |
| 90 | 73.70% | 25.21% | D+48.5 | 74.97% | 21.48% | D+53.5 | D |
| 91 | 30.45% | 67.90% | R+37.5 | 32.14% | 63.08% | R+30.9 | R |
| 92 | 37.22% | 61.08% | R+23.9 | 40.54% | 54.66% | R+14.1 | R |
| 93 | 38.26% | 60.21% | R+21.9 | 40.40% | 54.84% | R+14.4 | R |
| 94 | 38.10% | 60.29% | R+22.2 | 40.87% | 54.30% | R+13.4 | R |
| 95 | 76.11% | 22.99% | D+53.1 | 74.24% | 22.89% | D+51.4 | D |
| 96 | 40.22% | 58.60% | R+18.4 | 42.55% | 53.74% | R+11.2 | R |
| 97 | 38.92% | 59.59% | R+20.7 | 42.59% | 52.42% | R+9.8 | R |
| 98 | 23.57% | 75.01% | R+51.4 | 28.91% | 66.33% | R+37.4 | R |
| 99 | 30.70% | 67.69% | R+37 | 32.12% | 63.36% | R+31.2 | R |
| 100 | 77.89% | 21.07% | D+56.8 | 77.24% | 19.30% | D+57.9 | D |
| 101 | 64.01% | 34.87% | D+29.1 | 66.06% | 30.36% | D+35.7 | D |
| 102 | 45.32% | 53.02% | R+7.7 | 52.27% | 42.74% | D+9.5 | R |
| 103 | 69.87% | 28.77% | D+41.1 | 73.55% | 22.33% | D+51.2 | D |
| 104 | 72.70% | 26.36% | D+46.3 | 75.60% | 20.85% | D+54.7 | D |
| 105 | 46.48% | 52.14% | R+5.7 | 52.13% | 43.60% | D+8.5 | R |
| 106 | 30.86% | 67.69% | R+36.8 | 35.83% | 59.70% | R+23.9 | R |
| 107 | 46.89% | 51.83% | R+4.9 | 52.37% | 43.40% | D+9 | D |
| 108 | 39.31% | 58.99% | R+19.7 | 50.32% | 44.01% | D+6.3 | R |
| 109 | 81.75% | 17.68% | D+64.1 | 81.55% | 16.42% | D+65.1 | D |
| 110 | 88.74% | 10.77% | D+78 | 86.76% | 11.25% | D+75.5 | D |
| 111 | 77.24% | 22.06% | D+55.2 | 77.40% | 20.17% | D+57.2 | D |
| 112 | 43.50% | 55.03% | R+11.5 | 48.28% | 47.10% | D+1.2 | R |
| 113 | 46.31% | 52.53% | R+6.2 | 49.13% | 47.23% | D+1.9 | R |
| 114 | 43.48% | 55.23% | R+11.7 | 52.14% | 43.21% | D+8.9 | R |
| 115 | 43.23% | 55.27% | R+12 | 51.54% | 43.64% | D+7.9 | R |
| 116 | 60.53% | 37.80% | D+22.7 | 63.73% | 31.10% | D+32.6 | D |
| 117 | 51.99% | 46.85% | D+5.1 | 53.23% | 42.14% | D+11.1 | D |
| 118 | 55.33% | 43.41% | D+11.9 | 55.58% | 40.41% | D+15.2 | D |
| 119 | 60.26% | 38.58% | D+21.7 | 60.13% | 36.08% | D+24.1 | D |
| 120 | 64.75% | 34.11% | D+30.6 | 63.51% | 32.10% | D+31.4 | D |
| 121 | 37.61% | 60.88% | R+23.3 | 43.42% | 51.69% | R+8.3 | R |
| 122 | 30.87% | 67.87% | R+37 | 37.75% | 57.87% | R+20.1 | R |
| 123 | 61.36% | 36.80% | D+24.6 | 65.02% | 30.27% | D+34.7 | D |
| 124 | 60.94% | 37.65% | D+23.3 | 62.19% | 33.04% | D+29.1 | D |
| 125 | 59.11% | 39.59% | D+19.5 | 61.62% | 33.69% | D+27.9 | D |
| 126 | 36.72% | 62.08% | R+25.4 | 43.00% | 52.94% | R+9.9 | R |
| 127 | 29.60% | 69.21% | R+39.6 | 34.90% | 61.23% | R+26.3 | R |
| 128 | 26.59% | 72.37% | R+45.8 | 28.77% | 68.15% | R+39.4 | R |
| 129 | 33.88% | 64.47% | R+30.6 | 40.06% | 55.33% | R+15.3 | R |
| 130 | 22.81% | 75.91% | R+53.1 | 27.96% | 68.06% | R+40.1 | R |
| 131 | 83.65% | 15.69% | D+68 | 84.29% | 13.35% | D+70.9 | D |
| 132 | 39.77% | 58.92% | R+19.2 | 45.68% | 50.04% | R+4.4 | R |
| 133 | 30.41% | 68.14% | R+37.7 | 41.12% | 54.52% | R+13.4 | R |
| 134 | 41.74% | 56.39% | R+14.7 | 55.09% | 39.61% | D+15.5 | R |
| 135 | 39.86% | 58.83% | R+19 | 46.82% | 48.89% | R+2.1 | R |
| 136 | 41.43% | 55.34% | R+13.9 | 47.69% | 45.16% | D+2.5 | R |
| 137 | 63.91% | 34.49% | D+29.4 | 67.00% | 28.92% | D+38.1 | D |
| 138 | 39.30% | 59.18% | R+19.9 | 47.85% | 47.78% | D+0.1 | R |
| 139 | 75.62% | 23.61% | D+52 | 76.12% | 20.61% | D+55.5 | D |
| 140 | 70.10% | 28.98% | D+41.1 | 75.09% | 21.87% | D+53.2 | D |
| 141 | 87.41% | 12.07% | D+75.3 | 85.19% | 12.59% | D+72.6 | D |
| 142 | 77.41% | 21.97% | D+55.4 | 76.20% | 20.97% | D+55.2 | D |
| 143 | 67.18% | 31.86% | D+35.3 | 71.02% | 26.02% | D+45 | D |
| 144 | 50.77% | 47.88% | D+2.9 | 57.75% | 38.37% | D+19.4 | D |
| 145 | 60.26% | 38.28% | D+22 | 66.92% | 28.72% | D+38.2 | D |
| 146 | 78.82% | 20.05% | D+58.8 | 79.43% | 17.32% | D+62.1 | D |
| 147 | 78.07% | 20.30% | D+57.8 | 78.99% | 16.78% | D+62.2 | D |
| 148 | 56.59% | 41.08% | D+15.5 | 63.82% | 30.50% | D+33.3 | D |
| 149 | 58.76% | 40.12% | D+18.6 | 64.25% | 32.50% | D+31.8 | D |
| 150 | 30.28% | 68.55% | R+38.3 | 36.63% | 59.18% | R+22.6 | R |
| Total | 41.40% | 57.19% | R+15.8 | 43.48% | 52.53% | R+9.1 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
District election history
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 22
Incumbent Peter G. Olson defeated Sri Preston Kulkarni, John McElligott, and Sara Kellen Sweny in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter G. Olson (R) | 51.4 | 152,750 |
 | Sri Preston Kulkarni (D) | 46.5 | 138,153 | |
| John McElligott (L) | 1.1 | 3,261 | ||
 | Sara Kellen Sweny (Independent) | 1.1 | 3,241 | |
| Total votes: 297,405 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephanie Williams (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 22
Sri Preston Kulkarni defeated Letitia Plummer in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 22 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sri Preston Kulkarni | 62.1 | 9,502 |
 | Letitia Plummer | 37.9 | 5,794 | |
| Total votes: 15,296 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22
Sri Preston Kulkarni and Letitia Plummer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Stephen Keith Brown, Margarita Ruiz Johnson, and Mark Gibson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sri Preston Kulkarni | 31.8 | 9,466 |
| ✔ | | Letitia Plummer | 24.3 | 7,230 |
 | Stephen Keith Brown | 21.0 | 6,246 | |
 | Margarita Ruiz Johnson | 12.7 | 3,767 | |
 | Mark Gibson | 10.2 | 3,046 | |
| Total votes: 29,755 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22
Incumbent Peter G. Olson defeated Danny Nguyen, James Green, and Eric Zmrhal in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 22 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter G. Olson | 78.4 | 35,782 |
 | Danny Nguyen | 13.5 | 6,170 | |
 | James Green | 5.5 | 2,521 | |
 | Eric Zmrhal | 2.6 | 1,174 | |
| Total votes: 45,647 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Pete Olson (R) defeated Mark Gibson (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Olson ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Mark Gibson defeated A.R. Hassan for the Democratic nomination.[53][54]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Pete Olson Incumbent |
59.5% | 181,864 | |
| Democratic | Mark Gibson | 40.5% | 123,679 | |
| Total Votes | 305,543 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Gibson |
76.2% | 23,084 | ||
| A.R. Hassan | 23.8% | 7,226 | ||
| Total Votes | 30,310 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2014
The 22nd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Pete Olson (R) defeated Frank Briscoe (D) and Rob Lapham (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Olson Incumbent |
66.5% | 100,861 | |
| Democratic | Frank Briscoe | 31.6% | 47,844 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Lapham | 1.9% | 2,861 | |
| Total Votes | 151,566 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
State profile
- See also: Texas and Texas elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of January 22, 2020
Presidential voting pattern
- Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from Texas were Republicans.
- Twenty-three of Texas' 36 U.S. representatives were Republicans and 13 were Democrats.
State executives
- Republicans held six of Texas' nine state executive offices. The other three offices were nonpartisan.
- Texas' governor was Republican Greg Abbott.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Texas State Senate with a 19-12 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Texas House of Representatives with a 83-67 majority.
Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
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| Demographic data for Texas | ||
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| Texas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 27,429,639 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 261,232 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 74.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 38.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 81.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,207 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **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. | ||
See also
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District election, 2020
- United States House elections in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Twitter, "Chad Pergram on July 25, 2019," accessed July 25, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Houston Chronicle, "In fierce Republican primary battle to succeed Olson, candidates show plenty of zeal for Trump," January 19, 2020
- ↑ Note: The Republican primary for the 13th District also had 15 candidates.
- ↑ Twitter, "Pierce Bush on December 20, 2019," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Houston Chronicle, "Olson backs Bush in GOP primary for his congressional seat," January 20, 2020
- ↑ The Texan, "Republican Candidates Vying to Replace Olson Face-Off at Richmond Forum," January 17, 2020
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Pearland candidate for Congress denies speaking out against interracial marriage," August 9, 2019
- ↑ Greg Hill for Congress, "Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Houston Republican Kathaleen Wall launches second self-funded bid for Congress," October 17, 2019
- ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Houston Chronicle, "We recommend Pierce Bush in the Republican primary for U.S. House District 22," February 19, 2020
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Texas Scorecard, "Rand Paul Endorses Kathaleen Wall in Congressional Race," February 24, 2020
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Kathaleen Wall 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accesssed January 29, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Kathaleen Wall on February 26, 2020," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Greg Hill on February 10, 2020," accessed February 12, 2020
- ↑ Covering Katy, "Texas Life Alliance Endorses Greg Hill for Congress," February 6, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Kathaleen Wall on January 31, 2020," accessed February 4, 2020
- ↑ Covering Katy, " The Texas Municipal Police Association Endorses Hill for Congress," accessed January 20, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Kathaleen Wall on January 17, 2020," accesssed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Kathaleen Wall on January 11, 2020," accesssed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Pierce Bush on December 19, 2019," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Twitter, "Pierce Bush on December 17, 2019," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Pierce Bush 2020 campaign website, "Home," accessed January 29, 2020
- ↑ Jon Camarillo 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Douglas Haggard 2020 campaign website, "Policy Positions," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Aaron Hermes 2020 campaign website, "The Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Greg Hill 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Matt Hinton 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Dan Mathews 2020 campaign website, "About," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Diana Miller 2020 campaign website, "Home," accessed J anuary 22, 2020
- ↑ Troy Nehls 2020 campaign website, "Sheriff on the Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Bangar Reddy 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 18, 2020
- ↑ Howard Lynn Steele Jr. 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed February 18, 2020
- ↑ Kathaleen Wall 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ Joe Walz 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 22, 2020
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
- ↑ Federal Elections Commission, "Report of Independent Expenditures," accessed February 13, 2020
- ↑ Texas Statutes, "Section 172.086," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "Chapter 172. Primary Elections," accessed July 10, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Election Advisory No. 2020-05," February 11, 2020
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, " Democrats Launch Texas Offensive With Redistricting in Mind," August 11, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
- ↑ 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
