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This page displays election information for the Texas State Senate.

Elections

Texas state senators serve 2-4-4 terms, where senators serve one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade. Texas holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Texas State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and the primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025.

2024

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2024

Elections for the Texas State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and the primary runoff was May 28, 2024. The filing deadline was December 11, 2023.

Heading into the 2024 elections, Republicans held a 19-12 majority. After the election, the Republican majority was 20-11.

Texas State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 12 11
     Republican Party 19 20
Total 31 31

2022

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022

Elections for the Texas State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022. The filing deadline was December 13, 2021.

Heading into the 2022 elections, Republicans held an 18-13 majority. After the election, the Republican majority was 19-12.

Texas State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 13 12
     Republican Party 18 19
Total 31 31

2020

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2020

Elections for the office of Texas State Senate took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff was scheduled for July 14, 2020. The filing deadline was December 9, 2019.

In the 2020 elections, the Republican majority in the Texas State Senate decreased from 19-12 to 18-13.

Texas State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 12 13
     Republican Party 19 18
Total 31 31

2018

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2018

Elections for the Texas State Senate took place in 2018. An open primary election took place on March 6, 2018.[1] A primary runoff election took place on May 22, 2018. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was December 11, 2017.[2]

In the 2018 elections, the Republican majority in the Texas State Senate was reduced from 21-10 to 19-12.

Texas State Senate
Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
     Democratic Party 10 12
     Republican Party 21 19
Total 31 31

2016

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3] A total of 16 seats out of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 20-11 majority. No changes occurred to the partisan balance of the chamber.

Texas State Senate
Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
     Democratic Party 11 11
     Republican Party 20 20
Total 31 31


Historical party control

Republicans won control of the Texas State Senate in 1996. In 2024, they won a 20-11 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Texas Senate following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Texas State Senate election results: 1992-2024

Year '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16 '18 '20 '22 '24
Democrats 18 17 15 15 15 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 13 12 11
Republicans 13 14 16 16 16 19 19 20 19 19 19 20 20 19 18 19 20

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Texas was under the following types of trifecta control:

  • Democratic trifecta: 1992-1994
  • Republican trifecta: 2003-2023
  • Divided government: 1995-2002

Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-three 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 23 24 25
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 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 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 R R R

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Systems," accessed May 29, 2017
  2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2018 Election Dates," accessed September 11, 2017
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Follow the Money, "Texas Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 2, 2013
  5. ↑ Follow the Money, "Texas 2008 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  6. ↑ Follow the Money, "Texas 2006 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  7. ↑ Follow the Money, "Texas 2004 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Texas 2002 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
  9. ↑ Follow the Money, "Texas 2000 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
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