2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on March 3, and run-offs were held on July 14.

During the election cycle, a number of House races were considered vulnerable by Democrats and polls. However, in the wake of the election, Republicans were able to retain control over all of those seats. Democratic-held 15th district also became unexpectedly competitive, with incumbent representative Vicente Gonzalez attaining a narrow win over the Republican challenger. Republican wins were attributed to President Donald Trump appearing on the ballot and his unexpectedly strong support from Latino voters.

Ballot litigation Some Green Party candidates were removed from the ballot due to a failure to pay filing fees. However, in September 2020, the Texas Supreme Court rejected a Republican attempt to remove 44 Libertarian Party candidates from the November 2020 general election ballot because they had failed to pay filing fees. The court ruled that the Republicans had missed the state Election Code's deadline to raise such a challenge.Sami Sparber, Texas Supreme Court rejects Republicans' attempt to remove 44 Libertarians from the November ballot , Texas Tribune (September 5, 2020).

Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %+/– % Republican 36 5,926,712 53.43% 23 63.9% Democratic 36 4,896,383 44.14% 13 36.1% Libertarian 32 222,388 2.00% 0 0.0% Independent 7 41,253 0.37% 0 0.0% Green 2 5,135 0.05% 0 0.0% Write-in 2 1,453 0.01% 0 0.0%Total 115 11,093,324 100% 36 100%

District Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % 219,726 72.58% 83,016 27.42% 0 0.00% 302,742 100.00% Republican hold 192,828 55.61% 148,374 42.79% 5,524 1.59% 346,726 100.00% Republican hold 230,512 55.07% 179,458 42.87% 8,621 2.06% 418,591 100.00% Republican hold 253,837 75.14% 76,236 22.57% 7,640 2.26% 337,803 100.00% Republican hold 173,836 61.99% 100,743 35.93% 5,834 2.08% 280,413 100.00% Republican hold 179,507 52.80% 149,530 43.98% 10,955 3.22% 339,992 100.00% Republican hold 149,054 47.45% 159,529 50.79% 5,542 1.76% 314,125 100.00% Democratic hold 277,327 72.51% 97,409 25.47% 7,735 2.02% 382,471 100.00% Republican hold 49,575 21.64% 172,938 75.48% 6,594 2.88% 229,107 100.00% Democratic hold 217,216 52.48% 187,686 45.35% 8,992 2.17% 413,894 100.00% Republican hold 232,568 79.71% 53,394 18.30% 5,811 1.99% 291,773 100.00% Republican hold 233,853 63.72% 121,250 33.04% 11,918 3.25% 367,021 100.00% Republican hold 217,124 79.38% 50,477 18.46% 5,907 2.16% 273,508 100.00% Republican hold 190,541 61.64% 118,574 38.36% 0 0.00% 309,115 100.00% Republican hold 109,017 47.62% 115,605 50.50% 4,295 1.88% 228,917 100.00% Democratic hold 84,006 35.28% 154,108 64.72% 0 0.00% 238,114 100.00% Democratic hold 171,390 55.85% 125,565 40.92% 9,918 3.23% 306,873 100.00% Republican hold 58,033 23.50% 180,952 73.29% 7,910 3.20% 246,895 100.00% Democratic hold 198,198 74.78% 60,583 22.86% 6,271 2.37% 265,052 100.00% Republican hold 89,628 33.11% 175,078 64.67% 6,017 2.22% 270,723 100.00% Democratic hold 235,740 51.95% 205,780 45.35% 12,230 2.70% 453,750 100.00% Republican hold 210,259 51.53% 181,998 44.60% 15,791 3.87% 408,048 100.00% Republican hold 149,395 50.56% 137,693 46.60% 8,369 2.83% 295,457 100.00% Republican hold 167,910 48.81% 163,326 47.48% 12,785 3.72% 344,021 100.00% Republican hold 220,088 55.93% 165,697 42.11% 7,738 1.97% 393,523 100.00% Republican hold 261,963 60.61% 161,009 37.25% 9,243 2.14% 432,215 100.00% Republican hold 172,305 63.06% 95,446 34.93% 5,482 2.01% 273,253 100.00% Republican hold 91,925 38.98% 137,494 58.30% 6,425 2.72% 235,844 100.00% Democratic hold 42,840 27.38% 111,305 71.13% 2,328 1.49% 156,473 100.00% Democratic hold 48,685 18.41% 204,928 77.49% 10,851 4.10% 264,464 100.00% Democratic hold 212,695 53.43% 176,293 44.29% 9,069 2.28% 398,057 100.00% Republican hold 157,867 45.93% 178,542 51.95% 7,278 2.12% 343,687 100.00% Democratic hold 39,638 25.15% 105,317 66.82% 12,651 8.03% 157,606 100.00% Democratic hold 84,119 41.85% 111,439 55.43% 5,457 2.72% 201,027 100.00% Democratic hold 80,795 29.95% 176,373 65.37% 12,629 4.68% 269,797 100.00% Democratic hold 222,712 73.61% 73,148 24.18% 6,419 2.12% 302,549 100.00% Republican holdTotal 5,926,712 53.42% 4,896,293 44.14% 270,229 2.44% 11,093,626 100.00%

District 1

The 1st district encompasses Deep East Texas, taking in Tyler, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Longview, and Marshall. The incumbent was Republican Louie Gohmert, who was re-elected with 72.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Johnathan Davidson, data architect

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Hank Gilbert, rancher and businessman

Primary results

Endorsements

Labor unions Texas AFL-CIO

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R July 16, 2020 FiveThirtyEightSolid R October 13, 2020 Inside ElectionsSafe R June 2, 2020 Sabato's Crystal Ball July 2, 2020PoliticoJuly 21, 2020Daily Kos June 3, 2020RCPJune 9, 2020270toWinJune 7, 2020

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is based in northern and western Houston. The incumbent was Republican Dan Crenshaw, who was elected with 52.8% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Dan Crenshaw, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Sima Ladjevardian, attorney, philanthropist, fundraiser, and advisor to Beto O'Rourke during his 2018 U.S. Senate campaign and 2020 presidential campaign

Withdrew before runoff Elisa Cardnell, U.S. Navy veteran and science teacher

Eliminated in primary Travis Olsen, former Homeland Security Department employee

Primary results

Runoff results No runoff was held after runoff-advanced candidate Elisa Cardnell suspended her campaign and supported Ladjevardian.

Endorsements

Publications Houston Chronicle

U.S. presidents Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States

U.S. vice presidents Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States and 2020 Democratic nominee for president

Federal officials Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey (2013–present) Julian Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017) Veronica Escobar, U.S. representative from Texas (2019–present) Sylvia Garcia, U.S. representative from Texas (2019–present) Al Green, U.S. representative from Texas (2005–present) Sheila Jackson Lee, U.S. representative from Texas (1995–present) Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. representative from Texas (2013–2019) Sylvester Turner, mayor of Houston Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)

Organizations AFL-CIO EMILY's List End Citizens United Giffords Human Rights Campaign League of Conservation Voters Action Fund Planned Parenthood Action Fund

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely R October 21, 2020 FiveThirtyEightSolid R October 25, 2020 Inside ElectionsSafe R October 28, 2020 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely R October 20, 2020PoliticoLean R October 11, 2020Daily KosLikely R April 29, 2020RCPSafe R October 25, 2020270toWinLikely R October 21, 2020

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is based in the suburbs north and northeast of Dallas, encompassing a large portion of Collin County including McKinney, Plano, and Frisco, as well as Collin County's share of Dallas itself. The incumbent was Republican Van Taylor, who was elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Van Taylor, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Lulu Seikaly, attorney

Eliminated in runoff Sean McCaffity, trial attorney

Eliminated in primary Tanner Do, activist and insurance adjuster

Withdrawn Lorie Burch, attorney and nominee for Texas's 3rd congressional district in 2018

Primary results

Runoff results

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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