2024 Texas Senate election
Elections to the Texas Senate will be held on November 5, 2024, for 15 of the 31 senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections, will also be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve full four-year terms covering the 89th Texas Legislature and the 90th Texas Legislature. Republicans have held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections.
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Primary elections will be held on March 5, 2024, and any necessary runoffs will be held on May 28.[1]
The following Senate Districts will be filled in 2024:
- District 6 Sen. Carol Alvarado (D)
- District 7 Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R)
- District 8 Sen. Angela Paxton (R)
- District 10 Sen. Phil King (R)
- District 12 Sen. Tan Parker (R)
- District 14 Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D)
- District 15 Sen. John Whitmire (D)
- District 16 Sen. Nathan Johnson (D)
- District 17 Sen. Joan Huffman (R)
- District 20 Sen. Juan Hinojosa (D)
- District 23 Sen. Royce West (D)
- District 25 Sen. Donna Campbell (R)
- District 27 Sen. Morgan LaMantia (D)
- District 29 Sen. César Blanco (D)
- District 30 Sen. Drew Springer (R)
Retirements
Senator John Whitmire will not run for reelection in 2024, and will instead run in the non-partisan race for Houston Mayor.[2]
Senator Roland Gutierrez (District 19) announced his intention to run in the Democratic Primary for the U.S. Senate, hoping to face Sen. Ted Cruz in the general election. Sen. Gutierrez does not have to resign to run in the U.S. Senate race, and his current term expires in 2027[3]
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See also
References
- "Texas State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- https://therealdeal.com/texas/houston/2023/08/16/john-whitmire-top-candidate-for-houston-mayor/. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
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