The 2016 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31 state senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 85th Texas Legislature. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.
Following the 2014 State Senate elections, the Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with twenty members to the Democrats' eleven.
To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to gain five Senate seats. While the statewide popular vote for this class of Senators swung 8.6 percentage points toward the Democrats when compared to the vote they earned in the 2012 elections, both parties retained the eight seats each was defending.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 12, 2016
Summary of race results + Summary of the November 8, 2016 Texas Senate election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % Before Up Won After +/– Republican 10 1,985,241 56.31 20 8 8 20 Democratic 10 1,355,412 38.45 11 8 8 11 Libertarian 6 172,255 4.89 0 0 0 0 Green 1 12,535 0.36 0 0 0 0 Total 3,525,443 100.00 31 16 16 31 Source:
+DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%District 1 - -245,648100.00% - -245,648100.00%Republican holdDistrict 4 - -239,86987.33% 34,791 12.67%274,660100.00%Republican holdDistrict 6119,891100.00% - - - -119,891100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 11 - -218,201100.00% - -218,201100.00%Republican holdDistrict 12 - -241,23282.98%49,46517.02%290,697100.00%Republican holdDistrict 13178,27792.50% - - 14,447 7.50%192,724100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 18 - -229,05185.78% 37,965 14.22%267,016100.00%Republican holdDistrict 19134,99755.87%97,68240.43% 8,948 3.70%241,627100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 20132,12861.68% 82,098 38.32% - -214,226100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 21160,959100.00% - - - -160,959100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 22 88,769 29.57%211,38070.43% - -300,149100.00%Republican holdDistrict 24 81,836 27.61%214,56872.39% - -296,404100.00%Republican holdDistrict 26155,441 79.87% - -39,17420.13%194,615100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 27135,945 100.00% - - - -135,945100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 28 - -205,512100.00% - -205,512100.00%Republican holdDistrict 29167,169100.00% - - - -167,169100.00%Democratic holdTotal 1,355,41238.45% 1,985,24156.31% 184,7905.24% 3,525,443 100.00% Source:
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