2020 United States Senate election in Texas
The general election for the 2020 United States Senate in Texas will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member to the United States Senate to represent the State of Texas, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn is running for reelection to a fourth term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John Cornyn, incumbent U.S. Senator
Eliminated in the primary
- Virgil Bierschwale, U.S. Navy veteran, software developer, realtor
- John Anthony Castro, attorney, author, businessman, entrepreneur
- Dwayne Stovall, bridge construction contractor, businessman
- Mark Yancey, businessman, Attacca International Executive, former owner of the Dallas Wings basketball team
Declined
- Pat Fallon, state senator
- Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas
- Allen West, former U.S. Representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- MJ Hegar, retired United States Air Force Major, businesswoman, author, teacher, and Democratic Party nominee for Texas's 31st congressional district in 2018
Eliminated in the runoff
- Royce West, state senator, former President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate, attorney
Eliminated in the primary
- Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, labor organizer and author
- Annie "Mamá" Garcia, attorney, small-business owner, and non-profit founder
- Amanda Edwards, Houston City Councillor
- Chris Bell, former U.S. Representative for Texas's 25th congressional district, nominee for Governor of Texas in 2006 and candidate for Mayor of Houston in 2015
- Sema Hernandez, organizer for the and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018
- Michael Cooper, pastor and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 2018
- Victor Hugo Harris, U.S. Army Reserve Colonel
- Adrian Ocegueda, financial analyst and candidate for Governor of Texas in 2018
- Jack Daniel Foster, Jr., educator
- D.R. Hunter, retiree
- Joshua Bowser, data scientist
Withdrawn
- John B. Love III, Midland City Councillor
- Hunter Darrel Reece
- David Selig
Declined
- Joaquín Castro, incumbent U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th congressional district
- Julián Castro, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, former Mayor of San Antonio and former 2020 presidential candidate
- Wendy Davis, former state senator and nominee for Governor of Texas in 2014
- Joseph Kopser, retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel and nominee for Texas's 21st congressional district in 2018
- Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018 and former 2020 presidential candidate
Endorsements
First round
Debates
Polling
Results
Runoff
Polling
Debates
;with MJ Hegar and Chris Bell| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | MJ Hegar | Chris Bell | Undecided |
| September 3–5, 2019 | 600 | ± 3.9% | 28% | 21% | 50% |
;with MJ Hegar and Amanda Edwards
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | MJ Hegar | Amanda Edwards | Undecided |
| January 16–21, 2020 | 684 | ± 6.5% | 42% | 16% | 42% |
;with MJ Hegar and Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | MJ Hegar | Cristina Ramirez | Undecided |
| January 16–21, 2020 | 684 | ± 6.5% | 32% | 33% | 35% |
Results
Other candidates
Libertarian Party
Candidates
Declared
- Wes Benedict, former national Executive Director of the Libertarian Party
- Kerry McKennon, Libertarian nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 2018
Withdrawn
- Rhett Rosenquest Smith, Libertarian nominee in the 2020 Precinct 2 Place 1 judge of the Bexar County Justice of the Peace election and Libertarian nominee in the 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Texas' 11th Congressional District
Results
People Over Politics Party
Nominee
- Cedric Jefferson
Human Rights Party
Nominee
- James Brumley
Independents
Declared
- Tim Smith
- Arjun Srinivasan
- Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla, educator and candidate for Austin city council in 2014
- Krisjiannis Vittato, teacher and ex-filmmaker
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
;with Royce West| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Cornyn | Royce West | Other | Undecided |
| July 7–10, 2020 | 1,182 | ± 3.4% | 43% | 37% | 4% | 15% | |
| June 29 – July 7, 2020 | 1,677 | ± 2.4% | 43% | 28% | 6% | 23% | |
| June 20–23, 2020 | 1,001 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 37% | 6% | 11% | |
| April 18–27, 2020 | 1,183 | ± 2.85% | 35% | 24% | 7% | 34% | |
| November 9–21, 2019 | 601 | – | 45% | 33% | – | 22% |
;with Chris Bell
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Cornyn | Chris Bell | Other | Undecided |
| November 9–21, 2019 | 601 | – | 45% | 30% | – | 25% |
;with Sema Hernandez
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Cornyn | Sema Hernandez | Other | Undecided |
| November 9–21, 2019 | 601 | – | 45% | 29% | – | 26% |
;with Beto O'Rourke
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Cornyn | Beto O'Rourke | Other | Undecided |
| November 9–21, 2019 | 601 | – | 46% | 42% | – | 12% | |
| February 20–25, 2019 | 1,222 | ± 3.4% | 46% | 46% | 1% | 6% | |
| February 13–14, 2019 | 743 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 45% | – | 8% | |
| January 5–11, 2019 | 504 | ± 4.4% | 50% | 37% | – | – |
;with generic Democrat
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Cornyn | Generic Democrat | Other | Undecided |
| February 21–26, 2020 | 1,004 | ± 3.4% | 43% | 41% | – | 16% | |
| January 16–21, 2020 | 1,486 | – | 50% | 42% | 2% | 7% | |
| November 9–21, 2019 | 601 | – | 46% | 44% | – | 10% | |
| August 1 – September 6, 2019 | 1,004 | ± 3.4% | 41% | 40% | – | 19% |
;with generic Opponent
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Cornyn | Generic Opponent | Other | Undecided |
| September 4–9, 2019 | 1,410 | ± 3.1% | – | 23% | 35% | 43% |
;with generic Republican and generic Democrat
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Republican | Generic Democrat | Undecided |
| June 18–19, 2020 | 907 | ± 3% | 47% | 45% | 8% |