Races · Senate · 2020 · Texas · general · Democratic primary
Democratic primary
Texas Senate Democratic primary
Field of 3 Democratic candidates competing for the party's nomination. Winner advances to the general election on November 3, 2020.
Where this race stands
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Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 0 results
Democratic primary pollsNo polls have been published for this primary yet. When pollsters start covering the race, individual polls will be listed here with sample size, lean, and trust signals.
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 59 total
Source · Wikipedia · 2 candidates with no endorsements yetGeneric Democrat · 59
DGeneric Democrat59 endorsers
Most notable · Carol Moseley Braun · former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (1999–2001) and U.S. Senator (IL) (1993–1999)
Elected officials26
Federal 11State 15Local 0
Elected officials · 26
- Carol Moseley Braun · former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (1999–2001) and U.S. Senator (IL) (1993–1999)
- Elizabeth Warren · U.S. senator from Massachusetts and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
- Tammy Duckworth · U.S. senator from Illinois and former U.S. Representative (IL-08) (2013–2017) and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2011)
- Ron Kirk · former U.S. Trade Representative (2009–2013), Mayor of Dallas (1995–2002), and Texas Secretary of State (1994–1995)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · U.S. representative ( NY-14 )
- Amanda Edwards · Democratic candidate in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas and former Houston City Council member (2016–2020)
- Armando Walle · state representative
- Celia Israel · state representative
- Chris Bell · Democratic candidate in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas and former U.S. representative ( TX-25 ) (2003–2005)
- Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez · Democratic candidate in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas
- Eddie Bernice Johnson · U.S. representative ( TX-30 )
- Evelina Ortega · state representative
- Gina Hinojosa · state representative
- Jarvis Johnson · state representative
- Joaquin Castro · U.S. representative ( TX-20 )
- John Turner · state representative
- Jose Menendez · state senator
- Maxine Waters · U.S. representative ( CA-43 )
- Nathan Johnson · state senator
- Nicole Collier · state representative
- Rhetta Bowers · state representative
- Shawn Thierry · state representative
- Sheryl Cole · state representative
- Sylvester Turner · Mayor of Houston and former state representative (1989–2016)
- Toni Rose · state representative
- Veronica Escobar · U.S. representative from ( Texas's 16th congressional district )
Other20
Other · 20
- Austin American-Statesman
- Beaumont Enterprise
- Bell · <20%
- Cooper · <20%
- DSCC
- Democracy for America
- EMILY's List
- Edwards · <20%
- End Citizens United
- Garcia · <20%
- Giffords
- Hegar · 60–70%
- Hernandez · <20%
- Morris Overstreet · former Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge (1991–1999)
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- No vote
- Ramirez · <20%
- Stonewall Democrats · of Dallas
- Tina Knowles-Lawson · businesswoman and fashion designer
- West · <20%
Newspapers6
Newspapers · 6
- Austin Chronicle
- Daily Texan
- Dallas Morning News
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Houston Chronicle
- San Antonio Express-News
Organizations6
Organizations · 6
- American Federation of Teachers · Texas Chapter
- Communications Workers of America · District 6
- Congressional Black Caucus · (CBC) PAC
- Everytown for Gun Safety · Action Fund
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- Working Families Party
Celebrity1
Celebrity · 1
- Alec Baldwin · actor
DMJ Hegar0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
DRoyce West0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2020-12-31MJ HegarS0TX00233 ↗
Raised
$29.60M
Cash on hand
$87K
Top industries
Internet$125K
Internet · $125K
- Google · $80K
- Facebook · $24K
- Google, INC. · $21K
Individuals $125K · PACs $0
Computers / electronics$97K
Computers / electronics · $97K
- Ibm · $22K
- Microsoft · $21K
- Apple · $20K
- Amazon · $18K
- Apple, INC. · $17K
Individuals $97K · PACs $0
Education$46K
Education · $46K
- University of Texas · $29K
- Stanford University · $18K
Individuals $46K · PACs $0
Royce WestS0TX00266 ↗
Raised
$2.08M
Cash on hand
$3K
Top industries
Lawyers / law firms$38K
Lawyers / law firms · $38K
- Provost Umphrey Law Firm · $14K
- Kelley Law Firm · $9K
- Law Offices of Frank L Branson · $8K
- Friedman & Feiger LLP · $7K
Individuals $38K · PACs $0
Education$9K
Education · $9K
- Don Herring Mitsubishi · $9K
Individuals $9K · PACs $0
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2020-12-31
Endorsements62 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks