Texas

Voting Population

Eligibility (63.7% eligible to vote)

Texas became a state in December 1845, participating in its first presidential election in 1848. Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 and was not included in the 1864 or 1868 elections. From 1872 through 1976, Texas went Democratic in the vast majority of elections. However, that changed in 1980, and Texas has sided with the Republicans ever since. Having a Bush on the ticket each election from 1980 through 2004 (except 1996) helped make Texas a reliably “red” state. In 2016, Donald Trump won the state by a margin of 52 percent to 43 percent over Hillary Clinton. Two of the state's Electors were faithless that year, one each voting for Ron Paul and John Kasich.

Texas has 38 Electoral College votes to cast in Presidential elections.

State Capital: Austin, TX • 2020 Population: 29,472,295 • US Representatives: 36

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Recent Election Results

Leaning

58%

Republican

2016 Presidential (27.3% voted Republican)

2012 Presidential (19.3% voted Democratic)

2016 US Senate

2016 US House

2014 Gubernatorial

Current Elected Officials

This is the list of elected officials for Texas. This includes roles such as Governor and Lieutenant Governor, US and state senators and house representatives.

Representative	Office	Contact
John Cornyn	U.S. Senator	517 120 Constitution Avenue Northeast Washington, DC 20510 USA (202) 224-2934
Ted Cruz	U.S. Senator	127A 2 Constitution Avenue Northeast Washington, DC 20510 USA (202) 224-5922
Greg Abbott	Governor of Texas	Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-2428 USA (512) 463-2000
Dan Patrick	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	Lieutenant Governor's Office P.O. Box 12068 Austin, TX 78711 USA (512) 463-0001 ltgconstituent.affairs@ltgov.texas.gov
Sid Miller	TX State Commissioner of Agriculture	(512) 463-7476 pubinfo@texasagriculture.gov
Dawn Buckingham	TX State Commissioner of General Land Office	(512) 463-5001
Ken Paxton	TX State Attorney General	(512) 463-2100
Christi Craddick	TX State Railroad Commissioner	(512) 463-7140 christi.craddick@rrc.texas.gov
Jim Wright	TX State Railroad Commissioner	(512) 463-7144 jim.wright@rrc.texas.gov
Wayne Christian	TX State Railroad Commissioner	(512) 463-7131 wayne.christian@rrc.texas.gov
Glenn Hegar	TX State Comptroller of Public Accounts	(800) 252-5555
Brett Busby	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
Debra Lehrmann	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
Evan A. Young	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
Jane Bland	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
Jeff Boyd	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
Jimmy Blacklock	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
John Phillip Devine	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle	TX State Supreme Court Associate Justice	(512) 463-1312
Barbara Hervey	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Bert Richardson	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
David Newell	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Jesse F. McClure III	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Kevin Yeary	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Mary Lou Keel	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Michelle Slaughter	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Scott Walker	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Sharon Keller	TX State Court of Criminal Appeals Judge	(512) 463-1551
Nathan L. Hecht	TX State Supreme Court Chief Justice	(512) 463-1312

While the President and Vice President are the only elected officials at the National level, there are hundreds of other positions appointed by the President himself.

Texas will cast 38 Electoral College votes in the upcoming 2020 Presidential elections.

Representative	Office	Contact
Joseph R. Biden	President of the United States	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20500 USA (202) 456-1111
Kamala D. Harris	Vice President of the United States	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20500 USA (202) 456-1111

Elected Role Descriptions

Associate Justice:

An associate judge has the same judicial responsibilities with respect to cases as the chief judge, but typically has fewer or different administrative responsibilities.

Lieutenant Governor:

In most cases, the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor, standing in for that officer when they are absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated. In the event a governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor typically becomes governor.

Many people ask "Who are my elected officials?", but have no easy way to find them. ElectedGovernment.org provides this information along with other data to help voters and constituents understand who represents them in their local, city, county, state and national legislative roles. Voting is our civic duty, and these representatives of ours are all elected in May or November at the polls.