2022 Texas Senate election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Texas Senate election

| country = Texas

| type = legislative

| previous_election = 2020 Texas Senate election

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2024 Texas Senate election

| next_year = 2024

| seats_for_election = All of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate

| majority_seats = 16

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| image1 = Larry Taylor (Texas politician).png

| leader1 = Larry Taylor

| party1 = Republican Party of Texas

| leaders_seat1 = {{nowrap|11th–Friendswood}}

| last_election1 = 18 seats, 53.28%

| seats_before1 = 18

| seats_needed1 = {{steady}}

| seats1 = 19

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote1 = 2,948,643

| percentage1 = 54.06%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.78%

| image2 = Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado.png

| leader2 = Carol Alvarado

| party2 = Texas Democratic Party

| leaders_seat2 = {{nowrap|6th–Houston}}

| last_election2 = 13 seats, 44.59%

| seats_before2 = 13

| seats_needed2 = {{increase}} 3

| seats2 = 12

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 2,287,700

| percentage2 = 41.94%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 2.65%

| map_image = {{switcher |320px |Results by seat gains|320px |Results by vote share|default=1}}

| map_size =

| map_caption = {{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}
{{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}}
Republican: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#a80000|≥90%}}

Democratic: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d0596|≥90%}}

}}

The 2022 Texas Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022.

Under the provisions of the Constitution of Texas, all 31 senate districts across the state of Texas were up for re-election, as the election was the first after the decennial United States Census. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections were also held on this date. The winners of this election served in the 88th Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned among the 2020 United States census. Republicans had held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections.

Retirements

As of April 2022, six state senators, including four Republicans and two Democrats, decided to retire, one of whom sought another office.

=Republicans=

District 11: Larry Taylor retired.{{Cite news|last=Svitek|first=Patrick|date=November 30, 2021|title=Longtime state Sen. Larry Taylor, best known for his work on education issues, says he won't run for reelection|work=The Texas Tribune|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/larry-taylor-texas-senate-reelection/|access-date=November 30, 2021}}
District 12: Jane Nelson retired.{{cite news |last=Garrett |first=Robert |title=Veteran Denton County GOP lawmaker Jane Nelson will not seek 11th term in Texas Senate |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/07/05/veteran-denton-county-gop-lawmaker-jane-nelson-will-not-seek-11th-term-in-texas-senate/|access-date=July 6, 2021 |work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 5, 2021}}
District 24: Dawn Buckingham retired to run for Texas Land Commissioner.{{cite news |last=Lindell |first=Chuck |title=State Sen. Dawn Buckingham to run for Texas land commissioner |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/06/07/sen-dawn-buckingham-run-land-commissioner/7591968002/ |access-date=June 9, 2021 |work=Austin American-Statesman |date=June 7, 2021}}
District 31: Kel Seliger retired.{{Cite news|last=Barragán|first=James|date=October 20, 2021|title=Texas state Sen. Kel Seliger, a Republican willing to buck his party leadership, will not seek reelection|work=The Texas Tribune|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-senate-ken-seliger/|url-status=live|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020232034/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-senate-ken-seliger/|archive-date=October 20, 2021}}

=Democrats=

District 10: Beverly Powell retired.{{Cite news |last=Barragán |first=James |date=April 6, 2022 |title="Unwinnable race": State Sen. Beverly Powell of Burleson ends reelection bid, citing redrawn political map |work=The Texas Tribune |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/06/beverly-powell-reelection-redistricting/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409060402/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/06/beverly-powell-reelection-redistricting/ |archive-date=April 9, 2022}}
District 27: Eddie Lucio Jr. retired.{{cite news |last=Bova |first=Gus |title=The Texas Senate's Most Conservative Democrat Is Retiring |url=https://www.texasobserver.org/the-texas-senates-most-conservative-democrat-is-retiring/|access-date=November 18, 2021 |work=Texas Observer|date=November 16, 2021}}

Predictions

Redistricting greatly reduced the number of competitive seats in the state, making it almost certain that the chamber would remain in Republican hands.

= Statewide =

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!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web|last=Jacobson|first=Louis|title=The Battle for State Legislatures|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-battle-for-the-state-legislatures/|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=May 19, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

| May 19, 2022

CNalysis

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|Nov. 7, 2022

= Competitive districts =

class="wikitable sortable" !District !Incumbent !2020 Pres.{{Cite web \|date=2024-02-29 \|title=2022-2023 Election Data \|url=https://cnalysis.com/uncategorized/2022-2023-election-data/ \|access-date=2024-05-29 \|website=cnalysis \|language=en-US}} !CNalysis{{Cite web \|title=22 TX Forecast \|url=https://projects.cnalysis.com/21-22/state-legislative/texas#upper \|access-date=2024-08-12 \|website=projects.cnalysis.com}} !Result
19th \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Roland Gutierrez \| data-sort-value="-55.81" {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|55.81% D \|{{USRaceRating\|Likely\|D}} \| data-sort-value="-55.39" {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|55.39% D
27th \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Eddie Lucio Jr. {{small\|(retiring)}} \| data-sort-value="-51.75" {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|51.75% D \|{{USRaceRating\|Lean\|R\|Flip}} \| data-sort-value="-50.19" {{Party shading/Democratic}} \|50.19% D

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!District

!Incumbent

!2020 Pres.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-29 |title=2022-2023 Election Data |url=https://cnalysis.com/uncategorized/2022-2023-election-data/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=cnalysis |language=en-US}}

!CNalysis{{Cite web |title=22 TX Forecast |url=https://projects.cnalysis.com/21-22/state-legislative/texas#upper |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=projects.cnalysis.com}}

!Result

19th

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Roland Gutierrez

| data-sort-value="-55.81" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |55.81% D

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}

| data-sort-value="-55.39" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |55.39% D

27th

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Eddie Lucio Jr. {{small|(retiring)}}

| data-sort-value="-51.75" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |51.75% D

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R|Flip}}

| data-sort-value="-50.19" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |50.19% D

Results summary

class="wikitable" \|+ Summary of the November 8, 2022 Texas Senate election results
colspan="15" style="text-align:center;"\|File:Texas_Senate_2022.svg
rowspan="2" colspan="2" \| Party ! rowspan="2" \| Candidates ! colspan="2" \| Votes ! colspan="4" \| Seats
{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! % ! Before ! Won ! After ! +/–
style="background-color:{{party color\|Republican Party (United States)}}" \| \| Republican \| style="text-align:right;"\| 27 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 2,948,643 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 54.06 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 18 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 19 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 19 \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Increase}} 1
style="background-color:{{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}}" \| \| Democratic \| style="text-align:right;"\| 22 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 2,287,700 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 41.94 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 13 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 12 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 12 \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Decrease}} 1
style="background-color:{{party color\|Libertarian Party (United States)}}" \| \| Libertarian \| style="text-align:right;"\| 6 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 217,910 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 4.00 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 0 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 0 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 0 \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Steady}}
colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"\| Total \| style="text-align:right;"\| 5,454,253 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 100.00 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 31 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 31 \| style="text-align:right;"\| 31 \| style="text-align:right;"\| {{Steady}}
colspan="10"\| Source:

class="wikitable"

|+ Summary of the November 8, 2022 Texas Senate election results

colspan="15" style="text-align:center;"|File:Texas_Senate_2022.svg

rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party

! rowspan="2" | Candidates

! colspan="2" | Votes

! colspan="4" | Seats

! %

! Before

! Won

! After

! +/–

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Republican

| style="text-align:right;"| 27

| style="text-align:right;"| 2,948,643

| style="text-align:right;"| 54.06

| style="text-align:right;"| 18

| style="text-align:right;"| 19

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Increase}} 1

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Democratic

| style="text-align:right;"| 22

| style="text-align:right;"| 2,287,700

| style="text-align:right;"| 41.94

| style="text-align:right;"| 13

| style="text-align:right;"| 12

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Decrease}} 1

style="background-color:{{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}" |

| Libertarian

| style="text-align:right;"| 6

| style="text-align:right;"| 217,910

| style="text-align:right;"| 4.00

| style="text-align:right;"| 0

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Steady}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| Total

| style="text-align:right;"| 5,454,253

| style="text-align:right;"| 100.00

| style="text-align:right;"| 31

| style="text-align:right;"| {{Steady}}

colspan="10"| Source:

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{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|54.06}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|41.94}}

{{bar percent|Libertarian|{{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}|4.00}}

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{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|61.29}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|38.71}}

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Close races

class="wikitable sortable"
District ! Winner ! Margin
District 27 \| data-sort-value=1 {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 0.38%

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District

! Winner

! Margin

District 27

| data-sort-value=1 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 0.38%

By district

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rowspan=2 \| District ! colspan=4 \| Incumbent ! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" \| Candidates{{efn\|name=redistricting\|Declared candidates may seek election from other district, subject to redistricting. Some districts may have no incumbents, while some other may have multiple incumbents due to redistricting.}}
valign=bottom ! Member ! Party ! First elected ! Status
1 \| Bryan Hughes \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2016 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Bryan Hughes (Republican){{cite web \|last=Gary Bass\|title=State Sen. Bryan Hughes announces plans to seek re-election\|url=https://www.kltv.com/2021/11/12/state-sen-bryan-hughes-announces-plans-seek-re-election/\|website=KLTV\|date=November 12, 2021\|accessdate=November 29, 2021}} }}
2 \| Bob Hall \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2014 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Bob Hall (Republican) 61.9%{{cite web \|title=Hall announces campaign for re-election\|url=https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/hall-announces-campaign-for-re-election/article_ec688b14-195e-11ec-975d-935df539c56a.html\|website=Herald Banner\|date=September 20, 2021\|accessdate=December 8, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Prince Giadolor (Democratic) 38.1%{{cite web \|title=Giadolor announces run for state senate \|url=https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/giadolor-announces-run-for-state-senate/article_c487cf8c-195f-11ec-afd4-cfe50830bf9e.html\|website=Herald Banner\|date=September 20, 2021}} }}
3 \| Robert Nichols \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2006 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Robert Nichols (Republican) 77.4%{{cite web \|title=Nichols announces campaign for re-election\|url=https://www.palestineherald.com/news/nichols-announces-campaign-for-re-election/article_34f718b2-d5f0-11eb-a971-e3b6ae071550.html\|website=Palestine Herald-Press\|date=June 25, 2021\|accessdate=December 1, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Steve Russell (Democratic) 21.2% {{Party stripe\|Libertarian Party (US)}} Desarae Lindsey (Libertarian) 1.4%{{Cite web \|date=2021-12-10 \|title=Candidate Desarae Lindsey Files for Texas Senate Dist. 3 \|url=https://www.thevindicator.com/article/news-local-government/candidate-desarae-lindsey-files-texas-senate-dist-3 \|access-date=2022-04-18 \|website=Liberty Vindicator \|language=en}} }}
4 \| Brandon Creighton \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2014 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Brandon Creighton (Republican) 69.9%{{cite web \|last=Ontiveros\|first=Brooke\|title='Unfinished business remains': Brandon Creighton aims at re-election for Texas Senate District 4\|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/election/2021/06/10/unfinished-business-remains-brandon-creighton-aims-at-re-election-for-texas-senate-district-4/\|website=Community Impact\|date=June 10, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Misty Bishop (Democratic) 30.1% }}
5 \| Charles Schwertner \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2012 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Charles Schwertner (Republican) 71.6% {{Party stripe\|Libertarian Party (US)}} Tommy Estes (Libertarian) 28.4% }}
6 \| Carol Alvarado \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2018 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Carol Alvarado (Democratic) }}
7 \| Paul Bettencourt \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2014 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Paul Bettencourt (Republican){{cite web \|last=Hannah Zedaker\|title=Paul Bettencourt to seek re-election for Texas Senate District 7\|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/at-the-capitol/2021/06/07/paul-bettencourt-to-seek-re-election-for-texas-senate-district-7/\|website=Community Impact Newspaper\|date=June 7, 2021\|accessdate=November 29, 2021}} }}
8 \| Angela Paxton \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2018 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Angela Paxton (Republican) 57.7% {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Jonathan Cocks (Democratic) 39.5% {{Party stripe\|Libertarian Party (US)}} Edward Kless (Libertarian) 2.9% }}
9 \| Kelly Hancock \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2012 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Kelly Hancock (Republican) 60.0% {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Gwenn Burud (Democratic) 40.0% }}
10 \| Beverly Powell \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2018 \|{{Party shading/Republican}} \| Incumbent retiring Republican gain. \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Phil King (Republican){{cite web \|last=Patrick Svitek\|title=GOP state Rep. Phil King announces he'll run for new Republican-friendly Senate seat held by Democrat Beverly Powell\|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/27/texas-legislature-phil-king-senate/\|website=The Texas Tribune\|date=September 27, 2021\|accessdate=November 29, 2021}} }}
11 \| Larry Taylor \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2012 \|{{Party shading/Hold}} \| Incumbent retiring \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Mayes Middleton (Republican) }}
12 \| Jane Nelson \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 1992 \|{{Party shading/Hold}} \| Incumbent retiring \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Tan Parker (Republican) 61.4%{{cite web \|last=Morris\|first=Allie\|title=GOP Rep. Tan Parker to seek Senate seat being vacated by North Texas lawmaker Jane Nelson\|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/07/07/gop-rep-tan-parker-to-seek-senate-seat-being-vacated-by-north-texas-lawmaker-jane-nelson/\|website=The Dallas Morning News\|date=July 7, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Francine Ly (Democratic) 38.6% }}
13 \| Borris Miles \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2016 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Borris Miles (Democratic) }}
14 \| Sarah Eckhardt \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2020 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic) 82.2% {{Party stripe\|Libertarian Party (US)}} Steven E. Haskett (Libertarian) 17.8% }}
15 \| John Whitmire \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 1982 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} John Whitmire (Democratic) 65.3%{{Cite news\|last1=McGuinness\|first1=Dylan\|last2=Scherer\|first2=Jasper\|date=November 19, 2021\|title=State Sen. John Whitmire announces he will run for mayor of Houston in 2023\|work=Houston Chronicle\|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Whitmire-announces-he-will-run-for-mayor-of-16632667.php\|url-status=live\|access-date=November 20, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120011746/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Whitmire-announces-he-will-run-for-mayor-of-16632667.php\|archive-date=November 20, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} George Vachris (Republican) 34.7% }}
16 \| Nathan Johnson \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2018 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Nathan Johnson (Democratic) 61.9% {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} Brandon Copeland (Republican) 38.1% }}
17 \| Joan Huffman \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2008 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Joan Huffman (Republican) 65.3% {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Titus Benton (Democratic) 34.7% }}
18 \| Lois Kolkhorst \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2014 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Lois Kolkhorst (Republican) 66.2% {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Josh Tutt (Democratic) 33.8%{{cite web\|last=Cat DeLaura\|title=Democrat Josh Tutt announces his intention to run against Kolkhorst\|url=https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/election_central/democrat-josh-tutt-announces-his-intention-to-run-against-kolkhorst/article_71a2154a-5904-11ec-a8b0-4f3204f9c67e.html\|website=The Victoria Advocate\|date=December 9, 2021\|accessdate=December 11, 2021}} }}
19 \| Roland Gutierrez \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2020 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Roland Gutierrez (Democratic) 55.4% {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} Robert Garza (Republican) 44.6% }}
20 \| Juan Hinojosa \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2002 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Juan Hinojosa (Democratic) 59.2%{{cite web \|title=Hinojosa announces reelection bid for state senate\|url=https://myrgv.com/featured/2021/06/09/hinojosa-announces-reelection-bid-for-state-senate/\|website=MyRGV.com\|date=June 9, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} Westley Wright (Republican) 40.8% }}
21 \| Judith Zaffirini \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 1986 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Judith Zaffirini (Democratic) 61.6%{{cite web \|title=Zaffirini files for reelection to Texas senate\|url=https://myrgv.com/local-news/elections/2021/11/19/zaffirini-files-for-reelection-to-texas-senate/\|website=MyRGV.com\|date=November 19, 2021\|accessdate=November 29, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} Julie Dahlberg (Republican) 35.9% {{Party stripe\|Libertarian Party (US)}} Arthur DiBianca (Libertarian) 2.5% }}
22 \| Brian Birdwell \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2010 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Brian Birdwell (Republican) 74.3%{{cite web \|last=Roland Richter\|title=State Senator Bryan Birdwell announces running for re-election\|url=https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/state-senator-bryan-birdwell-announces-running-for-re-election/\|website=KWKT-TV\|date=June 18, 2021\|accessdate=November 29, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Libertarian Party (US)}} Jeremy Schroppel (Libertarian) 25.7% }}
23 \| Royce West \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 1992 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Royce West (Democratic) }}
24 \| Dawn Buckingham \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2016 \|{{Party shading/Hold}} \| Incumbent retiring to run for Texas Land Commissioner \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Pete Flores (Republican) 64.3%{{cite web \|last=Jackie Wang\|title=Former state Sen. Pete Flores says he's running for proposed Senate District 24\|url=https://sanantonioreport.org/pete-flores-redistricting/\|website=San Antonio Report\|date=September 21, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Kathy Jones-Hospod (Democratic) 35.7% }}
25 \| Donna Campbell \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2012 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Donna Campbell (Republican) 62.8% {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}} Robert Walsh (Democratic) 37.2% }}
26 \| Jose Menendez \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2015 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Jose Menendez (Democratic) 66.5% {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} Ashton Murray (Republican) 33.5% }}
27 \| Eddie Lucio Jr. \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 1990 \|{{Party shading/Hold}} \| Incumbent retiring{{cite web \|last1=Svitek \|first1=Patrick \|title=Eddie Lucio Jr. to retire after three decades in Texas Senate \|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-senate-eddie-lucio/ \|website=www.texastribune.com \|publisher=The Texas Tribune \|access-date=17 November 2021 \|date=4 November 2021}} \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Morgan Lamantia (Democratic) 50.2%{{cite web \|title=LaMantia Enters Democratic Primary For Eddie Lucio's State Senate Seat \|url=https://www.kurv.com/lamantia-enters-democratic-primary-for-eddie-lucios-state-senate-seat/\|website=KURV\|date=November 18, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} Adam Hinojosa (Republican) 49.8% }}
28 \| Charles Perry \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2014 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Charles Perry (Republican){{cite web \|title=Texas Senator Charles Perry announces re-election\|url=https://www.kcbd.com/2021/09/29/senator-charles-perry-announces-re-election-texas-senate/\|website=KCBD\|date=September 29, 2021\|accessdate=December 11, 2021}} }}
29 \| Cesar Blanco \| {{Party shading/Democratic}} \| Democratic \| 2020 \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Cesar Blanco (Democratic) 64.1%{{cite web \|last=Anthony Jackson\|title=Texas state Sen. César Blanco of El Paso announces reelection campaign\|url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/10/29/texas-state-sen-cesar-blanco-el-paso-announces-reelection-campaign/6193923001/\|website=El Paso Times\|date=October 29, 2021\|accessdate=November 29, 2021}} {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}} Derek Zubeldia (Republican) 35.9% }}
30 \| Drew Springer \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2020 (special) \|Incumbent running \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Drew Springer (Republican){{cite web \|title=SEN. DREW SPRINGER ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE TEXAS SENATE\|url=https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/sen-drew-springer-announces-re-election-campaign-texas-senate\|website=Olney Enterprise\|date=October 14, 2021\|accessdate=December 1, 2021}} }}
31 \| Kel Seliger \| {{Party shading/Republican}} \| Republican \| 2004 \|{{Party shading/Hold}} \| Incumbent retiring \| nowrap \| {{Plainlist\| {{Party stripe\|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Kevin Sparks (Republican){{cite web \|last=Stewart Doreen\|title=Midland's Kevin Sparks to run for state senate\|url=https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Midland-s-Kevin-Sparks-to-run-for-state-senate-16386294.php\|website=Midland Reporter-Telegram\|date=August 13, 2021}} }}

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rowspan=2 | District

! colspan=4 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Candidates{{efn|name=redistricting|Declared candidates may seek election from other district, subject to redistricting. Some districts may have no incumbents, while some other may have multiple incumbents due to redistricting.}}

valign=bottom

! Member

! Party

! First
elected

! Status

| Bryan Hughes

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2016

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Bryan Hughes (Republican){{cite web |last=Gary Bass|title=State Sen. Bryan Hughes announces plans to seek re-election|url=https://www.kltv.com/2021/11/12/state-sen-bryan-hughes-announces-plans-seek-re-election/|website=KLTV|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=November 29, 2021}}

}}

| Bob Hall

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2014

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Bob Hall (Republican) 61.9%{{cite web |title=Hall announces campaign for re-election|url=https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/hall-announces-campaign-for-re-election/article_ec688b14-195e-11ec-975d-935df539c56a.html|website=Herald Banner|date=September 20, 2021|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Prince Giadolor (Democratic) 38.1%{{cite web |title=Giadolor announces run for state senate |url=https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/giadolor-announces-run-for-state-senate/article_c487cf8c-195f-11ec-afd4-cfe50830bf9e.html|website=Herald Banner|date=September 20, 2021}}

}}

| Robert Nichols

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2006

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Robert Nichols (Republican) 77.4%{{cite web |title=Nichols announces campaign for re-election|url=https://www.palestineherald.com/news/nichols-announces-campaign-for-re-election/article_34f718b2-d5f0-11eb-a971-e3b6ae071550.html|website=Palestine Herald-Press|date=June 25, 2021|accessdate=December 1, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Steve Russell (Democratic) 21.2%
{{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}} Desarae Lindsey (Libertarian) 1.4%{{Cite web |date=2021-12-10 |title=Candidate Desarae Lindsey Files for Texas Senate Dist. 3 |url=https://www.thevindicator.com/article/news-local-government/candidate-desarae-lindsey-files-texas-senate-dist-3 |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Liberty Vindicator |language=en}}

}}

| Brandon Creighton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2014 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Brandon Creighton (Republican) 69.9%{{cite web |last=Ontiveros|first=Brooke|title='Unfinished business remains': Brandon Creighton aims at re-election for Texas Senate District 4|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/election/2021/06/10/unfinished-business-remains-brandon-creighton-aims-at-re-election-for-texas-senate-district-4/|website=Community Impact|date=June 10, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Misty Bishop (Democratic) 30.1%

}}

| Charles Schwertner

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2012

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Charles Schwertner (Republican) 71.6%
{{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}} Tommy Estes (Libertarian) 28.4%

}}

| Carol Alvarado

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2018 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Carol Alvarado (Democratic)

}}

| Paul Bettencourt

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2014

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Paul Bettencourt (Republican){{cite web |last=Hannah Zedaker|title=Paul Bettencourt to seek re-election for Texas Senate District 7|url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/spring-klein/at-the-capitol/2021/06/07/paul-bettencourt-to-seek-re-election-for-texas-senate-district-7/|website=Community Impact Newspaper|date=June 7, 2021|accessdate=November 29, 2021}}

}}

| Angela Paxton

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2018

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Angela Paxton (Republican) 57.7%
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Jonathan Cocks (Democratic) 39.5%
{{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}} Edward Kless (Libertarian) 2.9%

}}

| Kelly Hancock

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2012

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Kelly Hancock (Republican) 60.0%
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Gwenn Burud (Democratic) 40.0%

}}

| Beverly Powell

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2018

|{{Party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retiring
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Phil King (Republican){{cite web |last=Patrick Svitek|title=GOP state Rep. Phil King announces he'll run for new Republican-friendly Senate seat held by Democrat Beverly Powell|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/27/texas-legislature-phil-king-senate/|website=The Texas Tribune|date=September 27, 2021|accessdate=November 29, 2021}}

}}

| Larry Taylor

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2012

|{{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retiring

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Mayes Middleton (Republican)

}}

| Jane Nelson

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1992

|{{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retiring

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Tan Parker (Republican) 61.4%{{cite web |last=Morris|first=Allie|title=GOP Rep. Tan Parker to seek Senate seat being vacated by North Texas lawmaker Jane Nelson|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/07/07/gop-rep-tan-parker-to-seek-senate-seat-being-vacated-by-north-texas-lawmaker-jane-nelson/|website=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 7, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Francine Ly (Democratic) 38.6%

}}

| Borris Miles

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2016

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Borris Miles (Democratic)

}}

| Sarah Eckhardt

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2020 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic) 82.2%
{{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}} Steven E. Haskett (Libertarian) 17.8%

}}

| John Whitmire

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1982

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} John Whitmire (Democratic) 65.3%{{Cite news|last1=McGuinness|first1=Dylan|last2=Scherer|first2=Jasper|date=November 19, 2021|title=State Sen. John Whitmire announces he will run for mayor of Houston in 2023|work=Houston Chronicle|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Whitmire-announces-he-will-run-for-mayor-of-16632667.php|url-status=live|access-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120011746/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Whitmire-announces-he-will-run-for-mayor-of-16632667.php|archive-date=November 20, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} George Vachris (Republican) 34.7%

}}

| Nathan Johnson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2018

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Nathan Johnson (Democratic) 61.9%
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} Brandon Copeland (Republican) 38.1%

}}

| Joan Huffman

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2008 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Joan Huffman (Republican) 65.3%
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Titus Benton (Democratic) 34.7%

}}

| Lois Kolkhorst

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2014

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Lois Kolkhorst (Republican) 66.2%
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Josh Tutt (Democratic) 33.8%{{cite web|last=Cat DeLaura|title=Democrat Josh Tutt announces his intention to run against Kolkhorst|url=https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/election_central/democrat-josh-tutt-announces-his-intention-to-run-against-kolkhorst/article_71a2154a-5904-11ec-a8b0-4f3204f9c67e.html|website=The Victoria Advocate|date=December 9, 2021|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}

}}

| Roland Gutierrez

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2020

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Roland Gutierrez (Democratic) 55.4%
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} Robert Garza (Republican) 44.6%

}}

| Juan Hinojosa

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2002

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Juan Hinojosa (Democratic) 59.2%{{cite web |title=Hinojosa announces reelection bid for state senate|url=https://myrgv.com/featured/2021/06/09/hinojosa-announces-reelection-bid-for-state-senate/|website=MyRGV.com|date=June 9, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} Westley Wright (Republican) 40.8%

}}

| Judith Zaffirini

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1986

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Judith Zaffirini (Democratic) 61.6%{{cite web |title=Zaffirini files for reelection to Texas senate|url=https://myrgv.com/local-news/elections/2021/11/19/zaffirini-files-for-reelection-to-texas-senate/|website=MyRGV.com|date=November 19, 2021|accessdate=November 29, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} Julie Dahlberg (Republican) 35.9%
{{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}} Arthur DiBianca (Libertarian) 2.5%

}}

| Brian Birdwell

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2010 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Brian Birdwell (Republican) 74.3%{{cite web |last=Roland Richter|title=State Senator Bryan Birdwell announces running for re-election|url=https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/state-senator-bryan-birdwell-announces-running-for-re-election/|website=KWKT-TV|date=June 18, 2021|accessdate=November 29, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}} Jeremy Schroppel (Libertarian) 25.7%

}}

| Royce West

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1992

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Royce West (Democratic)

}}

| Dawn Buckingham

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2016

|{{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retiring to run for Texas Land Commissioner

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Pete Flores (Republican) 64.3%{{cite web |last=Jackie Wang|title=Former state Sen. Pete Flores says he's running for proposed Senate District 24|url=https://sanantonioreport.org/pete-flores-redistricting/|website=San Antonio Report|date=September 21, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Kathy Jones-Hospod (Democratic) 35.7%

}}

| Donna Campbell

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2012

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Donna Campbell (Republican) 62.8%
{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}} Robert Walsh (Democratic) 37.2%

}}

| Jose Menendez

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2015 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Jose Menendez (Democratic) 66.5%
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} Ashton Murray (Republican) 33.5%

}}

| Eddie Lucio Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1990

|{{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retiring{{cite web |last1=Svitek |first1=Patrick |title=Eddie Lucio Jr. to retire after three decades in Texas Senate |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-senate-eddie-lucio/ |website=www.texastribune.com |publisher=The Texas Tribune |access-date=17 November 2021 |date=4 November 2021}}

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Morgan Lamantia (Democratic) 50.2%{{cite web |title=LaMantia Enters Democratic Primary For Eddie Lucio's State Senate Seat |url=https://www.kurv.com/lamantia-enters-democratic-primary-for-eddie-lucios-state-senate-seat/|website=KURV|date=November 18, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} Adam Hinojosa (Republican) 49.8%

}}

| Charles Perry

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2014 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Charles Perry (Republican){{cite web |title=Texas Senator Charles Perry announces re-election|url=https://www.kcbd.com/2021/09/29/senator-charles-perry-announces-re-election-texas-senate/|website=KCBD|date=September 29, 2021|accessdate=December 11, 2021}}

}}

| Cesar Blanco

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 2020

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{aye}} Cesar Blanco (Democratic) 64.1%{{cite web |last=Anthony Jackson|title=Texas state Sen. César Blanco of El Paso announces reelection campaign|url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/10/29/texas-state-sen-cesar-blanco-el-paso-announces-reelection-campaign/6193923001/|website=El Paso Times|date=October 29, 2021|accessdate=November 29, 2021}}
{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}} Derek Zubeldia (Republican) 35.9%

}}

| Drew Springer

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2020 (special)

|Incumbent running

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Drew Springer (Republican){{cite web |title=SEN. DREW SPRINGER ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE TEXAS SENATE|url=https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/sen-drew-springer-announces-re-election-campaign-texas-senate|website=Olney Enterprise|date=October 14, 2021|accessdate=December 1, 2021}}

}}

| Kel Seliger

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2004

|{{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retiring

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

{{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{aye}} Kevin Sparks (Republican){{cite web |last=Stewart Doreen|title=Midland's Kevin Sparks to run for state senate|url=https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Midland-s-Kevin-Sparks-to-run-for-state-senate-16386294.php|website=Midland Reporter-Telegram|date=August 13, 2021}}

}}

District 27

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Texas's 27th senate district election

| country = Texas

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2020 Texas Senate election#District 27

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2024 Texas Senate election#District 27

| next_year = 2024

| seats_for_election = Texas's 27th senate district

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Morgan_LaMantia_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg

| nominee1 = Morgan LaMantia

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 88,037

| percentage1 = 50.19%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Adam Hinojosa

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 87,378

| percentage2 = 49.81%

| map_image = 2022 Texas Senate District 27 Results.svg

| map_size = 150px

| map_caption = County results
LaMantia: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

Hinojosa: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

| title = Texas Senator

| before_election = Eddie Lucio Jr.

| before_party = Democratic Party

| after_election = Morgan LaMantia

| after_party = Democratic Party

}}Incumbent Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr., often considered the most conservative Democrat in the Texas Senate, announced he would not run for re-election in November 2021.{{Cite web |last=Svitek |first=Patrick |date=2021-11-04 |title=Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr., known for voting with Republicans on key issues, to retire after three decades in Texas Senate |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-senate-eddie-lucio/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Davila |first=Gaige |date=2021-11-05 |title=Progressives hope Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr.’s retirement signals new era |url=https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2021-11-04/progressives-hope-texas-state-senator-eddie-lucio-jr-s-retirement-signals-new-era |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=TPR |language=en}} Lucio was the only Democrat to vote in favor of Texas' abortion laws and school voucher legislation, but all three Democrats running to replace him were pro-choice. He endorsed Morgan LaMantia despite her views on abortion, considering her to be the most moderate of the three, and she won the primary in a runoff.{{Cite web |last=Svitek |first=Patrick |date=2022-05-25 |title=Moderate Democrats win two key South Texas runoffs, while another is too close to call |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/25/texas-runoff-election-south-texas/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}} She faced Republican Adam Hinojosa in the general election, who campaigned as part of a Republican effort to capitalize on Donald Trump's strong performance in the Rio Grande Valley in the 2020 election to flip multiple legislative and congressional seats in the region.{{Cite web |last=Svitek |first=Patrick |date=2022-10-23 |title=Donald Trump energizes South Texas voters ahead of early voting as Republicans predict red "tsunami" |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/22/donald-trump-election-republicans/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}

Polling

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! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Morgan
LaMantia (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Adam
Hinojosa (R)

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Ragnar Research Partners (R)[https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/345214bb06cec38ad456f12471ff7bd1/AH_TX%20SD%2027_Benchmark_Memo_v1.0_220829.pdf Ragnar Research Partners (R)]{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Hinojosa's campaign|name="Hinojosa"}}

|August 23–25, 2022

|400 (LV)

|± 4.9%

|38%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|43%

|19%

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Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

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! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Generic
Democrat

! style="width:100px;"| Generic
Republican

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Ragnar Research Partners (R){{efn-ua|name="Hinojosa"}}

|August 23–25, 2022

|400 (LV)

|± 4.9%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|46%

|41%

|12%

LaMantia won the election by an extremely narrow margin, a result which was not confirmed until after a December recount.{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Steve |date=2022-11-09 |title=LaMantia edges out Hinojosa: District 27 state Senate race was a squeaker |url=https://myrgv.com/local-news/2022/11/09/lamantia-edges-out-hinojosa-district-27-state-senate-race-was-a-squeaker/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=MyRGV.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Yañez |first=Alejandra |date=2022-12-14 |title=LaMantia remains winner after recount for Senate District 27 |url=https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/lamantia-remains-winner-after-recount-for-senate-district-27/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=KVEO-TV |language=en-US}}{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 27th Senate District, 2022}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Morgan LaMantia|votes=88,037|percentage=50.19%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Adam Hinojosa|votes=87,378|percentage=49.81%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=175,415|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Texas Democratic Party}}

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