| 116th United States Congress |
|---|
| Senate President pro tem | Chuck Grassley (R) |
| House Speaker | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
| Members | 100 senators 435 members of the House 6 non-voting delegates |
| Senate Majority | Republican |
2020 United States Senate elections
| Leader | Mitch McConnell | Chuck Schumer |
| Party | Republican | Democratic |
| Leader since | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2017 |
| Leader's seat | Kentucky | New York |
| Current seats | 53 | 45 |
| 116th United States Congress |
|---|
| Senate Majority | Republican |
| House Majority | Democratic |
| Sessions |
| 1st: January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2020 2nd: January 3, 2020 – present |
2020 United States Senate elections
| Current seats | 53 | 45 |
| Seats needed | | 3–4 |
| Seats up | 23 | 12 |
| Party | Independent | |
| Current seats | 2 | |
Party affiliation
| Affiliation | Members |
|---|
| Republican Party | 53 |
| Democratic Party | 45 |
| Independent | 2 |
| Total | 100 |
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2020 United States Senate elections.
| Leader | Mitch McConnell | Chuck Schumer |
| Party | Republican | Democratic |
| Leader since | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2017 |
| Leader's seat | Kentucky | New York |
| Current seats | 53 | 45 |
Term. Senators serve terms of six years each; the terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the seats are up for election every two years.
| 116th United States Congress |
|---|
| House Speaker | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
| Members | 100 senators 435 members of the House 6 non-voting delegates |
| Senate Majority | Republican |
| House Majority | Democratic |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Joe Biden | 725,562 | 34.64 |
| Bernie Sanders | 626,339 | 29.91 |
| Michael Bloomberg | 300,608 | 14.35 |
| Elizabeth Warren | 239,237 | 11.42 |
Duties, Requirements & Powers. The governor of Texas is the chief executive of the state and is elected by the citizens every four years. The governor must be at least 30 years old and a resident of Texas for the five years immediately before the election.
Governor Greg Abbott. As the 48th Governor of the State of Texas, Greg Abbott continues to build on his long record as a conservative leader who fights to preserve Texas values like faith, family and freedom.
The other 48 states hold gubernatorial elections every four years. Thirty-four states and three territories hold their gubernatorial elections during a midterm election year. Recent years are 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018.
- Bryan Hughes, District 1.
- Brandon Creighton, District 4.
- Carol Alvarado, District 6.
- Larry Taylor, District 11.
- Jane Nelson, District 12.
- Borris Miles, District 13.
- Lois Kolkhorst, District 18.
- Pete Flores, District 19.
By the mid-1990s, it became the state's dominant political party. Today Texas remains Republican, voting for Donald Trump in 2016. Republican dominance of rural Texas keeps the overwhelming majority of Texas counties Republican.
Austin, Texas, U.S. Dorothy Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician and 45th Governor of Texas (1991–95). To date, Richards remains the last Democrat to serve as Governor of Texas.
Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015.
Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year. Senators however, serve six-year terms and elections to the Senate are staggered over even years so that only about 1/3 of the Senate is up for reelection during any election.
November 3, 2020
| Nominee | Donald Trump | Joe Biden |
| Party | Republican | Democratic |
| Home state | Florida | Delaware |
| Running mate | Mike Pence | TBA |
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has made no plans to host any official primary debates. On May 3, 2018, the party voted to eliminate their debate committee, which, according to CNN, served as "a warning to would-be Republican rivals of President Donald Trump about his strong support among party loyalists".
As of April 8, 2020, there is one current major candidate, Joe Biden.
2020 Republican Party presidential primaries
| Candidate | Donald Trump | Bill Weld |
| Home state | Florida | Massachusetts |
| Estimated delegate count | 1,626 | 1 |
| Contests won | 31 | 0 |
| Popular vote | 13,075,053 | 263,728 |
Swing states have generally changed over time. Other potential swing states include Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia, all of which came within a 10 point margin of victory in the 2016 Election.
The Iowa caucuses are a closed caucus, with Iowa awarding 40 pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention, allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.
A candidate for the Democratic nomination must win a majority of combined delegate votes at the Democratic National Convention. Pledged delegates are elected or chosen at the state or local level, with the understanding that they will support a particular candidate at the convention.
Primary elections or often just primaries, are the process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election.
1,357, or 34.1%, of the 3,979 pledged delegates to be awarded to the candidates in the Democratic primaries will be allotted on Super Tuesday. 1,617 total delegates could be awarded to the candidates.
A member of the Republican Party, she was previously a United States Senator from Texas from 1993 until 2013. In 1993, she was elected to the United States Senate in a nonpartisan special election, defeating Democratic incumbent Bob Krueger and becoming the first female senator in Texas history.
There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per constituency, based on the 2010 U.S. Census. There are no term limits, and each term is four years long.
State legislators in Texas make $600 per month, or $7,200 per year, plus a per diem of $190 for every day the Legislature is in session (also including any special sessions). That adds up to $33,800 a year for a regular session (140 days), with the total pay for a two-year term being $41,000.
Elections are held in even-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In elections in years ending in 2, all seats are up for election. Half of the senators will serve a two-year term, based on a drawing; the other half will fill regular four-year terms.
1. Representative Allred, Colin Z. State: Texas District: 32 Party: Democratic Served: House: 2019-Present.
Qualification for service. The Texas Constitution sets the qualifications for election to each house as follows: A senator must be at least 26 years of age, a resident of Texas for five years prior to election and a resident of the district from which elected one year prior to election.
The Constitution prescribes that the Senate be composed of two senators from each State (therefore, the Senate currently has 100 Members) and that a senator must be at least thirty years of age, have been a citizen of the United States for nine years, and, when elected, be a resident of the State from which he or she
You may phone the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.
Offices
- Central TX. (512) 916-5834.
- North TX. (214) 599-8749.
- Southeast TX. (713) 718-3057.
- South/Cen. TX. (210) 340-2885.
- East TX. (903) 593-5130. 305 S.
- South TX. (956) 686-7339.
- West TX. Email.
- Washington, D.C. (202) 224-5922.
