2020 United States Senate election in Texas

The general election for the 2020 United States Senate in Texas was 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 won reelection to a fourth term against Democratic nominee MJ Hegar by 9.6%.

Not to be confused with 2020 Texas State Senate election.
2020 United States Senate election in Texas
November 3, 2020
Turnout65.73%[1]
 
Nominee John Cornyn MJ Hegar
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 5,962,983 4,868,764
Percentage 53.5% 43.9%
County results
Cornyn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Hegar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

John Cornyn
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

John Cornyn
Republican

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Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in the primary
  • Virgil Bierschwale, U.S. Navy veteran, software developer, realtor[3]
  • John Anthony Castro, attorney, author, businessman, entrepreneur[4][5][6][7][8]
  • Dwayne Stovall, bridge construction contractor, businessman[9]
  • Mark Yancey, businessman, Attacca International Executive, former owner of the Dallas Wings basketball team[10][11]

Declined

Endorsements
John Cornyn
U.S. Senators
Statewide officials

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Virgil
Bierschwale		 John
Anthony
Castro		 John
Cornyn		 Dwayne
Stovall		 Mark
Yancey		 Undecided
University of Texas at St Tyler/Dallas News January 21–30, 2020 445 (LV) ± 4.65% <1% 5% 62% 3% 1% 30%
Data for Progress[upper-alpha 1] January 16–21, 2020 687 (LV) – 1% 0% 75% 2% 1% 22%

Results
Results by county:
Republican primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Cornyn (incumbent) 1,470,669 76.04%
Republican Dwayne Stovall 231,104 11.95%
Republican Mark Yancey 124,864 6.46%
Republican John Anthony Castro 86,916 4.49%
Republican Virgil Bierschwale 20,494 1.06%
Total votes 1,934,047 100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in the runoff

Eliminated in the primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements
MJ Hegar
Federal officials
Newspapers
Organizations
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez (eliminated)
Federal officials
Labor unions
Newspapers
Organizations
Individuals
Royce West (eliminated)
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Individuals
Amanda Edwards (eliminated)
Newspapers
Organizations
Individuals

Debates
Host
network		 Date Link(s) Participants
MJ
Hegar		 Royce
West		 Cristina
Tzintzún
Ramirez		 Annie
Garcia		 Amanda Edwards Chris Bell Sema
Hernandez		 Michael
Cooper		 Victor Hugo
Harris		 Adrian
Ocegueda		 Jack Daniel
Foster Jr.		 D. R.
Hunter
KHOU-11 February 18, 2020 [74] Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Absent

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Colin
Allred		 Chris
Bell		 Joaquín
Castro		 Wendy
Davis		 Amanda
Edwards		 Annie
Garcia		 MJ
Hegar		 Sema
Hernandez		 Beto
O'Rourke		 Cristina
Ramirez		 Royce
West		 Other Undecided
NBC News/Marist February 23–27, 2020 556 (LV) ± 5.3% – 5% – – 7% – 16% 5% – 9% 8% 5%[lower-alpha 2] 34%
YouGov/University of Texas/Texas Tribune January 31 – February 9, 2020 575 (LV)[lower-alpha 3] ± 4.09% – 7% – – 6% 5% 22% 5% – 9% 6% 40%[lower-alpha 4] –
University of Texas at Tyler/Dallas News January 21–30, 2020 414 (LV) ± 4.8% – 5% – – 4% 6% 9% 4% – 4% 6% 12%[lower-alpha 5] 52%
Data for Progress[upper-alpha 2] January 16–21, 2020 684 (LV) ± 6.5% – 8% – – 3% 4% 18% 3% – 13% 12% 4%[lower-alpha 6] 34%[lower-alpha 7]
Texas Lyceum January 10–19, 2020 401 (LV) ± 4.89% – 5% – – 6% 4% 11% 5% – 7% 8% 35%[lower-alpha 8] 19%
December 9, 2019 Filing deadline, by which Allred had not declared his candidacy
December 6, 2019 Annie Garcia announces her candidacy
December 5, 2019 O'Rourke announces he will not run after end of presidential campaign[75]
Beacon Research (D) November 9–21, 2019 408 (LV) – – 4% – – – – 6% 6% 58% – 13% – –
University of Texas at Tyler November 5–14, 2019 427 (RV) ± 4.7% – 7% – – 8% – 9% – – 9% 8% 7% 52%
University of Texas/Texas Tribune October 18–29, 2019 541 (RV) ± 4.21% – 3% – – 0% – 12% 6% – 4% 5% 13%[lower-alpha 9] 57%
University of Texas/Texas Tribune August 29 – September 8, 2019 550 (RV) ± 4.17% – 2% – – 2% – 11% 3% – 3% 5% 2%[lower-alpha 10] 66%
Ragnar Research September 3–5, 2019 600 (LV) ± 3.9% – 9% – – 10% – 12% – – 10% 10% – 49%
August 12, 2019 Ramirez announces her candidacy
Emerson College/Dallas Morning News August 1–3, 2019 400 (LV) ± 4.9% – 6.6% – – – 5.2% 9.9% – – – 7.9% 19.1%[lower-alpha 11] 51.1%
July 22, 2019 West announces his candidacy and Davis announces a 2020 House bid, confirming she will not run for US Senate
July 18, 2019 Edwards announces her candidacy
July 3, 2019 Bell announces his candidacy
May 1, 2019 Joaquín Castro announces he will not run
April 23, 2019 Hegar announces her candidacy
Change Research April 18–22, 2019 1,578 (LV) ± 2.5% 6%[lower-alpha 12] – 56% – 1% – 4% – – – 3% 31%[lower-alpha 13] –
Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 3] March 5–7, 2019 608 (LV) ± 4.0% – – 42% 19% – – 4% 2% – – – 4%[lower-alpha 14] 29%

Results
Initial round results by county:
Democratic primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic MJ Hegar 417,160 22.31%
Democratic Royce West 274,074 14.66%
Democratic Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez 246,659 13.19%
Democratic Annie "Mamá" Garcia 191,900 10.27%
Democratic Amanda Edwards 189,624 10.14%
Democratic Chris Bell 159,751 8.55%
Democratic Sema Hernandez 137,892 7.38%
Democratic Michael Cooper 92,463 4.95%
Democratic Victor Hugo Harris 59,710 3.19%
Democratic Adrian Ocegueda 41,566 2.22%
Democratic Jack Daniel Foster Jr. 31,718 1.70%
Democratic D. R. Hunter 26,902 1.44%
Total votes 1,869,419 100.0%

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 MJ
Hegar		 Royce
West		 Other Undecided
TargetPoint[upper-alpha 4] July 8, 2020 830 (LV) ± 3.2% 39% 35% – 26%
Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler June 29 – July 7, 2020 829 (LV) ± 3.4% 35% 22% 11% 32%
Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler April 18–27, 2020 447 (RV) ± 4.6% 32% 16% 7% 44%
Data for Progress[upper-alpha 2] January 16–21, 2020 684 (LV) ± 6.5% 48% 19% – 33%
Ragnar Research September 3–5, 2019 600 (LV) ± 3.9% 26% 24% – 50%

Debates
Host
network		 Date Link(s) Participants
MJ
Hegar		 Royce
West
KXAN-TV June 6, 2020 [76] Present Present
KVUE June 29, 2020 [77] Present Present
Hypothetical polling
with MJ Hegar and Chris Bell
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 MJ
Hegar		 Chris
Bell		 Undecided
Ragnar Research September 3–5, 2019 600 (LV) ± 3.9% 28% 21% 50%
with MJ Hegar and Amanda Edwards
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 MJ
Hegar		 Amanda
Edwards		 Undecided
Data for Progress[upper-alpha 2] January 16–21, 2020 684 (LV) ± 6.5% 42% 16% 42%
with MJ Hegar and Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 MJ
Hegar		 Cristina
Ramirez		 Undecided
Data for Progress[upper-alpha 2] January 16–21, 2020 684 (LV) ± 6.5% 32% 33% 35%

Results
Runoff results by county
Democratic primary runoff results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic MJ Hegar 502,516 52.24%
Democratic Royce West 459,457 47.76%
Total votes 961,973 100.0%

Other candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
  • Wes Benedict, former national Executive Director of the Libertarian Party[80]
  • Rhett Rosenquest Smith, Libertarian nominee for the Precinct 2 Bexar County Justice of the Peace in 2020 and Libertarian nominee for Texas's 11th congressional district in 2018[81]

Nominee
  • David B. Collins, info tech trainer and Green nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012[82][83]

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

Declared
  • Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla, retired teacher and candidate for Austin city council in 2014 (as a write-in candidate)[84][83]

Withdrawn

General election

Debate
Host Date & time Link(s) Participants
John Cornyn (R) MJ Hegar (D)
Texas State History Museum October 9, 2020
6:55pm MDT		 [86] Present Present

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
Daily Kos[87] Lean R October 19, 2020
The Cook Political Report[88] Lean R October 13, 2020
Inside Elections[89] Lean R September 18, 2020
538[90] Likely R September 18, 2020
RCP[91] Lean R September 17, 2020
DDHQ[92] Likely R September 16, 2020
Niskanen[93] Likely R September 15, 2020
Politico[94] Lean R September 9, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[95] Lean R November 2, 2020

Endorsements
John Cornyn (R)
U.S. Presidents
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State & Local Officials
Newspapers
Organizations
MJ Hegar (D)
U.S. Presidents
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
Newspapers
Organizations
Individuals
Unions


Graphical summary

Aggregate polls
John Cornyn vs. MJ Hegar
Source of poll aggregation Dates administered Dates updated John Cornyn MJ Hegar Other/Undecided[lower-alpha 15] Margin
270 To Win October 22, 2020 October 29, 2020 46.8% 39.8% 13.4% Cornyn +7.0
Real Clear Politics October 20, 2020 October 26, 2020 47.5% 40.0% 12.5% Cornyn +7.5
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Cornyn (R)		 MJ
Hegar (D)		 Other Undecided
Swayable October 27 – November 1, 2020 1,042 (LV) ± 4% 57% 44% – –
Data For Progress October 27 – November 1, 2020 926 (LV) ± 3.2% 50% 47% 3%[lower-alpha 16] –
Emerson College October 29–31, 2020 763 (LV) ± 3.5% 51%[lower-alpha 17] 47% 2%[lower-alpha 18] –
Morning Consult October 22–31, 2020 3,267 (LV) ± 2% 47% 43% – –
Gravis Marketing October 27–28, 2020 670 (LV) ± 3.8% 49% 43% – 8%
RMG Research/PoliticalIQ October 27–28, 2020 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 48%[lower-alpha 19] 42% 2% 8%
46%[lower-alpha 20] 44% 2% 8%
49%[lower-alpha 21] 41% 2% 8%
Swayable October 23–26, 2020 492 (LV) ± 6% 52% 48% – –
YouGov/UMass Lowell October 20–26, 2020 873 (LV) ± 4.2% 49% 44% 2%[lower-alpha 22] 5%
Data for Progress (D) October 22–25, 2020 1,018 (LV) ± 3.1% 48% 46% 2%[lower-alpha 23] 3%
Siena College/NYT Upshot October 20–25, 2020 802 (LV) ± 3.8% 48% 38% 6%[lower-alpha 24] 8%[lower-alpha 25]
Univision/University of Houston/Latino
Decisions/North Star Opinion Research		 October 17–25, 2020 758 (RV) ± 3.56% 45% 40% 7%[lower-alpha 26] 8%
Citizen Data October 17–20, 2020 1,000 (LV) ± 3% 41% 41% 4% 15%
YouGov/University of Houston October 13–20, 2020 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 49% 42% 4%[lower-alpha 27] 6%
University of Texas at Tyler/Dallas Morning News October 13–20, 2020 925 (LV) ± 3.2% 42% 34% 5%[lower-alpha 28] 18%
Morning Consult October 11–20, 2020 3,347 (LV) ± 1.7% 46% 41% – –
Cygnal October 18–19, 2020 600 (LV) ± 4% 49% 41% 4%[lower-alpha 29] 7%
Quinnipiac University October 16–19, 2020 1,145 (LV) ± 2.9% 49% 43% 1%[lower-alpha 30] 7%
Data for Progress (D) October 15–18, 2020 933 (LV) ± 3.2% 44%[lower-alpha 31] 41% 3%[lower-alpha 32] 12%
Public Policy Polling October 14–15, 2020 712 (V) – 49% 46% – 5%
Morning Consult October 2–11, 2020 3,455 (LV) ± 1.7% 47%[lower-alpha 33] 38% – 12%
Morning Consult September 29 – October 8, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 47%[lower-alpha 34] 38% – –
Morning Consult September 21–30, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 46% 39% – –
Civiqs/Daily Kos October 3–6, 2020 895 (LV) ± 3.4% 47% 46% 3%[lower-alpha 35] 4%
Data For Progress (D) September 30 – October 5, 2020 1,949 (LV) ± 2.2% 45% 42% 3%[lower-alpha 36] 11%
YouGov/University of Texas/Texas Tribune September 25 – October 4, 2020 908 (LV) ± 3.25% 50% 42% 5%[lower-alpha 37] –
YouGov/UMass Lowell September 18–25, 2020 882 (LV) ± 4.3% 50% 40% 1%[lower-alpha 38] 9%
Siena College/NYT Upshot September 16–22, 2020 653 (LV) ± 4.3% 43% 37% 6%[lower-alpha 39] 14%[lower-alpha 40]
Data For Progress[upper-alpha 5] September 15–22, 2020 726 (LV) ± 3.6% 40% 38% – 22%
Quinnipiac University September 17–21, 2020 1,078 (LV) ± 3.0% 50% 42% – 7%
Morning Consult September 11–20, 2020 2,616 (LV) ± (2% – 7%) 45%[lower-alpha 41] 39% – –
YouGov/CBS September 15–18, 2020 1,129 (LV) ± 3.5% 46% 41% 3%[lower-alpha 42] 10%
Morning Consult September 8–17, 2020 2,555 (LV)[lower-alpha 43] ± (2% – 4%) 45%[lower-alpha 44] 38% – –
Morning Consult September 2–11, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 45% 38% – –
Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 6] September 1–2, 2020 743 (V) – 44% 40% – 15%
University of Texas at Tyler/Dallas Morning News August 28 – September 2, 2020 897 (LV) ± 3.3% 39% 28% 5%[lower-alpha 45] 28%
1,141 (RV) ± 2.9% 34% 24% 6%[lower-alpha 46] 36%
Morning Consult August 23 – September 1, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 46% 37% – –
Tyson Group[upper-alpha 7] August 20–25, 2020 906 (LV) ± 3% 44% 42% – 11%
Data for Progress (D)[upper-alpha 8] August 20–25, 2020 2,295 (LV) ± 2.0% 46% 40% – 15%
Morning Consult August 13–22, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 44% 39% – –
YouGov/Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation/Rice University’s Baker Institute August 4–13, 2020 892 (LV) ± 3.3% 44% 37% 5%[lower-alpha 47] 8%
Morning Consult August 3–12, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 44% 38% – –
Morning Consult July 24 – August 2, 2020 2,576 (LV) ± 2.0% 44%[lower-alpha 48] 38% 4%[lower-alpha 49] 14%
Morning Consult July 23 – August 1, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 44% 38% – –
Global Strategy Group (D)[upper-alpha 9] July 25–29, 2020 700 (LV) ± 3.7% 44% 43% – 13%
Quinnipiac University July 16–20, 2020 880 (RV) ± 3.3% 47% 38% 3%[lower-alpha 50] 13%
Morning Consult July 13–22, 2020 ~2,700 (LV) ± 2.0% 40% 40% – –
Spry Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 10] July 16–20, 2020 750 (LV) ± 3.5% 47% 37% 14%[lower-alpha 51] 2%
YouGov/CBS July 7–10, 2020 1,179 (LV) ± 3.4% 44% 36% 5%[lower-alpha 52] 15%
Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler June 29 – July 7, 2020 1,677 (LV) ± 2.4% 42% 29% 5% 22%
Public Policy Polling June 24–25, 2020 729 (RV) ± 3.6% 42% 35% – 23%
FOX News June 20–23, 2020 1,001 (RV) ± 3.0% 46% 36% 6%[lower-alpha 53] 12%
Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler April 18–27, 2020 1,183 (RV) ± 2.9% 37% 24% 6% 34%
NBC News/Marist February 23–27, 2020 2,409 (RV) ± 2.5% 49% 41% 1% 10%
Beacon Research (D) November 9–21, 2019 601 (RV) – 44% 30% – 26%
Emerson College April 25–28, 2019 799 (RV) ± 3.4% 29% 12% 16%[lower-alpha 54] 44%
Hypothetical polling
with Royce West
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Cornyn (R)		 Royce
West (D)		 Other Undecided
CBS News/YouGov July 7–10, 2020 1,182 (LV) ± 3.4% 43% 37% 4%[lower-alpha 55] 15%
Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler June 29 – July 7, 2020 1,677 (LV) ± 2.4% 43% 28% 6% 23%
FOX News June 20–23, 2020 1,001 (RV) ± 3.0% 47% 37% 6%[lower-alpha 56] 11%
Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler April 18–27, 2020 1,183 (RV) ± 2.85% 35% 24% 7% 34%
Beacon Research (D) November 9–21, 2019 601 (RV) – 45% 33% – 22%
with Chris Bell
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Cornyn (R)		 Chris
Bell (D)		 Other Undecided
Beacon Research (D) November 9–21, 2019 601 (RV) – 45% 30% – 25%
with Sema Hernandez
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Cornyn (R)		 Sema
Hernandez (D)		 Other Undecided
Beacon Research (D) November 9–21, 2019 601 (RV) – 45% 29% – 26%
with Beto O'Rourke
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Cornyn (R)		 Beto
O'Rourke (D)		 Other Undecided
Beacon Research (D) November 9–21, 2019 601 (RV) – 46% 42% – 12%
Quinnipiac University February 20–25, 2019 1,222 (RV) ± 3.4% 46% 46% 1% 6%
Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 3] February 13–14, 2019 743 (RV) ± 3.6% 47% 45% – 8%
Atlantic Media & Research (R)[upper-alpha 11] January 5–11, 2019 504 (LV) ± 4.4% 50% 37% – –
with generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Cornyn (R)		 Generic
Democrat (D)		 Other Undecided
Univision/UH February 21–26, 2020 1,004 (RV) ± 3.4% 43% 41% – 16%
Data for Progress January 16–21, 2020 1,486 (LV) – 50% 42% 2%[lower-alpha 57] 7%
Beacon Research (D) November 9–21, 2019 601 (RV) – 46% 44% – 10%
Univision/UH August 1 – September 6, 2019 1,004 (RV) ± 3.4% 41% 40% – 19%
with generic Opponent
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 John
Cornyn (R)		 Generic
Opponent		 Other Undecided
Quinnipiac September 4–9, 2019 1,410 (RV) ± 3.1% – 23% 35%[lower-alpha 58] 43%[lower-alpha 59]
with generic Republican and generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Generic
Republican (R)		 Generic
Democrat (D)		 Undecided
Cygnal October 18–19, 2020 600 (LV) ± 4% 50% 43% 7%
Data For Progress[upper-alpha 12] September 15–22, 2020 726 (LV) ± 3.6% 46% 41% 13%
Public Policy Polling June 18–19, 2020 907 (V) ± 3% 47% 45% 8%

Results
2020 United States Senate election in Texas[117]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Cornyn (incumbent) 5,962,983 53.51% -8.05%
Democratic MJ Hegar 4,888,764 43.87% +9.51%
Libertarian Kerry McKennon 209,722 1.88% -1.00%
Green David Collins 81,893 0.73% -0.45%
Independent Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (write-in) 678 0.01% N/A
Total votes 11,144,040 100.0%
Republican hold

See also

Notes
Partisan clients
  1. Data for Progress had endorsed the Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign prior to the sampling period
  2. Data for Progress has endorsed the Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign
  3. Poll sponsored by Democracy Toolbox
  4. Poll conducted for John Cornyn.
  5. Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund.
  6. Giffords endorsed Hegar to this poll's sampling period
  7. Poll sponsored for The Consumer Energy Alliance which is a pro-Keystone XL lobbying group.
  8. Poll conducted for the Texas Youth Power Alliance.
  9. Poll conducted for Latino Decisions.
  10. This poll's sponsor is the American Principles Project, a 501 that supports the Republican Party.
  11. Poll sponsored by Courageous Conservatives PAC
  12. Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund.
Additional candidates and voter samples
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Michael Cooper with 4%, other with 1%
  3. Additional data sourced by FiveThirtyEight
  4. The five remaining candidates or "someone else" with 34%; refused with 6%
  5. Michael Cooper, Jack Daniel Foster Jr. and Victor Hugo Harris with 3%; D. R. Hunter with 2%; Adrian Ocegueda with 1%
  6. Michael Cooper with 2%; Victor Hugo Harris and Adrian Ocegueda with 1%; Jack Daniel Foster Jr., D. R. Hunter, and "not voting" with 0%
  7. Leaning towards no one candidate, but not leaning towards not voting
  8. Michael Cooper and Victor Hugo Harris with 5%; Adrian Ocegueda with 2%; Jack Daniel Foster Jr. and D. R. Hunter with 0%; other with 6%; none of the above with 17%
  9. Michael Cooper with 4%; Jack Daniel Foster Jr. with 2%; Adrian Ocegueda with 1%; someone else with 6%
  10. Michael Cooper with 2%
  11. "Someone else" with 19.1%
  12. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  13. Veronica Escobar with 5%; Sylvia Garcia, Clay Jenkins, Sri Preston Kulkarni and Kim Olson with 3%; Rafael Anchia and Lizzie Pannell Fletcher with 1%; Mark Strama with 0%; would not vote with 12%
  14. Michael Cooper with 4%
  15. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  16. Turullols-Bonilla (I) with 2%; McKennon (L) with 1%; "Other candidate or write-in" with 0%
  17. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  18. "Someone else" with 2%
  19. Standard VI response
  20. Results generated with high Democratic turnout model
  21. Results generated with high Republican turnout model
  22. Did not vote with 2%; "Another candidate" with 0%
  23. McKennon (L) and Turullols-Bonilla (I) with 1%; "Other candidate or write-in" with 0%
  24. McKennon (L) with 4%; "Someone else" and would not vote with 1%
  25. Includes "Refused"
  26. "Someone else" with 4%; would not vote with 3%
  27. McKennon (L) with 3%; Collins (G) with 1%
  28. McKennon (L) with 3%; Collins (G) with 2%
  29. McKennon (L) with 3%; Collins (G) with 1%
  30. "Someone else" with 1%
  31. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  32. McKennon (L) with 2%; Turullols-Bonilla (I) with 1%; "Other candidate or write-in" with 0%
  33. Overlapping sample with the previous Morning Consult poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  34. Overlapping sample with the previous and subsequent Morning Consult polls, but more information available regarding sampling period
  35. McKennon (L) with 2%; Collins (G) with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%
  36. McKennon (L) with 2%; Turullols-Bonilla (I) with 1%
  37. McKennon (L) with 3%; "Someone else" with 2%
  38. "Another candidate" with 1%
  39. McKennon (L) with 4%; would not vote with 2%; "someone else" with 0%
  40. Includes "Refused"
  41. Overlapping sample with the previous Morning Consult poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  42. "Someone else" with 3%
  43. Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
  44. Overlapping sample with the previous Morning Consult poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  45. McDermott (L) with 3%; Collins (G) with 2%
  46. Collins (G) and McDermott (L) with 3%
  47. McDermont (L) with 4%; Collins (G) with 1%
  48. Overlapping sample with the previous Morning Consult poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  49. "Someone else" with 4%
  50. "Someone else" with 1%; would not vote with 2%
  51. "Another candidate" with 14%
  52. "Someone else" with 4%; would not vote with 1%
  53. "Other" with 3%; would not vote with 3%
  54. "Someone else" with 16%
  55. "Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 1%
  56. "Other" and would not vote with 3%
  57. Would not vote with 2%
  58. "Would definitely not vote for Cornyn" with 35%
  59. "Would consider voting for Cornyn" with 30%; "Don't know/no answer" with 13%

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