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The 2016 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31 state senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 85th Texas Legislature. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate.
- 20 seats, 63.09% [1]
- 7th district
- Paul Bettencourt
- Republican
Sixteen of the state Senate’s 31 seats are on this year’s ballot, including two open seats whose current occupants did not seek re-election. Texas senators serve four-year terms; the remaining...
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See also: United States Senate elections, 2016. Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans held 54 Senate seats while the Democrats had 44 Senate seats. Two seats were held by independents, who caucus with the Democratic Party.
Jan 1, 2016 · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus have given committees in both chambers a series of issues to study that range from the largely noncontroversial to the politically touchy.
Nov 8, 2016 · Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) all ran presidential campaigns. [2] . Of those senators who ran for president, only Rubio and Paul were up for re-election in 2016.
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The 2016 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016. The presidential election, House elections, 14 gubernatorial elections, and many state and local elections were held concurrently. In the elections, 34 of the 100 seats—all Class 3 Senate seats —were contested in regular elections; the winners served 6-year terms until ...
