CONTROL OF CONGRESS

Updated Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:16 a.m. Eastern

Full election results

Democrats now hold 51 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 36 of those Democratic seats were not up for election this year. The Democrats have gained 1 seat they did not previously hold.

Democrats are projected to keep control of the Senate

Republicans now hold 49 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 29 of those Republican seats were not up for election this year. The Republicans have lost 1 seat they previously held.

Democrats now hold 213 out of 435 seats in the House. The Democrats have lost 10 seats they previously held.

Republicans now hold 222 out of 435 seats in the House. The Republicans have gained 10 seats they did not previously hold.

Republicans are projected to win control of the House

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Last data update: Nov. 30, 2022 at 12:01 p.m. ET

Texaselection results

What to watch

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) is projected to win the District 28 race.

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D) is projected to win the District 34 race.

Governor

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Key race

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is pursuing a third term as the Lone Star State’s chief executive. His Democratic challenger is former congressman Beto O’Rourke, who is back on the ballot after unsuccessfully running for Senate in 2018 and president in 2020.

Abbott (R) is projected to win. An estimated 99.7 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Greg AbbottAbbottG. Abbott

incumbent

GOP		4,426,65554.8
Beto O'RourkeO'RourkeB. O'RourkeDEM		3,539,15243.8
Mark TippettsTippettsM. TippettsLIB		81,6601.0
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An estimated 99.7 percent of votes have been counted.

* Incumbent

Other statewide races

Two of Texas’s major statewide offices had extremely competitive primaries — the Republican nominee for attorney general and the Democratic nominees for both attorney general and lieutenant governor were chosen in runoffs. The Republican incumbents successfully fended off their primary challengers, and both are favored in the general.

Attorney General

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Ken PaxtonPaxtonK. Paxton

incumbent

GOP		4,268,82653.5
Rochelle GarzaGarzaR. GarzaDEM		3,482,90943.6
Mark AshAshM. AshLIB		233,0642.9

An estimated 99.7 percent of votes have been counted.

* Incumbent

Lieutenant Governor

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Dan PatrickPatrickD. Patrick

incumbent

GOP		4,306,81653.8
Mike CollierCollierM. CollierDEM		3,477,88643.4
Shanna SteeleSteeleS. SteeleLIB		221,5582.8

An estimated 99.7 percent of votes have been counted.

* Incumbent

U.S. House

Texas gained two new congressional districts after the 2020 Census, and three of the state’s seats have highly competitive races. All three of these key House districts are majority Hispanic and adjacent to the U.S.-Mexico border in south Texas.

Texas has a new congressional map this year so your district may have changed. Find your congressional district here.

Key House races

  • Tex.District 28

    Cuellar won his primary runoff by only 289 votes, and his South Texas seat is at risk in the general as well.

    Votes received and percentages of total vote
    CandidatePct.
    winner
    Henry CuellarCuellarH. Cuellar

    incumbent

    DEM    		56.6
    Cassy GarciaGarciaC. GarciaGOP    		43.4

    Est. 100% counted

  • Tex.District 34

    This race is pitting two incumbents against each other after redistricting merged their South Texas districts together.

    Votes received and percentages of total vote
    CandidatePct.
    winner
    Vicente GonzalezGonzalezV. Gonzalez

    incumbent

    DEM    		52.7
    Mayra FloresFloresM. Flores

    incumbent

    GOP    		44.3
    Chris RoyalRoyalC. RoyalIND    		3.0

    Est. 100% counted

All House races

Seat2020 ResultsCandidatesPct.VotesEst. counted
District 1
Trump +46
Est. 100% counted
District 1
Trump +46
winner
N. MoranNathaniel Moran
78.1%
183,005

100% counted

J. JeffersonJrmar Jefferson
21.9%
51,288
District 2
Trump +23
Est. 100% counted
District 2
Trump +23
winner
D. CrenshawDan Crenshaw

incumbent

65.9%
151,369

100% counted

R. FulfordRobin Fulford
34.1%
78,216
District 3
Trump +15
Est. 100% counted
District 3
Trump +15
winner
K. SelfKeith Self
60.6%
163,945

100% counted

S. SrivastavaSandeep Srivastava
36.9%
99,764
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District 4
Trump +26
Est. 100% counted
District 4
Trump +26
winner
P. FallonPat Fallon

incumbent

66.8%
170,467

100% counted

I. OmereIro Omere
30.9%
78,866
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District 5
Trump +22
Est. 100% counted
District 5
Trump +22
winner
L. GoodenLance Gooden

incumbent

64.1%
135,990

100% counted

T. HillTartisha Hill
33.8%
71,770
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District 6
Trump +24
Est. 0% counted
District 6
Trump +24
winner
J. EllzeyJake Ellzey

incumbent

0.0%
0

0% counted

Uncontested
District 7
Biden +30
Est. 100% counted
District 7
Biden +30
winner
L. FletcherLizzie Fletcher

incumbent

63.8%
115,390

100% counted

J. TeagueJohnny Teague
36.2%
65,593
District 8
Trump +27
Est. 100% counted
District 8
Trump +27
winner
M. LuttrellMorgan Luttrell
68.1%
152,797

100% counted

L. JonesLaura Jones
30.5%
68,485
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District 9
Biden +53
Est. 100% counted
District 9
Biden +53
winner
A. GreenAl Green

incumbent

76.7%
124,893

100% counted

J. LeonJimmy Leon
23.3%
38,019
District 10
Trump +19
Est. 100% counted
District 10
Trump +19
winner
M. McCaulMichael McCaul

incumbent

63.3%
158,784

100% counted

L. NunoLinda Nuno
34.3%
86,123
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District 11
Trump +40
Est. 0% counted
District 11
Trump +40
winner
A. PflugerAugust Pfluger

incumbent

0.0%
0

0% counted

Uncontested
District 12
Trump +19
Est. 100% counted
District 12
Trump +19
winner
K. GrangerKay Granger

incumbent

64.3%
152,732

100% counted

T. HuntTrey Hunt
35.7%
84,879
District 13
Trump +46
Est. 100% counted
District 13
Trump +46
winner
R. JacksonRonny Jackson

incumbent

75.4%
161,562

100% counted

K. BrownKathleen Brown
24.6%
52,739
District 14
Trump +29
Est. 100% counted
District 14
Trump +29
winner
R. WeberRandy Weber

incumbent

68.6%
149,317

100% counted

M. WilliamsMikal Williams
31.4%
68,386
District 15
Close
Est. 100% counted
District 15
Close
winner
M. De La CruzMonica De La Cruz
53.3%
80,869

100% counted

M. VallejoMichelle Vallejo
44.8%
67,913
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District 16
Biden +35
Est. 99% counted
District 16
Biden +35
winner
V. EscobarVeronica Escobar

incumbent

63.3%
94,266

99% counted

I. Armendariz-JacksonIrene Armendariz-Jackson
36.7%
54,697
District 17
Trump +23
Est. 100% counted
District 17
Trump +23
winner
P. SessionsPete Sessions

incumbent

66.5%
144,183

100% counted

M. WoodsMary Jo Woods
33.5%
72,647
District 18
Biden +49
Est. 100% counted
District 18
Biden +49
winner
S. Jackson LeeSheila Jackson Lee

incumbent

70.7%
109,968

100% counted

C. MontielCarmen Montiel
26.2%
40,761
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District 19
Trump +46
Est. 100% counted
District 19
Trump +46
winner
J. ArringtonJodey Arrington

incumbent

80.4%
152,042

100% counted

N. LewisNathan Lewis
19.6%
37,158
District 20
Biden +33
Est. 100% counted
District 20
Biden +33
winner
J. CastroJoaquin Castro

incumbent

68.4%
114,822

100% counted

K. SinclairKyle Sinclair
31.6%
53,059
District 21
Trump +19
Est. 100% counted
District 21
Trump +19
winner
C. RoyChip Roy

incumbent

62.9%
206,786

100% counted

C. ZapataClaudia Zapata
37.1%
121,936
District 22
Trump +16
Est. 100% counted
District 22
Trump +16
winner
T. NehlsTroy E. Nehls

incumbent

62.3%
149,757

100% counted

J. JordanJamie Jordan
35.5%
85,440
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District 23
Trump +6
Est. 99% counted
District 23
Trump +6
winner
T. GonzalesTony Gonzales

incumbent

55.9%
116,172

99% counted

J. LiraJohn Lira
38.7%
80,430
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District 24
Trump +12
Est. 99% counted
District 24
Trump +12
winner
B. Van DuyneBeth Van Duyne

incumbent

59.8%
177,121

99% counted

J. McDowellJan McDowell
40.2%
119,097
District 25
Trump +31
Est. 0% counted
District 25
Trump +31
winner
R. WilliamsRoger Williams

incumbent

0.0%
0

0% counted

Uncontested
District 26
Trump +19
Est. 100% counted
District 26
Trump +19
winner
M. BurgessMichael C. Burgess

incumbent

69.3%
183,379

100% counted

M. KollsMike Kolls
30.7%
81,208
District 27
Trump +22
Est. 100% counted
District 27
Trump +22
winner
M. CloudMichael Cloud

incumbent

64.5%
133,286

100% counted

M. PerezMaclovio Perez
35.5%
73,370
District 28
Biden +7
Est. 100% counted
District 28
Biden +7
winner
H. CuellarHenry Cuellar

incumbent

56.6%
93,393

100% counted

C. GarciaCassy Garcia
43.4%
71,564
District 29
Biden +37
Est. 99% counted
District 29
Biden +37
winner
S. GarciaSylvia Garcia

incumbent

71.4%
71,379

99% counted

R. SchafranekRobert Schafranek
28.6%
28,635
District 30
Biden +57
Est. 99% counted
District 30
Biden +57
winner
J. CrockettJasmine Crockett
75.0%
134,011

99% counted

J. RodgersJames Rodgers
21.8%
39,022
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District 31
Trump +20
Est. 0% counted
District 31
Trump +20
winner
J. CarterJohn Carter

incumbent

0.0%
0

0% counted

Uncontested
District 32
Biden +33
Est. 99% counted
District 32
Biden +33
winner
C. AllredColin Allred

incumbent

65.3%
115,350

99% counted

A. SwadAntonio Swad
34.7%
61,232
District 33
Biden +50
Est. 100% counted
District 33
Biden +50
winner
M. VeaseyMarc Veasey

incumbent

72.0%
81,764

100% counted

P. GillespiePatrick Gillespie
25.6%
29,099
Read moreMore candidates
District 34
Biden +16
Est. 100% counted
District 34
Biden +16
winner
V. GonzalezVicente Gonzalez

incumbent

52.7%
70,759

100% counted

M. FloresMayra Flores

incumbent

44.3%
59,404
Read moreMore candidates
District 35
Biden +45
Est. 100% counted
District 35
Biden +45
winner
G. CasarGreg Casar
72.6%
129,084

100% counted

D. McQueenDan McQueen
27.4%
48,831
District 36
Trump +32
Est. 100% counted
District 36
Trump +32
winner
B. BabinBrian Babin

incumbent

69.5%
145,142

100% counted

J. HaireJon Haire
30.5%
63,697
District 37
Biden +53
Est. 100% counted
District 37
Biden +53
winner
L. DoggettLloyd Doggett

incumbent

76.8%
219,149

100% counted

J. Garcia SharonJenny Garcia Sharon
21.0%
59,879
Read moreMore candidates
District 38
Trump +18
Est. 100% counted
District 38
Trump +18
winner
W. HuntWesley Hunt
63.0%
162,992

100% counted

D. KlussmannDuncan Klussmann
35.5%
91,768
Read moreMore candidates

* Incumbent

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