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===2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas===

===2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas===

In the primary held on March 3, 2020, Cornyn polled 1,481,357 unofficial votes (76 percent) and defeated four intra-party opponents. [[Mark Yancey]], a largely unknown grass-roots candidate from [[Dallas]] who claimed to have been uncommitted to special interest groups and calls himself a "Common Sense Republican,"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteformark.com/meet-mark/|title=Meet Mark Yancey|date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> faced a herculean task because of Cornyn's high name recognition among voters. He polled 118,362 votes (6.1 percent). Also in the Republican primary was a 2014 primary candidate, [[Dwayne Stovall]], who finished second in 2020 with 231,294 votes (12 percent), slightly more percent-wise than he had polled against Cornyn in the earlier 2014 primary.  

In the primary held on March 3, 2020, Cornyn polled 1,481,357 unofficial votes (76 percent) and defeated four intra-party opponents. In the Republican primary was a 2014 primary candidate, [[Dwayne Stovall]], who finished second in 2020 with 231,294 votes (12 percent), slightly more percent-wise than he had polled against Cornyn in the earlier 2014 primary. Also in the Republican primary was [[Mark Yancey]], a largely unknown grass-roots candidate from [[Dallas]], who claimed to have been uncommitted to special interest groups and called himself a "Common Sense Republican".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteformark.com/meet-mark/|title=Meet Mark Yancey|date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> Yancey polled 118,362 votes (6.1 percent).  Both Stovall and Yancey faced a herculean task because of Cornyn's high name recognition among voters.  

The Democrat primary went to a July 2020 runoff between Mary "M.J." Hegar, who polled 412,897 votes (22.3 percent) and veteran state Senator Royce West, an [[African-American]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], who drew 269,028 (14.5 percent). Narrowly edged out of the Democratic runoff was the Hispanic activist Cristina Tzintzan Ramirez, who received 244,705 votes (13.2 percent). Hegar won the Democrat runoff.

The Democrat primary went to a July 2020 runoff between [[MJ Hegar|Mary "M.J." Hegar]], who polled 412,897 votes (22.3 percent) and veteran state Senator Royce West, an [[African-American]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], who drew 269,028 (14.5 percent). Narrowly edged out of the Democratic runoff was the Hispanic activist Cristina Tzintzan Ramirez, who received 244,705 votes (13.2 percent). Hegar won the Democrat runoff.

Turnout in the Democratic Senate primary was 1,853,323 votes; all of the Republican Senate candidates received a total of 1,926,477 votes, or 73,000 more than the field of Democratic candidates.

Turnout in the Democrat Senate primary was 1,853,323 votes; all of the Republican Senate candidates received a total of 1,926,477 votes, or 73,000 more than the field of Democrat candidates.

Cornyn defeated [[Democrat]] challenger [[MJ Hegar]] in the November 3rd general election by around ten points.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/texas-senate-results Texas Senate Election Results 2020], NBC News, November 3, 2020.</ref>

Cornyn defeated [[Democrat]] challenger Hegar in the November 3rd general election by around ten points.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/texas-senate-results Texas Senate Election Results 2020], NBC News, November 3, 2020.</ref>

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