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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]], school board member from Cleveland in Liberty County, who finished second in 2020 with 231,294 votes (12 percent). Stovall polled 10.7 percent 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.
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]], school board member from Cleveland in Liberty County, who finished second in 2020 with 231,294 votes (12 percent). Stovall polled 10.7 percent 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 [[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.
The Democrat primary went to a July 2020 runoff between [[MJ Hegar|Mary "M.J." Hegar]] (no relation to Republican former Texas Comptroller [[Glenn 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 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.
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 Hegar in the November 3rd general election by about 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 about ten points.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/texas-senate-results Texas Senate Election Results 2020], NBC News, November 3, 2020.</ref>
===2026 U.S. Senate election in Texas===
Cornyn faces two candidates in the Republican primary: current Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] and current Houston-area U.S. Representative [[Wesley Hunt]].
Polling has Cornyn roughly even with Paxton and both with a fair lead over Hunt; a runoff is expected as none of the candidates are approaching 50% needed to avoid one.
As expected, Cornyn has received endorsements from traditional Republican leaning organizations.
==Senate career==
==Senate career==