| − | Among the dozen candidates in the Democrat primary included Mary Jennings Hegar, Royce West, and Annie Garcia. No candidate received a majority of the votes,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/texas/ Texas Primary Results 2020]</ref> and a runoff followed; Hegar won the latter with just over half of the votes casted. Black Democrats, including West, accused their party's establishment of "rigging" the primary when they had announced their endorsement of Hegar in December 2019.<ref name="Democrats Spent Tens of Millions to Destroy the Hopes and Dreams of These Qualified Black Candidates"/> | + | Among the dozen candidates in the Democrat primary included Mary Jennings Hegar, Royce West, and Annie Garcia. No candidate received a majority of the votes,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/texas/ Texas Primary Results 2020]</ref> and a runoff followed; Hegar won the latter with just over half of the votes casted. Black Democrats, including West, accused their party's establishment of "rigging" the primary when they had announced their endorsement of Hegar in December 2019.<ref name="Democrats Spent Tens of Millions to Destroy the Hopes and Dreams of These Qualified Black Candidates"/> West also stated that he would not vote for Hegar in the general election,<ref>[https://www.statesman.com/news/20201009/royce-west-wonrsquot-vote-for-mj-hegar-says Royce West won’t vote for MJ Hegar, says]</ref> saying that she has a "problem" with blacks, adding on that: "I know a lot of people not voting for her."<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/state-senator-says-texas-dem-has-a-problem-with-african-americans/ State Senator Says Texas Dem Has a ‘Problem’ With African Americans]</ref> |