Key voting details/stats
- 15 million Texans registered to vote in the November election (all-time record)
- Around three quarters of all votes cast were cast early, also a record*
- Election Day turnout plummeted after record-shattering early voting turnout*
- Just over 2 million Texans voted on Election Day*
- That number may be the lowest number of Texans voting on a presidential Election Day since 1960*
- A total of 8.9 million votes were cast in the presidential races
- Preliminary analysis of data from 76 counties suggests more than 3 out of every 5 votes cast by Texans were straight-ticket votes*
- Libertarian Gary Johnson sets the record for a Libertarian presidential candidate with 3% and the party is poised to secure access to the ballot in 2018 as RRC candidate for the election garnered over 5% of the votes*
*Source: Jeff Blaylock with TxElects
Updated Details on Member Experience in 85th
House*
Freshmen – 26 (R 17/D 9)
Second Term – 25 (R 20/D 5)
Third Term – 38 (R 26/ D 12)
Senate*
Freshmen – 3 (R 2/D 1)
Second Term – 9 (R 8/D 1)
Third Term – 5 (R 4/ D 1)
*Members who have returned to the House after not serving a term or more are being considered new members for the year they returned
Attached is a list of the members of the Texas Senate & House. Using the Secretary of State’s unofficial results from the November General Election, newly elected officials are included in the list.