Supporters of President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden both congregated outside the Capitol after the race was called, and Tribune photographers recorded their reactions.
Texas 2020 Elections
Texans are poised to set a record for voter turnout with Tuesday’s election. Voters are casting ballots in a litany of races, from president and U.S. Senate to seats in the Texas House. Watch live election results come in here, and check out what you need to know here. If you see an issue while voting, let us know about it here.
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Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump for the presidency
After a tense four days of vote-counting in battleground states, all of the country’s major networks called the race Saturday after declaring that the two-term former vice president had won Pennsylvania.
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After 2018 wake-up call, Texas Republicans were ready to fight back this year
Republicans held the line against the biggest push to turn Texas blue in recent history.
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As states count votes, some of Texas’ most prominent Republican politicians are spreading misinformation about the election
Much of the misinformation has been centered on the vote-counting process in states like Pennsylvania, a battleground territory in the race for the presidency.
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Despite record turnout, some Texas voters were still shut out
Texas remains a difficult state in which to vote, and there are bountiful stories of voters who tried to cast ballots and couldn’t. But neither Democrats nor Republicans are questioning the integrity of the results.
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At least 9.7 million Texans — 57% of registered voters — voted early
During early voting in Texas, at least 9.7 million people — 57.4% of registered voters — cast their ballots in the 2020 general election. Turnout on Election Day brought this year’s overall turnout to 66%, surpassing 2016’s turnout of 59.4%.
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“It’s not purple. It’s not blue. It’s conservative.” Watch what happened in the Texas elections
The Republican party dominated races up and down the ballot, dashing Democrats’ high hopes. Our analysis sheds light on what happened.
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In Texas, Biden’s urban wins couldn’t offset Trump’s millions of votes in rural, red counties
In order to turn the tide in 2020, Biden needed to take advantage of population growth in the state’s biggest cities and political shifts in the suburbs to erase Trump’s massive advantages in rural areas of the state.
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Analysis: Texas voters elect to stay the course
If you’re going by the numbers of Republican and Democratic winners, nothing really happened in the general election in Texas this year. But there’s a lot beneath the numbers.
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Republicans maintain majority on Texas education board
Democrats targeted three seats on the Republican-dominated board and won one of them this week. Republicans won the other two seats.