Big election campaigns take years to mount. So some politicians aren’t thinking about the 2020 elections. They’re dreaming and planning for 2022.
2018 elections
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Beto O’Rourke’s out, but he still casts a shadow on the 2020 Texas elections
Beto O’Rourke’s bid for the presidency failed. And he lost his 2018 bid for U.S. Senate. But he upended the status quo in Texas politics in ways that will play out in the 2020 elections.
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Beto O’Rourke plans rally to counter Donald Trump’s visit to Dallas
It’ll be the second time this year that the two have held dueling rallies in Texas.
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State Rep. Dwayne Bohac announces he won’t seek reelection
Bohac’s decision gives Democrats one of their best pickup opportunities next year in the Texas House.
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Turnout among young Texas voters exploded in 2018. Groups want to make it even bigger in 2020.
Texas has one of the worst voter participation rates — and youth voter turnout is particularly dire. But some see “a lot of potential” as one in three Texas voters are expected to be younger than 30 by 2022.
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Politics
State leaders again want to review how Texas elects judges. Will they end partisan judicial elections?
After an election that swept scores of Republican judges out of office, Gov. Greg Abbott is eyeing judicial selection reform. Advocates hope that the perennial issue may finally draw some attention.
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Texas Legislature 2019
“No fist fights. No gun threats.” Lawmakers give 86th Texas Legislature high marks
Members of the Texas House and Senate wasted little time touting the never-ending “kumbaya” feeling that enabled them to reform school finance and property taxes. For those who covered the Capitol, a substantive, successful session meant a “boring” one.
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After staying out of 2018 race to unseat Hurd, O’Rourke says he’ll “very likely support” nominee this time
The former El Paso congressman angered some Democrats last year by taking a vow of neutrality in Texas’ most competitive congressional contest.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Is Texas really going purple? Our Heat Index will show how competitive your district was — and is.
Is Texas really a swing state? To explore the question, we looked at nearly 20 years of election data to assess the competitiveness of every congressional and legislative district in the state. Take a tour of some of the state’s hot spots and then type in your address to find out the lay of the land in your districts.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: The latest Texas legislative session proves elections have consequences
The marked difference between the 86th Legislature and its predecessors followed an election year that changed politicians’ minds about who deserved their attention.