The 2020 United States presidential election in Texas was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The state of Texas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College. The Republican Party’s nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence faced Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump held Texas with 52. 1% of the vote, roughly the same percentage he carried it with in 2016. Turnout saw a large increase, becoming the highest in the state since 1992, when two Texans, George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot, were on the ballot.
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The 2020 United States presidential election in Texas was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The state of Texas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College. The Republican Party’s nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence faced Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Trump held Texas with 52. 1% of the vote, roughly the same percentage he carried it with in 2016, while Biden improved over Hillary Clinton’s 2016 margin by 3%. Turnout saw a large increase, becoming the highest in the state since 1992, when two Texans, George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot, were on the ballot. Texas Governor Greg Abbott declined to run against Trump, as did 2016 Republican primary candidate and current senator Ted Cruz. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden were among the major declared candidates. Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders: Elizabeth Warren vs. Michael Bloomberg: Amy Klobuchar vs.
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