How Many Votes Does a Candidate Need to Win a Senate District?
It depends on the size of the Senate District. In order to win a Senate District with 4 delegates, for example, a candidate must receive 62.51% of the vote in order to gain a 3-1 delegate “win.” Otherwise, the delegates will be evenly split. An interesting note: 15 of Texas’ 31 Senate Districts have 4 delegates, including most of the South and East Texas Senate Districts. Additionally, the Lone Star Project has created a delegate calculator, to help you make predictions for how the primary portion will shake out.
