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Texas Senate District 21
Texas State Senate · Texas
Judith Zaffirini won re-election by 38.2 points over Julie Dahlberg.
Staggered Senate
Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%188,053
Julie DahlbergRepublican
30.9%84,190
272,243 votes
Source: Texas Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Judith ZaffiriniJulie Dahlberg
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$10.9K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$11.9K
$947.6K
Cash on hand
$899
Campaign money: Texas Ethics Commission, through Oct 24, 2026.
Source: Texas Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 24, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Judith Zaffirini
- 99%
- Julie Dahlberg
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+24.6