Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Sema Hernandez

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. Senate · Texas
Filing address
Pasadena, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
HERNANDEZ, SEMA
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the whole state highlighted

Texas

DemocraticU.S. Senate · TexasChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID S0TX00290 · Principal campaign committee: SEMA FOR TEXAS

Total raised$7,551.04
Total spent$7,295.62
Cash on hand$3,891.87
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through September 30, 2019, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $7,551.04
  • Individual contributions$7,551.04100%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Texas U.S. Senate, 2020 · 17 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sema Hernandez (D)$7,551.04$3,891.872019-09-30
Mary Jennings Mj Hegar (D)$29,597,569.83$86,564.802020-12-31
John Sen Cornyn (R)$28,614,523.43$633,460.692020-12-31
Royce West (D)$2,077,257.64$3,095.522020-12-31
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez (D)$1,218,354.08$58,314.662020-12-31
Amanda Edwards (D)$1,013,503.56$758.942020-09-30
Robert Christopher Bell (D)$399,244.98$2,322.272020-12-31
Dwayne Stovall (R)$101,864.00$770.072020-05-06
Mark Spencer Yancey (R)$86,543.09$0.002020-06-30
Anne Garcia (D)$82,008.43$0.002020-05-05

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
SwayableOctober 27 – November 1, 20201,042 (LV)± 4%John Cornyn 56.5% · MJ Hegar 43.5%
Data For ProgressOctober 27 – November 1, 2020926 (LV)±3.2%John Cornyn 50% · MJ Hegar 47%
Emerson CollegeOctober 29–31, 2020763 (LV)±3.5%John Cornyn 51% · MJ Hegar 47%
Morning ConsultOctober 22–31, 20203,267 (LV)± 2%John Cornyn 47% · MJ Hegar 43%
Gravis MarketingOctober 27–28, 2020670 (LV)± 3.8%John Cornyn 49% · MJ Hegar 43%
RMG Research/PoliticalIQOctober 27–28, 2020800 (LV)± 3.5%John Cornyn 48% · MJ Hegar 42%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Texas (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SEMA FOR TEXAS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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