Turnout in the Democrat Senate primary was 1,853,323 votes; all of the Republican Senate candidates received a total of 1,926,477 votes, or 73,000 more than the field of Democrat candidates.
Cornyn defeated [[Democrat]] challenger Hegar in the November 3rd general election by around about ten points.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/texas-senate-results Texas Senate Election Results 2020], NBC News, November 3, 2020.</ref>
==Senate career==
In 2021, Cornyn seemed skeptical of the second impeachment of President Donald Trump by the Democrat-controlled U.S. House, saying it would encourage Republicans to impeach former Democrat Presidents in the future.<ref>Mena, Bryan. [https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/25/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-impeachment-trial-donald-trump/ Ted Cruz, John Cornyn come out against Donald Trump's second impeachment trial], ''Texas Tribune'', January 25, 2021.</ref> He also pointed out an article by law professor Alan Dershowitz which stated that Trump could not be tried because he is no longer in office.