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New: Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Officially Launches U.S. Senate Bid

Crockett entered the 2026 Texas Senate race and will compete in the Democratic primary.

New: Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Officially Launches U.S. Senate Bid
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
Dec 8, 2025
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett announced she will seek the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas in 2026. She will face state Rep. James Talarico in the primary, while the eventual Democratic nominee will challenge a Republican candidate.

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  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 53% good look
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Representative and Democratic Senate candidate in Texas

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Texas state representative and Democratic primary opponent

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose insults of Crockett appeared in her launch video

Wesley Hunt
R · TX-38

Representative and potential Republican Senate nominee

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and potential Republican Senate nominee

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Incumbent senator whose seat Crockett is seeking

ALSO MENTIONED  Collin Allred, Former representative who left the Senate race to pursue a House comeback; Kamau Marshall, Democratic consultant quoted on the Senate race

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Jasmine Crockett Launches Texas Senate Campaign

Outlets agree that Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas and entered the Democratic primary. Left-leaning outlets frame her candidacy as a historic opportunity and emphasize her challenge to Trump and affordability message. Center outlets mostly focus on the reshaped field and her campaign priorities, though some coverage centers critics’ doubts. Right-leaning outlets foreground perceived vulnerabilities, criticism of her style, and questions about her general-election prospects.

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