Texas Senate

Name: Texas Senate Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Texas

Texas — U.S. Senate

Nov 3, 2026Texas3 candidates

Incumbent

John Cornyn

(R)Incumbent

In office since 2002 · 5 terms

Participation

99%

Party Unity

99%

Bipartisan

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Net -11724 votes

Good Look (321)Bad Look (403)

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John Cornyn

(R)Incumbent

Since 2002

Participation

99%

Party Unity

99%

Bipartisan

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Challengers

Ken Paxton

(R)

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James Talarico

(D)

Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and former educator running for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

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Theodore Brown

(L)

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Election History

2024

2020

2018

2026

James Talarico(D)N/A

Theodore Brown(L)N/A

Ken Paxton(R)N/A

2024

Ted Cruz(R)53.0%

Colin Allred(D)44.6%

Theodore Brown(L)2.4%

2020

John Cornyn(R)53.5%

MJ Hegar(D)43.9%

Kerry Douglas Mckennon(L)1.9%

David B. Collins(G)0.7%

Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla(W)0.0%

2018

Ted Cruz(R)50.9%

Beto O'Rourke(D)48.3%

Neal M. Dikeman(L)0.8%

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