2026 United States general electionTexas

U.S. Senate: Texas

3 November 2026

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

usa.gov Official source

Most people vote on Election Day, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

in 24 days

The seat

Held by: John Cornyn (Republican)
sos.texas.gov Official source
United States Senator | Honorable John Cornyn | 2026 | R | E
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
sos.texas.gov Official source
United States Senator ... * John Cornyn
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Last time: Won by 9.6 points (percentage points between the top two)
sos.texas.gov Official source
John Cornyn | REP* | 2,480,991 | 55.27% | 911,285 | 56.58% | ...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
uselectionatlas.org News report
John Cornyn Republican 5,962,983 53.51% ... Mary 'MJ' Hegar Democratic 4,888,764 43.87%
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Texas Class II
FEC: Texas Class II 2026 Official source
Texas Class II, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

Confirmed for this ballot by a source. elekt does not rate or call races.

Money raised

James Talarico Democratic$68.6M
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr Republican$9.2M

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

James Talarico

Democratic

FEC: TALARICO, JAMES Official source

TALARICO, JAMES, Democratic Party, Senate TX: FEC candidate S6TX00479, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

JAMES TALARICO DEM

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: TALARICO, JAMES Official source

TALARICO, JAMES, Democratic Party, Senate TX: FEC candidate S6TX00479, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $68.6M
FEC: TALARICO, JAMES Official source
Receipts $68,560,930, disbursements $47,012,775, cash on hand $21,548,155 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $47M
On hand: $21.5M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Ted Brown

Libertarian

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

TED BROWN LIB

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

TED BROWN LIB

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr

Republican

FEC: PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. Official source

PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR., Republican Party, Senate TX: FEC candidate S6TX00388, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

KEN PAXTON REP

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. Official source

PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR., Republican Party, Senate TX: FEC candidate S6TX00388, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $9.2M
FEC: PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. Official source
Receipts $9,248,699, disbursements $7,492,915, cash on hand $1,755,783 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $7.5M
On hand: $1.8M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

14 more candidates filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
John Cornyn (incumbent)	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$14.3M	$542K
Jasmine Crockett	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$11.1M	$0
Colin Allred	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$7.6M	$708
Wesley Hunt	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$2.1M	$29K
Theodore E. Brown Jr	Libertarian	Filed with the FEC	$13K	$2,949
Daniel M Sims	Libertarian	Filed with the FEC	$12K	$200
Gulrez Khan	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$11K	-$646
Virgil Bierschwale	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$9,988	$383
Jade Simmons	Independent	Filed with the FEC	$9,324	$956
Michael Swanson	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$6,991	$0
Sara Larue Canady	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$770	-$430
Anna Bender	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$0	$0
Barrett Anthony McNabb	Republican	Filed with the FEC	-	-
Terry Virts	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	-	-

More races in Texas

Sources

28 on record, 25 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

cornyn.senate.govOfficial source
FEC: Texas Class II 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: ALLRED, COLINOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: BENDER, ANNAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: BIERSCHWALE, VIRGILOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: BROWN, THEODORE E. JR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: CANADY, SARA LARUEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CORNYN, JOHN SENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CROCKETT, JASMINEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: HUNT, WESLEYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KHAN, GULREZOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MCNABB, BARRETT ANTHONYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: SIMMONS, JADEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SIMS, DANIEL MOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SWANSON, MICHAELOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: TALARICO, JAMESOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: VIRTS, TERRYOfficial source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
sos.texas.govOfficial source
sos.texas.govOfficial source
sos.texas.govOfficial source
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source
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