Candidate profile: Jennifer Tawanda Brown Gaines

The 2026 Senate election

Texas’ U.S. Senate race is contested, and the general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Jennifer Tawanda Brown Gaines is listed with the affiliation LBL. John Sen Cornyn, a Republican, is the incumbent in the race.

Candidate records

No candidate in the race has a biography, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure on file. There also are no documented policy positions on file for any candidate. That means the roster establishes the candidates’ names and listed affiliations but does not establish where they stand on specific issues.

Candidates in the race

• John Adefope — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Keith Allen — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Colin Allred — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Andrew Alvarez — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Anna Bender — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Virgil Bierschwale — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Jennifer Tawanda Brown Gaines — LBL. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Theodore E. Jr. Brown — Libertarian. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Joshua Cain — Independent. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Sara Larue Canady — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• John Sen Cornyn — Republican incumbent. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Jasmine Crockett — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Alexander Duncan — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Ronald JR Evans — Independent. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Camencia Ford — NNE. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Warren Kenneth Jr. Paxton — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Terry Virts — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Bradford Winston Hall — W. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Tony Schmoker — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Paula Stephen MS Williams — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Ahmad Hassan — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Jade Simmons — Independent. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Doc Leo DR Wyatt — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Wesley Hunt — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Rodger Huse — US. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Daniel M Sims — Libertarian. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Gulrez Khan — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Gavin Solomon — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Rennie Hill Mann — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Michael Swanson — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Barrett Anthony Mcnabb — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• James Talarico — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Zul Mirza Mohamed — AMP. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Andrew Kyle Trakas — Republican. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Emily Morgul — Democrat. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.
• Hans Truelson — NNE. No biography, finance totals or policy positions are listed.

What the roster establishes

The candidate list includes Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, independents and candidates using the labels LBL, NNE, W, US and AMP. The listed affiliation is the only stated political identification for most candidates; it does not document their positions on legislation or public policy.