Candidate profile: John Sen Cornyn

The Texas U.S. Senate election

John Sen Cornyn is running as a Republican incumbent in the Texas U.S. Senate general election. The election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the race is contested.

Cornyn is one of 36 candidates identified with the race. The field includes Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, independents and candidates using other party labels. Each person in the field is listed below with the same basic information: name, party label and candidacy in the general election.

Candidates from Adefope through Hunt

• John Adefope — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Keith Allen — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Colin Allred — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Andrew Alvarez — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Anna Bender — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Virgil Bierschwale — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Jennifer Tawanda Brown Gaines — LBL. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Theodore E. Jr. Brown — Libertarian. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Joshua Cain — Independent. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Sara Larue Canady — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• John Sen Cornyn — Republican. Incumbent candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Jasmine Crockett — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Alexander Duncan — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Ronald JR Evans — Independent. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Camencia Ford — NNE. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Bradford Winston Hall — W. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Ahmad Hassan — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Wesley Hunt — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.

Candidates from Huse through Wyatt

• Rodger Huse — US. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Gulrez Khan — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Rennie Hill Mann — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Barrett Anthony Mcnabb — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Zul Mirza Mohamed — AMP. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Emily Morgul — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Warren Kenneth Jr. Paxton — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Tony Schmoker — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Jade Simmons — Independent. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Daniel M Sims — Libertarian. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Gavin Solomon — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Michael Swanson — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• James Talarico — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Andrew Kyle Trakas — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Hans Truelson — NNE. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Terry Virts — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Paula Stephen MS Williams — Democrat. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.
• Doc Leo DR Wyatt — Republican. Candidate in the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate general election.

What voters should know

This is a general election for a U.S. Senate seat representing Texas. Cornyn’s identifying background in the race is his status as the Republican incumbent. The other candidates are identified by their names and party labels.

The general-election date is Nov. 3, 2026. Because the race is contested, voters will have multiple candidates to consider before casting a ballot.