Who's running for U.S. Senate in Texas (2026)

1 U.S. Senate race is on the ballot in Texas, with 36 declared candidates tracked so far.

TX U.S. Senate

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Ahmad Hassan

TXDemocrat

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Alexander Duncan

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Andrew Alvarez

TXRepublican

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Andrew Kyle Trakas

TXRepublican

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Anna Bender

TXRepublican

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Barrett Anthony Mcnabb

TXRepublican

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Bradford Winston Hall

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Camencia Ford

TXNNE

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CA

Colin Allred

TXDemocrat

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Daniel M Sims

TXLibertarian

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Doc Leo DR Wyatt

TXRepublican

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Emily Morgul

TXDemocrat

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Gavin Solomon

TXRepublican

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GK

Gulrez Khan

TXRepublican

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Hans Truelson

TXNNE

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Jade Simmons

TXIndependent

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James Talarico

TXDemocrat

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Jasmine Crockett

TXDemocrat

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Jennifer Tawanda Brown Gaines

TXLBL

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JA

John Adefope

TXRepublican

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John Sen Cornyn

TXRepublicanIncumbent

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Joshua Cain

TXIndependent

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Keith Allen

TXRepublican

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Michael Swanson

TXDemocrat

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Paula Stephen MS Williams

TXDemocrat

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Rennie Hill Mann

TXRepublican

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Rodger Huse

TXUS

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Ronald JR Evans

TXIndependent

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Sara Larue Canady

TXRepublican

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Terry Virts

TXDemocrat

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Theodore E. Jr. Brown

TXLibertarian

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Tony Schmoker

TXRepublican

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Virgil Bierschwale

TXRepublican

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Warren Kenneth Jr. Paxton

TXRepublican

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Wesley Hunt

TXRepublican

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Zul Mirza Mohamed

TXAMP

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