Texas U.S. Senate, Class 2
Texas has two U.S. Senate seats. The Class 1 seat
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Libertarian
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- New finance report · Oct 7
- Raised
- $21,454cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $1,151cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Republican · Attorney General (TX-AG)
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- New finance report · Oct 9
- Raised
- $9,240,578cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $1,755,294cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Democrat · State Representative (TX-HD-50)
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $68,555,930cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $21,548,155cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Write-in
- Ballot
- Write-in candidate
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Write-in
- Ballot
- Write-in candidate
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
American Party
- Ballot
- Write-in candidate
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Independent
- Ballot
- Write-in candidate
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Polls
Marist PollGeneral election · U.S. Senate
James Talarico 50% · Ken Paxton 44% · Someone else 2% · Undecided/Refused 4%
Sep 17, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026 · 1,139 RV · ±4.4 pts · phone/text/online · Marist Poll Texas
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey CenterGeneral election · U.S. Senate
James Talarico 47% · Ken Paxton 46% · Ted Brown 3% · Undecided 4%
Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026 · 1,800 LV · ±2.31 pts · SMS/online (text-to-web) · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center
Emerson College Polling for Nexstar MediaGeneral election · U.S. Senate
James Talarico 47% · Ken Paxton 46% · Ted Brown 2% · Undecided 4%
Sep 12, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026 · 1,000 LV · ±3 pts · MMS text-to-web · Emerson College Polling
ReconMRGeneral election · U.S. Senate
James Talarico 49% · Ken Paxton 43% · Someone else/Wouldn't vote 4% · Undecided 4%
Sep 8, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026 · 614 LV · ±4.3 pts · IVR/online · ReconMR Texas Poll
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy for NBC5 Dallas/Telemundo Station GroupGeneral election · U.S. Senate
James Talarico 46% · Ken Paxton 43% · Ted Brown 3% · Undecided 8%
Sep 8, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026 · 625 LV · ±4 pts · phone · NBC5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group Texas Voter Poll
Hobby School of Public Affairs / University of HoustonRepublican runoff · U.S. Senate
Ken Paxton 48% · John Cornyn 45% · Undecided 7%
Apr 28, 2026 to May 1, 2026 · 1,200 LV · ±2.83 pts · online · UH Hobby School of Public Affairs
Hobby School of Public Affairs / University of HoustonDemocratic primary · U.S. Senate
Jasmine Crockett 47% · James Talarico 39% · Undecided 12%
Jan 20, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026 · 1,502 LV · ±2.53 pts · online (English and Spanish) · UH Hobby School of Public Affairs
Hobby School of Public Affairs / University of HoustonRepublican primary · U.S. Senate
Ken Paxton 38% · John Cornyn 31% · Wesley Hunt 17% · Other/Undecided 14%
Jan 20, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026 · 1,502 LV · ±2.53 pts · online (English and Spanish) · UH Hobby School of Public Affairs
Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
On File, Not Running
Past Results
U.S. Sen
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CornynRepublican | Republican | 5,961,643 | 53.5% |
| HegarDemocrat | Democrat | 4,887,309 | 43.9% |
| McKennonLibertarian | Libertarian | 209,623 | 1.9% |
| CollinsGreen | Green | 81,753 | 0.7% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Senator
2020 November General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John CornynRepublican | Republican | 5,962,983 | 53.5% |
| Mary "mj" HegarDemocrat | Democrat | 4,888,764 | 43.9% |
| Kerry Douglas McKennonLibertarian | Libertarian | 209,722 | 1.9% |
| David B. CollinsGreen | Green | 81,893 | 0.7% |
| Ricardo Turullols-BonillaWrite-in | Write-in | 678 | 0.0% |
Official canvassed results — Texas Secretary of State (results.texas-election.com) · Texas Secretary of State — Election Results
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