Texas U.S. Senate race, 2026
On the ballot in Texas on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Candidates are listed as Texas's official candidate list prints them, grouped by the party label the state uses. GovGalaxy doesn't rank candidates, call races or project winners.
On the ballot
- Democratic:
- James Talarico
- Republican:
- Ken Paxton
- Every candidate in our files, with party labels as the state lists them.
Results
Texas's last polls close at 9 p.m. ET. Texas posts unofficial results on its own results page. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them.
Last time this seat was on the ballot
History: the official certified result from November 3, 2020, shown for reference. It is not a forecast of the 2026 race.
- Mary “MJ” Hegar · Democrat4,888,764 · 43.87%
- John Cornyn · Republican5,962,983 · 53.51%
- Kerry Douglas McKennon · Libertarian209,722 · 1.88%
- David B. Collins · Green81,893 · 0.73%
- Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla · Write-in678 · 0.01%
Total votes: 11,144,040
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - 2020 election statistics (opens in a new tab)
Recent polls
Each poll is copied from the pollster's own release, newest first. Polls are snapshots with a margin of error, not forecasts; GovGalaxy doesn't average them.
Siena Research Institute release (opens in a new tab) for The New York Times
released Nov 1; likely voters; margin of error ±3.4 points
James Talarico (Democrat) 50% · Ken Paxton (Republican) 43% · Ted Brown (Libertarian) not asked
Emerson College Polling release (opens in a new tab) for Nexstar Media
Oct 17 to Oct 19; 1,000 likely voters; margin of error ±3.1 points
James Talarico (Democrat) 48% · Ken Paxton (Republican) 46% · Ted Brown (Libertarian) 1% · Undecided 5%
Marist Poll release (opens in a new tab)
Oct 8 to Oct 11; likely voters; margin of error ±4.9 points
James Talarico (Democrat) 47% · Ken Paxton (Republican) 45% · Ted Brown (Libertarian) not asked