2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas Knowpia

The 2026 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Incumbent four-term Republican Senator John Cornyn, who was re-elected in 2020 is eligible to run for re-election to a fifth term in office.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Publicly expressed interest edit

Ronny Jackson, U.S. Representative from Texas's 13th congressional district (2021–present)^[1]
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (2015–present)^[2]

Potential edit

John Cornyn, incumbent U.S. Senator (2002–present)
Eric Johnson, mayor of Dallas^[3]

Due to various votes and positions taken by Cornyn on topics such as gun control^[4] and amnesty,^[5] Cornyn is considered vulnerable to a primary challenge from the right as he is known as a moderate Republican.

Polling edit

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	John Cornyn	Ronny Jackson	Ken Paxton	Chip Roy	Undecided
CWS Research (R)^[A]	October 19–23, 2023	823 (RV)	± 3.42%	35%	14%	–	18%	33%
CWS Research (R)^[A]	July 9–10, 2022	1,918 (RV)	± 2.2%	31%	–	51%	–	18%

Notes edit

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

Partisan clients

^ ^a ^b Poll conducted for the Defend Texas Liberty PAC.

References edit

^ Svitek, Patrick (September 19, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, prominent Trump ally, weighing U.S. Senate run in 2026".
^ Concepcion, Summer (September 21, 2023). "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggests he might run against Sen. John Cornyn".
^ Jeffers Jr., Gromers (September 22, 2023). "How Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson's switch to GOP could impact his political career".
^ Livingston, Abby (June 27, 2022). ""This was fundamentally important": John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still function". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ Svitek, Patrick (February 2, 2021). "With John Cornyn's support, new Texas coalition forms to push for congressional fix for "Dreamers"". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[Key-6] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[DTL-7] Poll conducted for the Defend Texas Liberty PAC.

[1] Svitek, Patrick (September 19, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, prominent Trump ally, weighing U.S. Senate run in 2026".

[2] Concepcion, Summer (September 21, 2023). "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggests he might run against Sen. John Cornyn".

[3] Jeffers Jr., Gromers (September 22, 2023). "How Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson's switch to GOP could impact his political career".

[4] Livingston, Abby (June 27, 2022). ""This was fundamentally important": John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still function". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[5] Svitek, Patrick (February 2, 2021). "With John Cornyn's support, new Texas coalition forms to push for congressional fix for "Dreamers"". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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