2024 United States Senate election in Texas
The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Incumbent Senator Ted Cruz (R) is seeking a third term in office.[1] Primary elections will take place on March 5, 2024. If needed, runoff elections will take place on May 28, 2024.[2]
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Background
Texas is considered to be a moderately red state at the federal level, especially since Donald Trump only carried Texas by about six percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. However, Republicans control both U.S. Senate seats, all statewide offices, both houses of the Texas Legislature, and a majority in its U.S. House congressional delegation.[3][4]
Democrats seem to have been increasingly doing better in Texas elections, having only lost the most recent U.S. Senate races in 2018 and 2020 by single-digit margins. Cruz was first elected in 2012, defeating Paul Sadler by 15 points and was reelected in 2018 by only 2.6 points, narrowly defeating Beto O'Rourke.[5][6][7]
This race is considered to favor Cruz, but some consider the race to have the potential to become competitive.[8]
Republican primary
Declared
- Ted Cruz, incumbent U.S. Senator (2013–present)[9]
- Josiah Ingalls, farmer[10]
- Dan McQueen, former mayor of Corpus Christi, nominee for Texas's 35th congressional district in 2022, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[11]
Declined
- Dan Crenshaw, U.S. Representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district (2019–present)[12]
Endorsements
- U.S. Senators
- Norm Coleman, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2003–2009)[13]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2023 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Ted Cruz (R) | $37,711,221 | $33,070,265 | $4,798,914 |
Josiah Ingalls (R) | $3,302 | $4,569 | $0 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[20] |
Democratic primary
Declared
- Colin Allred, U.S. Representative for Texas's 32nd congressional district (2019–present)[21]
- Tracy Andrus, criminologist and nonprofit founder[22]
- Aaron Arguijo, coffee shop owner and U.S. Navy veteran[10]
- Victor Dunn, workers compensation consultant and candidate for Texas's 1st congressional district in 2022[23]
- Mark Gonzalez, former Nueces County District Attorney (2017–2023)[24]
- Roland Gutierrez, state senator from the 19th district (2021–present)[25]
- Steven Keough, law professor and retired U.S. Navy captain[26]
- John Love III, financial advisor, former Midland city councilor, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[27]
- Heli Rodriguez-Prilliman, tech entrepreneur[10]
- Carl Sherman, state representative from the 109th district (2019–present)[28]
- Thierry Tchenko, home repair nonprofit executive and former associate director of the District of Columbia Office of Policy[23]
Publicly expressed interest
- James Talarico, state representative from the 50th district (2019–present)[31]
Withdrew
- Zachariah Manning, businessman[11] (running for U.S. House)[32]
Declined
- Julián Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017), former mayor of San Antonio (2009–2014), and candidate for President of the United States in 2020[33][34]
- Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present) (endorsed Allred)[35]
- Scott Kelly, retired NASA astronaut and brother of Arizona Senator Mark Kelly[33][36]
Endorsements
- U.S. Senators
- Al Franken, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2009–2018)[37]
- Jon Tester, U.S Senator from Montana (2006–present)[38]
- Tina Smith, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2018–present)[36]
- U.S. Representatives
- Veronica Escobar, U.S. Representative from Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present)[36]
- Lizzie Fletcher, U.S. Representative from Texas's 7th congressional district (2019–present)[35]
- Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district (2015–present)[39]
- Marc Veasey, U.S. Representative from Texas's 33rd congressional district (2013–present)[36]
- State legislators
- Cesar Blanco, state senator from the 29th district (2021–present)[40]
- Organizations
- U.S. Representatives
- Filemon Vela Jr., former U.S. Representative from Texas's 34th congressional district (2013–2022)[36]
- State senators
- José Rodríguez, former Texas Senate Minority Leader (2015–2020) from the 29th district (2011–2021)[49]
- State representatives
- Art Fierro, former state representative from the 79th district (2019–2023)[49]
- Claudia Ordaz, state representative from the 79th district (2023–present)[49]
- Individuals
- Ramón Ayala, musician[50]
- Organizations
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2023 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Colin Allred (D) | $8,822,896 | $3,090,934 | $5,731,962 |
Tracy Andrus (D) | $6,910 | $5,399 | $1,510 |
John Love III (D) | $43,675 | $43,926 | $1,004 |
Heli Rodriguez-Prilliman (D) | $23,062 | $22,153 | $908 |
Thierry Tchenko (D) | $57,160 | $6,633 | $50,526 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[20] |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Collin Allred |
Roland Gutierrez |
John Love |
Undecided |
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Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation | May 8–17, 2023 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 33% | 22% | 4% | 41% |
Green primary
Filed paperwork
- Mason Cysewski[52]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[53] | Likely R | August 8, 2023 |
Inside Elections[54] | Likely R | July 28, 2023 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55] | Likely R | January 24, 2023 |
Elections Daily[56] | Likely R | May 4, 2023 |
Polling
- Ted Cruz vs. Colin Allred
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Ted Cruz (R) |
Colin Allred (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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University of Texas at Tyler | May 10–21, 2023 | 1,413 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 42% | 37% | 8%[lower-alpha 2] | 14% |
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation | May 8–17, 2023 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 2.9% | 47% | 40% | 4%[lower-alpha 3] | 9% |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Someone else with 7%; Refused to answer with 1%
- Libertarian candidate with 2%; Green Party candidate with 2%.
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Julián Castro, the former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor, does not plan to run, according to a spokesperson.
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- Our Revolution Montgomery County, TX (@OurRevMCTX) (September 4, 2023). "We're proud to endorse @RolandForTexas for US Senate for his commitment to fighting for the working-class of Montgomery County and TX via populist multipartisan policies like #EndingGunViolence,#ClimateAction via a TX #GreenNewDeal,#Medicare4All, and more". Twitter. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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External links
- Official campaign websites