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]

For related races, see 2024 United States Senate elections.
2024 United States Senate election in Texas
November 5, 2024
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. senator

Ted Cruz
Republican


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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

Declined

Endorsements
Ted Cruz (R)
U.S. Senators
Labor unions
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Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2023
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

Filed paperwork
  • Teresa Naranjo[29]
  • Sherri Lynn Taylor[30]

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements
Colin Allred
U.S. Senators
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Roland Gutierrez
U.S. Representatives
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Organizations

Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2023
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
Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation May 8–17, 2023 1,000 (RV) ± 2.9% 33% 22% 4% 41%

Green primary

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
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
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
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Someone else with 7%; Refused to answer with 1%
  3. Libertarian candidate with 2%; Green Party candidate with 2%.

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