2026 race research · Texas

Texas · U.S. Senate Class 2

General election · November 3, 2026. Explore the office, the reported candidate field, and the evidence currently reviewed.

Candidates in this jurisdiction →Understand this seat →Research status on the scoreboard →

What does this office do?

A U.S. senator represents the entire state in one chamber of Congress. Senators vote on federal laws and spending, and consider nominations and treaties. A regular term is six years.

Six-year term beginning January 3, 2027. Current-holder context from the October 19 roster: John Cornyn. Current service alone does not establish candidacy.

Research snapshot · checked 2026-10-20

The race at a glance

Texas · U.S. Senate Class 2 is in the November 3 federal inventory. This compilation contains 7 research entries: 7 without a pending tracker-confirmation flag and 0 still awaiting confirmation. Those counts do not establish a certified ballot. There are 0 reviewed evidence records across these candidates; other material remains pending.

Candidates below appear alphabetically by displayed name, with the same format regardless of party. Ballot order is not inferred. Reported affiliations, including parentheses, remain as supplied by sources.

Candidate research entries

Write-in; (Republican) · reported affiliation

Avery Lamarr Ayers

Tracker-reported write-in · qualification unverified

Reported write-in entry, separate from printed ballot lines. Qualification and final status must be checked with the election authority.

Listing sources: TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

1 automatically collected item still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Write-in · reported affiliation

Bradford Winston "Brad" Hall

Tracker-reported write-in · qualification unverified

Reported write-in entry, separate from printed ballot lines. Qualification and final status must be checked with the election authority.

Listing sources: TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Write-in; (Independent) · reported affiliation

Jade Smalls Simmons

Tracker-reported write-in · qualification unverified

Reported write-in entry, separate from printed ballot lines. Qualification and final status must be checked with the election authority.

Listing sources: TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

A collected background excerpt still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

1 automatically collected item still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Democratic · reported affiliation

James Talarico

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

A collected background excerpt still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

2 automatically collected items still need editorial review and are not displayed.

Libertarian · reported affiliation

Theodore E. "Ted" Brown, Jr.

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Republican · reported affiliation

Warren Kenneth "Ken" Paxton, Jr.

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

2 automatically collected items still need editorial review and are not displayed.

Write-in; (American) · reported affiliation

Zul Mirza Mohamed

Tracker-reported write-in · qualification unverified

Reported write-in entry, separate from printed ballot lines. Qualification and final status must be checked with the election authority.

Listing sources: TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Voting and reporting

Official ballot, registration and election resources ↗

No election returns, source calls or certifications are connected here. The scoreboard’s example results remain separately labelled simulations.

Sources, dates and coverage

Source links and dates accompany each background and evidence item. Certification of a candidate list is separate from certification of election results. Campaign claims, reported statements, historical positions and roll-call responses retain their original categories.

TX 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · The Green PapersSecondary election-tracking source. Not an independent review of every underlying authority document. No party-based policy inference. · checked 2026-10-20
TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · Election.org transcription of linked election authoritySecondary structured transcription, kept separate from FEC filings. Authority document downloaded for cross-checking; record-level review status is separate. · checked 2026-10-20
TX official November ballot source, transcribed via Election.org · Election.org transcription of linked election authoritySecondary structured transcription, kept separate from FEC filings. Authority document downloaded for cross-checking; record-level review status is separate. · checked 2026-10-20 · published 2026-08-28