List of United States Senators from Texas
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Texas.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Texas are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate Texas | John Cornyn | Republican | December 2, 2002 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. Senate Texas | Ted Cruz | Republican | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2025 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class I
Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2018 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, to the end of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2025.
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2024
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz, Colin Allred, Ted Brown, and Tracy Andrus are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Ted Cruz (R) | ||
Colin Allred (D) | ||
Ted Brown (L) | ||
Tracy Andrus (D) (Write-in) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
- Mason Cysewski (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Colin Allred | 58.9 | 569,585 | |
Roland Gutierrez | 16.6 | 160,978 | ||
Mark A. Gonzalez | 8.8 | 85,228 | ||
Meri Gomez | 4.6 | 44,166 | ||
Carl Sherman Sr. | 3.3 | 31,694 | ||
Ahmad Hassan | 2.3 | 21,855 | ||
Steve Keough | 2.3 | 21,801 | ||
Heli Rodriguez Prilliman | 1.9 | 18,801 | ||
Thierry Tchenko | 1.4 | 13,395 |
Total votes: 967,503 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Soren Pendragon (D)
- Sherri Taylor (D)
- John Love III (D)
- Aaron Arguijo (D)
- Zachariah Manning (D)
- Victor D. Dunn (D)
- Tracy Andrus (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Holland Gibson and Rufus Lopez in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ted Cruz | 88.3 | 1,977,961 | |
Holland Gibson | 6.0 | 134,011 | ||
Rufus Lopez | 5.7 | 127,986 |
Total votes: 2,239,958 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carlos Garza (R)
- Montgomery Markland (R)
- Josiah Ingalls (R)
- Cody Andrews (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Ted Brown advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Ted Brown (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Beto O'Rourke and Neal Dikeman in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ted Cruz (R) | 50.9 | 4,260,553 | |
Beto O'Rourke (D) | 48.3 | 4,045,632 | ||
Neal Dikeman (L) | 0.8 | 65,470 |
Total votes: 8,371,655 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob McNeil (Independent)
2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | 56.5% | 4,440,137 | ||
Democratic | Paul Sadler | 40.6% | 3,194,927 | |
Libertarian | John Jay Myers | 2.1% | 162,354 | |
Green | David B. Collins | 0.9% | 67,404 | |
Total Votes | 7,864,822 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
2006
On November 7, 2006, Kay Bailey Hutchinson won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) and Scott Lanier Jameson (L) in the general election.[1]
2000
On November 7, 2000, Kay Bailey Hutchinson won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Gene Kelly (D), Douglas Sandage (G) and Mary Ruwart (L) in the general election.[2]
Class II
Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Mary Jennings Hegar, Kerry McKennon, David B. Collins, and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Cornyn (R) | 53.5 | 5,962,983 | |
Mary Jennings Hegar (D) | 43.9 | 4,888,764 | ||
Kerry McKennon (L) | 1.9 | 209,722 | ||
David B. Collins (G) | 0.7 | 81,893 | ||
Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 678 |
Total votes: 11,144,040 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arjun Srinivasan (Independent)
- Cedric Jefferson (People Over Politics Party)
- James Brumley (The Human Rights Party)
- Tim Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas
Mary Jennings Hegar defeated Royce West in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Jennings Hegar | 52.2 | 502,516 | |
Royce West | 47.8 | 459,457 |
Total votes: 961,973 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mary Jennings Hegar | 22.3 | 417,160 | |
✔ | Royce West | 14.7 | 274,074 | |
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez | 13.2 | 246,659 | ||
Annie Garcia | 10.3 | 191,900 | ||
Amanda Edwards | 10.1 | 189,624 | ||
Chris Bell | 8.5 | 159,751 | ||
Sema Hernandez | 7.4 | 137,892 | ||
Michael Cooper | 4.9 | 92,463 | ||
Victor Harris | 3.2 | 59,710 | ||
Adrian Ocegueda | 2.2 | 41,566 | ||
Jack Daniel Foster Jr. | 1.7 | 31,718 | ||
D.R. Hunter | 1.4 | 26,902 |
Total votes: 1,869,419 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Love III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Dwayne Stovall, Mark Yancey, John Castro, and Virgil Bierschwale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Cornyn | 76.0 | 1,470,669 | |
Dwayne Stovall | 11.9 | 231,104 | ||
Mark Yancey | 6.5 | 124,864 | ||
John Castro | 4.5 | 86,916 | ||
Virgil Bierschwale | 1.1 | 20,494 |
Total votes: 1,934,047 | ||||
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Green convention
Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas
David B. Collins advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | David B. Collins (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Kerry McKennon defeated Wes Benedict in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
Wes Benedict (L) | ||
✔ | Kerry McKennon (L) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2014
On November 4, 2014, John Cornyn won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated David Alameel (D), Rebecca Paddock (L) and Emily Marie Sanchez (G) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | 61.6% | 2,861,531 | ||
Democratic | David Alameel | 34.4% | 1,597,387 | |
Libertarian | Rebecca Paddock | 2.9% | 133,751 | |
Green | Emily Marie Sanchez | 1.2% | 54,701 | |
Write-in | Mohammed Tahiro | 0% | 988 | |
Total Votes | 4,648,358 | |||
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics" |
2008
On November 4, 2008, John Cornyn won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Richard Noriega (D) and Yvonne Adams Schick (L) in the general election.[3]
2002
On November 5, 2002, John Cornyn won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ron Kirk (D), Scott Lanier Jameson (L), Roy Williams (G) and James Wright (Write-in) in the general election.[4]
Historical members
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Texas | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 27 | |||
Republican | 7 |
Class 1 Senators from Texas | ||||||||
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Senators | Years served | Party | ||||||
Thomas Jefferson Rusk | 1846-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
J. Pinckney Henderson | 1857-1858 | Democratic | ||||||
Matthias Ward | 1858-1859 | Democratic | ||||||
Louis T. Wigfall | 1859-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
James W. Flanagan | 1870-1875 | Republican | ||||||
Samuel B. Maxey | 1875-1887 | Democratic | ||||||
John H. Reagan | 1887-1891 | Democratic | ||||||
Horace Chilton | 1891-1892 | Democratic | ||||||
Roger Q. Mills | 1892-1899 | Democratic | ||||||
Charles A. Culberson | 1899-1923 | Democratic | ||||||
Earle B. Mayfield | 1923-1929 | Democratic | ||||||
Thomas T. Connally | 1929-1953 | Democratic | ||||||
M. Price Daniel | 1953-1957 | Democratic | ||||||
William A. Blakley | 1957-1957 | Democratic | ||||||
Ralph W. Yarborough | 1957-1971 | Democratic | ||||||
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. | 1971-1993 | Democratic | ||||||
Robert C. Krueger | 1993-1993 | Democratic | ||||||
Kay Bailey Hutchison | 1993-2013 | Republican | ||||||
Ted Cruz | 2013-present | Republican |
Class 2 Senators from Texas | ||||||||
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Senators | Years served | Party | ||||||
Samuel Houston | 1846-1859 | Democratic | ||||||
John Hemphill | 1859-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
Morgan C. Hamilton | 1870-1877 | Republican | ||||||
Richard Coke | 1877-1895 | Democratic | ||||||
Horace Chilton | 1895-1901 | Democratic | ||||||
Joseph W. Bailey | 1901-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
Rienzi M. Johnston | 1913-1913 | Democratic | ||||||
Morris Sheppard | 1913-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
Andrew Jackson Houston | 1941-1941 | Democratic | ||||||
W. Lee O'Daniel | 1941-1949 | Democratic | ||||||
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1949-1961 | Democratic | ||||||
William A. Blakley | 1961-1961 | Democratic | ||||||
John G. Tower | 1961-1985 | Republican | ||||||
Phil Gramm | 1985-2002 | Republican | ||||||
John Cornyn | 2002-present | Republican |
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from Texas
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013