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State · November 3, 2026 General Election

Texas State Senator, District 11

4-year term

One of 31 state senators. Votes on state laws and the state budget, and confirms the governor's appointees.

What this office does

The Texas Senate is one of the two chambers of the Texas Legislature (the other is the Texas House). Its 31 senators each represent a state senate district. With the House, the Senate writes Texas state law and passes the state budget; the Senate alone confirms the Governor's appointees to state boards and agencies. The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate. The Legislature meets in regular session every two years.

Source: Texas Senate — official site ↗

On the ballot

What we compareShannon DicelyDennis Paul
Now—Texas House of Representatives, District 129Texas House of Representatives – Member Page, District 129 ↗
Work—Professional Engineer; founder of Paul Engineering Inc., Webster, TexasTexas House of Representatives – Official Biography of Rep. Dennis Paul ↗
Raised
How we count thisTexas lets a campaign raise through the candidate's own account and, separately, through a committee the state records as supporting them. We add them so the comparison answers the question a reader is actually asking. Money moved between the two is reported by both filings, so a combined figure can count a transfer twice — it is an upper bound, not a reconciled total. The parts are listed so you can see what went into it.
Their words“Shannon Dicely is a mother, advocate, and breast cancer survivor.”Shannon Dicely Campaign Site – Meet Shannon ↗“Dennis Paul is the conservative choice for Texas Senate, District 11. He will faithfully represent the values which make Texas the greatest state to live, work, and raise a family: faith in God; love for family and liberty.”Dennis Paul Campaign Site – About ↗
Full profileEverything we hold →Everything we hold →
We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 and found no adverse findings for any of them.

Dennis Paul

Now
Texas House of Representatives, District 129Texas House of Representatives – Member Page, District 129 ↗
Work
Professional Engineer; founder of Paul Engineering Inc., Webster, TexasTexas House of Representatives – Official Biography of Rep. Dennis Paul ↗
Their words
“Dennis Paul is the conservative choice for Texas Senate, District 11. He will faithfully represent the values which make Texas the greatest state to live, work, and raise a family: faith in God; love for family and liberty.”Dennis Paul Campaign Site – About ↗

How we count this

Texas lets a campaign raise through the candidate's own account and, separately, through a committee the state records as supporting them. We add them so the comparison answers the question a reader is actually asking. Money moved between the two is reported by both filings, so a combined figure can count a transfer twice — it is an upper bound, not a reconciled total. The parts are listed so you can see what went into it.

We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 and found no adverse findings for any of them.

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Same rows for every candidate, listed alphabetically by surname — not the order they appear on the ballot, and never by party. A dash means we hold nothing for that line, not that the answer is zero.

Open seat: sitting senator Mayes Middleton is not seeking re-election. Major-party nominees confirmed from the completed March 3 and May 26, 2026 primaries. Minor-party and independent candidates are not yet confirmed against the certified ballot — check the official sample ballot.

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/ballot/race/tx-senate-11-2026 — data from official records via PlainDocket.