One of two senators representing all of Texas in Washington. Votes on federal laws, the federal budget, and confirms federal judges and cabinet officials.
What this office does
Each state elects two U.S. Senators, who write and vote on federal law. The Senate also holds powers the House does not: it reviews and approves or rejects the president's nominees for judges, ambassadors and other senior posts under the Constitution's "advice and consent" clause, approves treaties by a two-thirds vote, and has the sole power to conduct impeachment trials, serving as both jury and judge. Congress as a whole holds the power to declare war and to investigate the executive branch.
We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race. What each search found — including nothing — is on that candidate’s profile.
We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race. What each search found — including nothing — is on that candidate’s profile.
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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: incumbent John Cornyn lost his party's primary runoff on May 26, 2026 and is not on the November ballot. 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.
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