Paul Sadler, U.S. Senate candidate

Paul Sadler

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
April 29, 1955
Current age
71
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2012

Photo: Orson_456, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sadler3.2M
Opponents4.7M
1
Elections run

Paul Sadler, a Democratic politician from Texas, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Texas to Ted Cruz, receiving 3,194,927 votes (40.62%).

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How many votes has Paul Sadler received?

Paul Sadler has received 3,194,927 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Paul Sadler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. SenateTexasLost3,194,92740.62%Ted Cruz
John Jay Myers

David B. Collins
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7153402). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Paul Sadler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/paul-sadler. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.