U.S. Senate elections in Texas
● In officeJohn CornynRepublicanTed CruzRepublican
Elections won
R 16 · D 2339 Senate elections since 1916
Last decided by
8.5 pts2024, Ted Cruz over Colin Allred
Closest ever
0.23 pts1941, W. Lee O'Daniel over Lyndon B. Johnson
Longest streak
19 in a rowDemocratic, 1916–1964
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Texas's U.S. Senate seats are held by Republican John Cornyn and Republican Ted Cruz; Cruz won the most recent race by 8.5 points in 2024. Cornyn has held one seat since 2002 and Cruz the other since 2012. The 2024 race put Cruz ahead of Colin Allred, 8.5 points clear. Across 39 elections since 1916, Republicans have won 16 and Democrats 23. Of those, the closest was 1941, decided by 0.23 points; the widest 1940, by 88.5 points.
John Cornyn R 5,962,983 · Mary Mj Hegar D 4,888,764 · Kerry Douglas McKennon L 209,722 · David B. Collins G 81,893 · +1 more
John Cornyn R 2,861,531 · David M. Alameel D 1,597,387 · Rebecca Paddock L 133,751 · Emily Spicybrown Sanchez G 54,701
Ted Cruz R 4,440,137 · Paul Sadler D 3,194,927 · John Jay Myers L 162,354 · David B. Collins G 67,404
Kay Bailey Hutchison R 2,661,789 · Barbara Ann Radnofsky D 1,555,202 · Scott Lanier Jameson L 97,672
John Cornyn R 2,496,243 · Ron Kirk D 1,955,758 · Scott Lanier Jameson L 35,538 · Roy H. Williams G 25,051
Kay Bailey Hutchison R 4,078,954 · Gene Kelly D 2,025,024 · Douglas S. Sandage G 91,329 · Mary J. Ruwart L 72,657
Phil Gramm R 3,111,348 · Lloyd Doggett D 2,202,557
Lloyd Bentsen D 1,818,223 · Jim Collins R 1,256,759 · John E. Ford L 23,494 · Lineaus Hooper Lorette C 4,564
John G. Tower R 1,151,376 · Robert Krueger D 1,139,149 · Luis A. Diaz de Loen L 17,869 · Miguel Pendas S 4,018
Lloyd Bentsen D 2,199,956 · Alan Steelman R 1,636,370 · Pedro Vasquez S 20,549 · Marjorie P. Gallion A 17,355
John G. Tower R 1,822,877 · Barefoot Sanders D 1,511,985 · Flores Amaya L 63,543 · Tom Leonard S 14,464
Lloyd Bentsen D 1,194,069 · George H. W. Bush R 1,035,794
Price Daniel D 1,894,671
Tom Connally D 336,931 · Murray C. Sells R 43,569
W. Lee O'Daniel D 175,590 · Lyndon B. Johnson D 174,279
Morris Sheppard D 591,913 · T. M. Kennerly R 101,208
Earle B. Mayfield D 264,201 · George E. Peddy R 130,731
Charles Culberson D 303,035 · Alex W. Atcheson R 48,788 · F. A. Hickey S 18,616 · F. H. Combeau P 2,319