Connor Kraus
Connor Kraus (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
James Talarico (D), Joshua Cain (Independent), Camencia Ford (Independent), Jade Simmons (Independent), and Hans Truelson (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | James Talarico (D) | |
| Joshua Cain (Independent) | ||
| Camencia Ford (Independent) | ||
 | Jade Simmons (Independent) | |
 | Hans Truelson (Independent) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ronald Evans (Independent)
Republican primary runoff
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Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn (R) and Ken Paxton (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas on May 26, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | John Cornyn | |
 | Ken Paxton | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
James Talarico (D) defeated Jasmine Crockett (D) and Ahmad Hassan (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Talarico | 53.2 | 1,103,371 |
 | Jasmine Crockett | 45.5 | 943,168 | |
 | Ahmad Hassan | 1.3 | 27,211 | |
| Total votes: 2,073,750 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Colin Allred (D)
- Emily Morgul (D)
- Michael Swanson (D)
- Terry Virts (D)
- Paula Williams (D)
Republican primary
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Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Cornyn | 42.5 | 665,169 |
| ✔ | | Ken Paxton | 40.8 | 638,481 |
 | Wesley Hunt | 13.0 | 203,555 | |
 | Sara Canady | 1.2 | 18,168 | |
| Anna Bender | 1.1 | 17,112 | ||
 | Gulrez Khan | 0.7 | 10,917 | |
 | Virgil Bierschwale | 0.4 | 6,086 | |
| John Adefope | 0.4 | 5,865 | ||
| Total votes: 1,565,353 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keith Allen (R)
- Andrew Alvarez (R)
- Alexander Duncan (R)
- Matthew Elliot Kelley (R)
- Connor Kraus (R)
- Rennie Mann (R)
- Barrett McNabb (R)
- Tony Schmoker (R)
- Andrew Trakas (R)
- Leo Wyatt (R)
Libertarian Party convention
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Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Ted Brown (L) and Daniel Mark Sims (L) are running in the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 12, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Ted Brown | |
| Daniel Mark Sims | ||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Connor Kraus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from the Federal Election Commission. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
