Who Will Be On The 2026 Federal Ballot?
A running list of the 2026 primary elections.
Last edited on: 12/10/2025
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This is where I’ll be tracking who’s running for office, the US Senate, and Congress. I’ll update it regularly as new candidates file, drop out, or switch races.
After today, you’ll always find the link to this page at the bottom of each newsletter. Check back periodically to stay current.
I’ve done my best to add websites and social media sites for Democrats when I can find them. I haven’t added links to Republicans and Independents, because this is a partisan newsletter (duh). If you don’t see a website or social media presence for a candidate, it’s because I couldn’t find one, but I’ll keep looking.
Incumbents have an asterisk (*) next to their name. If their name is in bold, they’ve already filed with the party to be on the ballot in the primary race. If I’m missing anyone, misspelling anything, or have a link wrong, just reach out.
You can find a list of the state races here. I’m sure I’ll get around to the judicial races eventually as well.
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Click here to find out what Congressional districts you’re in.
US Senate:
*John Cornyn (R)
Ken Paxton (R)
Wesley Hunt (R)
Gulrez ‘Gus’ Khan (R)
Virgil Bierschwale (R)
John Adefope (R)
Anna Bender (R)
Sara Candy (R)
Dr. Ahmad Hassan (D)
Lelonda Reese (D)
James Talarico (D)
Jasmine Crockett (D)
US Congress:
TX01:
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TX08:
TX09:
Briscoe Cain (R)
Jaimy Blanco (R)
Alex Mealer (R)
Crystal DeLeon Sarmiento (R)
Dwayne Stovall (R)
Michael Curran (R)
Dan Mims (R)
Steve Stockman (R)
Terry Lee Thain (R)
Terry Virts (D)
Peter Filler (D)
Marty Rocha (D)
Ernest Clayton Jr. (D)
Todd Ivey (D)
Leticia Gutierrez (D)
TX10:
Brandon Hawbaker (R)
Robert Brown (R)
Jeremy Story (R)
Chris Gober (R)
Ben Bius (R)
Rob Altman (R)
Jessica Karlsruher (R)
Scott MacLeod (R)
Kara King (R)
Jenny Garcia Sharon (R)
Bernie Reyna (D)
Dawn Marshall (D)
Caitlin Rourk (D)
Rosalinda Trevino (D)
TX11:
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TX18:
*vacant
⭐Christian Menefee (D)
Amanda Edwards (D)
Al Green (D)
Gretchen Brown (D)
Ronald Dwayne Whitfield (R)
Elizabeth Vences (R)
TX19:
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TX21:
Daniel Betts (R)
Mark Teixiera (R)
James “Trey” Trainor, III (R)
Weston Martinez (R-lol)
Paul Rojas (R)
Peggy McCormick Wardlaw (R)
Zeke Enriquez (R)
Jason Cahill (R)
Kyle Sinclair (R)
Heather Tessmer (R)
Jacques Dubose (R)
Mike Wheeler (R)
Regina Vanburg (D)
Gary Taylor (D)
Kristin Hook (D)
TX22:
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TX32:
Anthony Bridges (D)
Dan Barrios (D)
Monty Mantanez (R)
Ryan Binkley (R)
Darrell Day (R)
Aimee Carrasco (R)
Paul Bondar (R)
Gordon Heslop (R)
James Ussery (R)
Abteen Vaziri (R)
Jace Yarbrough (R)
TX33:
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TX35:
Steven Wright (R)
Randy Adams (R)
Ryan Krause (R)
Josh Cortez (R)
Larry La Rose (R)
Mark Eberwine (R)
Jay Furman (R)
Vanessa Hicks-Callaway (R)
John Lujan (R)
Rod Lingsch (R)
Carlos De La Cruz (R)
Whitney Masterson-Moyes (D)
Johnny Garcia (D)
John Lira (D)
Maureen Galindo (D)
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