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The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Republican incumbent Ted Cruz won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic challenger and U.S. Representative Colin Allred .
Cruz, who has represented Texas in the Senate since 2013, did not respond to the Star-Telegram’s candidate questionnaire, but his focuses on the campaign trail have included immigration, border ...
District 15 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] The current senator from District 15 is Molly Cook. Cook was elected in a special election to succeed John Whitmire, who resigned on December 31, 2023, to take office as the mayor of Houston. [2] [3]
Republicans have held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14, 1997, as a result of the 1996 elections. Republicans won eight of the fifteen seats up for election, flipping one from the Democrats. Due to the high number of uncontested seats, however, Democratic candidates received more votes statewide than Republican candidates.
If there was one sign this week of Vice President Kamala Harris’ place atop the Democratic ticket having improved the party’s brand, it was the presence of so many Senate candidates taking the ...
The race for key Senate contests in 2026 is already getting underway, with a few major potential candidates hinting they may join the race. Republicans won back control of the Senate in the 2024 ...
Molly Cook (born June 7, 1991) [1] is an American registered nurse and politician who is a member of the Texas Senate for the 15th district.A Democrat, she was elected in a May special election to fill the vacancy from John Whitmire resigning to become Mayor of Houston.
Here’s what to know about the candidates vying to be the next Senate Republican majority leader. John Thune. Thune, who currently holds the No. 2 Senate Republican leadership spot, is widely ...