Candidate signs lined the driveway leading up to the Como Community Center on the first day of early voting, Feb. 17, 2026.
Rachel Royster
rroyster@star-telegram.com
The U.S. Senate primary races were the top race for Tarrant County voters as they came out to the polls. So how did the county’s results line up?
Texans chose state Rep. James Talarico as their Democratic nominee and put U.S. Senator John Cornyn in a Republican runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn maintained a steady lead on Paxton through election night.
In Tarrant County, voters favored U.S. Senator John Cornyn on the Republican ticket and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett on the Democratic ballot.
With 56 of the 199 polling locations reporting at 1 a.m. on March 4, Cornyn had 45.6% of the vote. Paxton had 37.7%.
Crockett led Talarico, 54.7% to 44.3% in Tarrant County.
This story was originally published March 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Rachel Royster is a news and government reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, specifically focused on Tarrant County. She joined the newsroom after interning at the Austin American-Statesman, the Waco Tribune-Herald and Capital Community News in DC. A Houston native and Baylor grad, Rachel enjoys traveling, reading and being outside. She welcomes any and all news tips to her email.