{"id":188903,"date":"2026-03-03T20:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188903\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T20:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:41:11","slug":"texas-senate-election-results-in-the-march-2026-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188903\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Senate election results in the March 2026 primary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch KSAT\u2019s live election results stream with Myra Arthur and Ernie Zuniga here<\/a>. Election results will begin populating at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. Find more election coverage on the Vote 2026<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

U.S. Senate<\/a><\/p>\n

Virgil John Bierschwale(R)<\/p>\n

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*Incumbent<\/p>\n

0% of Precincts Reporting <\/p>\n

(0 \/ 10,006)<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND<\/p>\n

The Texas race for U.S. Senate in this year\u2019s primary election is set to be highly contested with some familiar faces. <\/p>\n

On the Republican side, four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is defending his seat against three-term Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and two-term U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt. <\/p>\n

On the Democratic side, U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Dallas is competing against State Rep. James Talarico of Austin. <\/p>\n

Cornyn, who was first elected to the Senate in 2002, is running for reelection in the GOP-dominated state. He is facing what many are calling the toughest GOP primary of his career.<\/p>\n

Paxton officially entered the race for U.S. Senate in April. When he announced his run for U.S. Senate<\/a>, Paxton told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that it was \u201ctime for a change in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunt, however, is offering himself as a younger alternative, more in line with the concerns of families and their children. His campaign promises include securing the border and making life more affordable for Texas families.<\/p>\n

Crockett, one of Congress\u2019 most outspoken Democrats and a frequent target of GOP attacks, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas. <\/p>\n

She could test Democratic voters\u2019 appetite for a blunt communicator who is eager to take on Republicans as Democrats pursue their first statewide victory in Texas since 1994.<\/p>\n

Talerico launched his campaign in September. He previously told KSAT that his experience as a public-school teacher on San Antonio\u2019s West Side shaped his views for his campaign. <\/p>\n

According to his campaign website, Talerico is pushing for economic equality, specifically the gap between billionaires and Americans struggling to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

If there are three or more candidates in a race and none of them win more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to the May 26 primary runoff.<\/p>\n

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