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United States Senate election in Texas, 2018

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November 6, 2018

United States Senate election in Texas, 2018

The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 6, 2018, along with other elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives in additional states.

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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election to a second term.

Declared

  • Ted Cruz, incumbent U.S. Senator and candidate for President in 2016

    • Potential

  • George P. Bush, Texas Land Commissioner
  • Louie Gohmert, U.S. representative
  • Jeb Hensarling, U.S. representative
  • Katrina Pierson, national spokesperson for the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign and candidate for TX-32 in 2014

    • Declined

  • Michael McCaul, U.S. Representative
  • Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas
  • Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy, former Governor of Texas and candidate for President in 2012 and 2016

    • Declared

  • Beto O'Rourke, U.S. Representative

    • Potential

  • Joaquín Castro, U.S. Representative

    • Declined

  • Julian Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Wendy Davis, former State Senator and nominee for Governor in 2014

    • Potential

  • Matthew Dowd, former strategist for President George W. Bush

    • References

    United States Senate election in Texas, 2018 Wikipedia
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