Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace.

Key Republican races appear headed for run-offs as latest polling shows close races in the Senate and attorney general primaries.

Texas voters will head to the polls on March 3 to decide which Republican and Democratic candidates will advance in one of the state’s most closely watched races, the 2026 U.S. Senate.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn on Monday said a Democrat taking his Texas seat would be “the first crack in the red wall” as he raises alarm about the state’s competitive GOP primary. The incumbent said that either Democrat contender — James Talarico or Rep.

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is quick to admit she’s not running a traditional Senate campaign, a strategy that will soon be put to the test in next month’s Democratic primary.

The Texas attorney general is up against a current U.S. senator and representative in the Republican Party primary.

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep.

In the closing sprint of Texas’ Senate primary, candidates are swapping policy talk for paper plates, making a last-minute grab for votes over melted cheese and fryer grease. Sen. John Cornyn’s supporters were treated last week to Mexican food at Serranos in South Austin.