Voters in Texas are choosing a US senator in the midterm elections of 3 November 2026. This page carries the reports on this race as they come in.
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According to Axios, Latino voters helped Democrats break the Republican hold on Texas and reclaim both chambers of Congress on Tuesday. The report says this casts doubt on Republican gains among Latino voters in 2024.
KTUL reports that Democrats have won the Senate and governor races in Texas, which it describes as a historic shift. The report describes the result as ending the Republican monopoly in the state.
Republican Ken Paxton spoke after losing the Texas Senate race, according to PBS.
Bloomberg reports that Texas turned blue in what it describes as a stunning rebuke of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the Republican Party. The item gives no vote count or race name.
According to 13WHAM-TV, Democrats won Senate and governor races in Texas, which it describes as a blue wave that ended the Republican monopoly. The report describes the result as historic.
DW reports that Democrat James Talarico has won the Texas Senate seat. The Democratic Party is on course for major gains in both the House and Senate, according to DW.
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, according to Axios. The result ends the longest Democratic drought in statewide Texas elections.
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the closely watched Texas US Senate race, according to Axios. The result ends the longest Democratic drought in statewide elections in Texas and flips a Republican-held seat.
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas US Senate race, according to Axios. The result ends the nation's longest Democratic drought in statewide elections, Axios reported, and flips a Republican-held seat.
According to Axios, Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. The result ends the nation's longest Democratic drought in statewide elections, Axios reports.
According to Axios, Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the closely watched Texas Senate race. The result ends the longest Democratic drought in statewide Texas elections.
As per Decision Desk HQ, Democrat James Talarico is projected to win a Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton. The result gives Democrats their first major win in Texas in decades.
According to NBC News, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico holds a substantial lead in key Texas counties, including Denton, as polls close. The counties are described as a mirror image of the state as a whole.
As per Al Jazeera, Texans are voting in a Senate race that has broken spending records, with 573.2 million dollars spent on the Paxton and Talarico campaigns. No result is stated in the report.
CNBC reports that results from the Texas race could affect the AI trade, which is already down. The report links the midterm results to the recent fall in AI-linked stocks.
Results from the Texas race could move AI-linked stocks, which bears on US equity markets.
CBS News lists Texas among the battleground Senate races of the 2026 midterm elections. A party needs 51 of the 100 seats to control the Senate.
Some races are called on election night. Close contests, mail ballots and recounts can delay a call by days.
Voters in Texas are choosing a US senator. A party needs 51 of the 100 seats to control the Senate.