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Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
Robert Charles Krueger (September 19, 1935 – April 30, 2022) was an American diplomat, politician, and U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Texas, a U.S. Ambassador, and a member of the Democratic Party. As of 2024, he is the last Democrat to serve as a United States Senator from Texas.
Amanda Edwards, Democratic candidate in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas and former Houston City Council member (2016–2020) [59] Sylvester Turner , Mayor of Houston and former state representative (1989–2016) [ 60 ]
Although the presidential ticket lost the general election and did not carry Texas, Bentsen was always the favorite for the Senate election and won with 59.2% of the vote, compared to 40% for Boulter. As of 2024, this was the last time the Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Texas. [1] [2]
Allred, elected to Congress in 2018, has acknowledged his long odds for the Senate. Texas Democrats have not won a statewide election since 1994 — a dry spell that began when Allred was in ...
Last month, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced a multi-million dollar investment in the Texas and Florida Senate races. Compared to Allred, Cruz hasn’t received as much ...
The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 2018, along with other elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives in additional states. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz secured a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke.
The same rule applies that a candidate must have won at least 15% of the vote in the senate district to win district delegates. [20] On December 2, 2023 [21] the Texas Democratic Party was "the first among all states" to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. [22]