SENATE
Texas Senate2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Ted Cruz (R)
Race summary
There’s an air of familiarity to Texas’ 2024 Senate race, where once again a charismatic and well-funded three-term House Democrat is aiming to upset polarizing Sen. Ted Cruz.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 11, 2023
Primary Election: Mar 5, 2024
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Full Bio:
CRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted), a Senator from Texas; born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 22,
1970; graduated Princeton University, B.A., 1992; graduated Harvard University,
J.D., 1995; law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist;
associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice; director of the
Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission; solicitor general of Texas
2003-2008; lawyer; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2012
for the term ending January 3, 2019; was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination in 2016.
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Democrats
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STATE DATA
Texas
Population Breakdown
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 (Voting Age Population)
Past Presidential Results from this State
2020 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report
2016 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report/POLIDATA
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Nov 1, 2024
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