2024 United States Senate election in Texas
The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Incumbent two-term Republican Senator Ted Cruz has not yet decided whether he will seek a third term. Cruz has expressed interest in running for president in 2024, and has long advocated for congressional term limits.[1][2]
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Republican primary
Publicly expressed interest
- Will Hurd, former U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district (2015–2021)[4]
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- John Love III[6]
Publicly expressed interest
- Scott Kelly, former NASA astronaut, engineer, and naval aviator, twin brother of the U.S. Senator from Arizona Mark Kelly[7]
- Colin Allred, U.S. Representative for Texas's 32nd congressional district (2019-present)[8]
Potential
- Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th congressional district[9]
- Julián Castro, former Mayor of San Antonio, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 2020 presidential candidate[9]
- Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district (2013-2019), nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018, candidate for President in 2020, and nominee for Governor in 2022[10]
References
- Seddiq, Oma (July 2, 2021). "Ted Cruz mulls 2024 presidential bid, says his 2016 campaign 'was the most fun I've ever had in my life'". Insider Inc.
- Allen, Cynthia (February 1, 2021). "Ted Cruz is right: Lawmakers in Congress should be forced out by term limits". Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- "Ted Cruz FEC Statement of Candidacy". February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Former GOP Rep. Will Hurd Leaves The Door Open To Primarying Ted Cruz". Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Glover, Bill (August 24, 2021). "Local Candidate Announces for U.S. Senate". Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "John Love III FEC Statement of Candidacy". January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- Kelly, Scott (January 8, 2021). "Can you please run for senate against Ted Cruz? Hmm...maybe". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- Solomon, Aron. "Texas lawmakers primed for a national stage in 2024". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- Conant, Ericka (January 12, 2021). "If Sen. Ted Cruz doesn't resign, who could defeat him in 2024?". Al Día. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- Kinnaird, Robert (November 19, 2019). "An open letter to Beto O'Rourke: We're not mad, just disappointed". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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