This year Texas has one U.S. Senate seat up for reelection — considered one of Democrats’ few pickup opportunities in their efforts to retain a razor-thin majority (including independents who caucus with them) in the upper chamber.
Republicans, meanwhile, are fighting to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives , where they have a 220-212 majority. Five U.S. House seats that include parts of Bexar County will be on the ballot this November.
Candidate information comes from Texas Secretary of State data, the candidates and other sources.
U.S. Senate
Allred, age 41, is a Dallas Congressman who flipped a GOP-held seat in 2018. He played for the Tennessee Titans and worked as a civil rights attorney.
U.S. Senate
Democratic Party
Challenger
Cruz, age 53, is Texas' junior senator. He was first elected in 2012 and ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.
U.S. Senate
Republican Party
Incumbent
Ted Brown is an independent insurance adjuster. He and his wife live in Wells Branch, Texas.
U.S. Senate
Libertarian Party
Challenger
U.S. House District 20
Castro, age 50, is running unopposed for a seventh term in Congress. The San Antonian is a member of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Foreign Affairs Committee.
U.S. House Texas District 20
U.S. Representative
Democratic Party
Incumbent
U.S. House District 21
Roy, age 52, is seeking a fourth term in Congress, and previously served as chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. The Hays County resident serves as policy chair for the House Freedom Caucus.
U.S. House Texas District 21
U.S. Representative
Republican Party
Incumbent
Hook, age 40, is a biological scientist who grew up in South Texas and the Hill Country. She worked as a biologist at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, moving back to Texas in 2022.
U.S. House Texas District 21
Democratic Party
Challenger
King, age 63, is retired from a career as a banker and oil and gas executive. He and his wife live in New Braunfels, Texas.
Congressional District 21
Libertarian Party
Challenger
U.S. House District 23
Gonzales, age 43, is a San Antonio resident and U.S. Navy veteran. He sits on the House Appropriations Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee.
U.S. House Texas District 23
U.S. Representative
Republican Party
Incumbent
Limon, age 50, is a civil engineer who grew up in Del Rio. He has worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in systems administration and in the field of transportation infrastructure, design, logistics and construction.
U.S. House Texas District 23
Democratic Party
Challenger
U.S. House District 28
Furman, age 50, is a retired U.S. Navy Commander who attended Texas A&M University and Naval Postgraduate School. His campaign website stresses the need for border security, school choice and parental rights, reducing federal spending and protecting the Second Amendment.
U.S. House Texas District 28
Republican Party
Challenger
Cuellar, age 69, is a Laredo resident who is seeking his 11th term representing a South Texas district that includes the southeastern part of Bexar County. He sits on the House Appropriations Committee.
U.S. House Texas District 28
U.S. Representative
Democratic Party
Incumbent
U.S. House District 35
Wright, age 55, served as a deputy sheriff in Kern County, California. He and his family now live in Comal County, Texas. In his retirement he drives a school bus for Hayes Consolidated Independent School District.
U.S. House Texas District 35
Republican Party
Challenger
Casar, age 35, is seeking a second term in Congress where he serves as the whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He previously served on Austin’s City Council.
U.S. House Texas District 35
U.S. Representative
Democratic Party
Incumbent
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