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Tom Green County, TX election informationNovember 3, 2026Brought to you by CulturaMinds

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U.S. Senator

Who is on the ballot for U.S. Senator in Tom Green County, Texas, on November 3, 2026? This guide lists 3 people running for U.S. Senator: James Talarico (Democratic); Ken Paxton (Republican); and Ted Brown (Libertarian).

People running in this race. Party is shown when the official list names one.

Shared source for names and parties: Texas Secretary of State ballot certification (https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2026-ballot-cert.pdf), signed August 28, 2026 by Deputy Secretary Dave Nelson. Names are from the Tom Green County section. Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

This page does not endorse anyone.

Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton, Republican, is certified for U.S. Senate. The Office of the Attorney General lists him as the current attorney general, elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022. The Federal Election Commission lists Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, with Ken Paxton for Senate as his principal campaign committee.

Ballot certification

Office of the Attorney General

FEC candidate page

James Talarico

James Talarico, Democratic, is certified for U.S. Senate. The Texas House lists him as the representative for District 50, in part of Travis County, and the House biography says he was first elected in 2018 and is a former public school teacher. The Federal Election Commission lists James Talarico as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, with Talarico for Texas as his principal campaign committee.

Ballot certification

Texas House member page

Texas House biography

FEC candidate page

Ted Brown

Ted Brown, Libertarian, is certified for U.S. Senate. The Federal Election Commission lists Theodore E. Brown Jr. as a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate. His statement of candidacy, filed December 4, 2025, names the Ted Brown Election Committee and gives an Austin address. No official biography beyond that filing and the ballot certification was used.

Ballot certification

FEC candidate page

FEC Form 2, filed December 4, 2025

What this job is

A U.S. senator is one of the state's two members of the Senate, which with the House of Representatives makes federal law. Senators are elected to six-year terms, and about one-third of the Senate is on the ballot every two years. A senator must be at least 30, a U.S. citizen for at least nine years, and a resident of the state.

The Senate tries impeachment cases after the House brings the charges. It approves treaties by a two-thirds vote, and it votes on the president's nominations for ambassadors, Supreme Court justices, and other officers. Congress, the House and the Senate together, has the sole power to declare war.

Sources: U.S. Senate, qualifications and terms; U.S. Senate, powers and procedures

The area

This office is elected by the whole state. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate for Texas is 31,290,831. The 2024 estimate for Tom Green County, Texas is 120,103. San Angelo is the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, and the city's 2024 population estimate is 100,159.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 county population estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 city and town population estimates; Texas Comptroller, Tom Green County rural snapshot; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 cartographic boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line roads; U.S. Geological Survey, Global Map 1:1,000,000-scale rivers and lakes

Map of Texas inside a navy outline; this race covers the whole state. Tom Green County, Texas is outlined and hatched in red. Large cities, interstates, major rivers, and neighboring states are labeled.Open the map full size
This race covers all of Texas, the white area inside the navy outline. Tom Green County, Texas is outlined and hatched in red. Thin lines are counties. Dots are cities of 200,000 or more in the Census Bureau 2024 estimates, plus San Angelo, the square. Blue lines are major rivers from the U.S. Geological Survey 1:1,000,000-scale Global Map. Shields mark interstates, from Census Bureau 2024 road lines. This is not a survey map.

Main industries here

The Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism says Texas is the leading producer of oil, gas, wind, and utility-scale solar energy in the United States. That page names oil and gas extraction, production, and transportation, and renewables, as energy clusters. A separate sector on the same page is food and livestock products, from beef and poultry to tortillas and snack foods.

Source: Governor's Office, target industries

Who holds it now

John Cornyn holds this seat. The U.S. Senate lists him in Class II, and Class II terms end on January 3, 2027. Ted Cruz holds Texas's other Senate seat, Class I. That seat is not this race.

Sources: U.S. Senate, Class II; U.S. Senate, Texas senators

Who held this seat

This race is for Texas's Class II seat in the U.S. Senate, the seat John Cornyn holds. Class II terms end on January 3, 2027. Ted Cruz holds Class I, and that seat is not on this list. The Senate's Texas list shows this Class II seat vacant from July 11, 1861, to March 29, 1870. Party names follow the Senate's abbreviation key. The line under a name is a footnote or end note from that same list.

Sources: U.S. Senate, Texas senators; U.S. Senate, Class II; U.S. Senate, party abbreviations

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  1. John Cornyn

    John Cornyn Republican

    December 2, 2002 – present

    Elected for the term beginning January 3, 2003, then appointed to complete the term ending January 3, 2003.

  2. Phil Gramm

    Phil Gramm Republican

    January 3, 1985 – November 30, 2002

    Resigned.

  3. John G. Tower Republican

    June 15, 1961 – January 3, 1985

  4. William A. Blakley

    William A. Blakley Democrat

    January 3, 1961 – June 14, 1961

    Appointed.

  5. Lyndon B. Johnson Democrat

    January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961

    Resigned. Elected November 8, 1960, to the full term beginning January 3, 1961, but resigned immediately after taking the oath, having been elected vice president.

  6. Pappy O'Daniel

    Pappy O'Daniel Democrat

    August 4, 1941 – January 3, 1949

  7. Andrew J. Houston Democrat

    April 21, 1941 – June 26, 1941

    Appointed. Died.

  8. Morris Sheppard

    Morris Sheppard Democrat

    February 3, 1913 – April 9, 1941

    Died. Resigned his House seat and took the Senate oath on February 3, 1913.

  9. Rienzi M. Johnston Democrat

    January 4, 1913 – January 29, 1913

    Appointed.

  10. Joseph W. Bailey Democrat

    March 4, 1901 – January 3, 1913

    Resigned.

  11. Horace Chilton

    Horace Chilton Democrat

    March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901

  12. Richard Coke

    Richard Coke Democrat

    March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1895

  13. Morgan C. Hamilton

    Morgan C. Hamilton Republican and Liberal Republican

    March 30, 1870 – March 3, 1877

  14. John Hemphill Democrat

    March 4, 1859 – July 11, 1861

    Expelled.

  15. Samuel Houston

    Samuel Houston Democrat and American (Know-Nothing)

    February 21, 1846 – March 3, 1859

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