Paula Williams (Texas)

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Paula Williams

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Next election

March 3, 2026

Paula Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. She was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on April 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Texas

Joshua Cain (Independent), Camencia Ford (Independent), Jade Simmons (Independent), and Hans Truelson (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Joshua Cain (Independent)
	Submit photo	Camencia Ford (Independent)
		Jade Simmons (Independent)
		Hans Truelson (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ronald Evans (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas

Jasmine Crockett (D), Ahmad Hassan (D), and James Talarico (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jasmine Crockett
		Ahmad Hassan
		James Talarico

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Colin Allred (D)
• Emily Morgul (D)
• Michael Swanson (D)
• Terry Virts (D)
• Paula Williams (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Cornyn
	Submit photo	John Adefope
	Submit photo	Anna Bender
		Virgil Bierschwale
		Sara Canady
		Wesley Hunt
		Gulrez Khan
		Ken Paxton

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Keith Allen (R)
• Andrew Alvarez (R)
• Alexander Duncan (R)
• Matthew Elliot Kelley (R)
• Connor Kraus (R)
• Rennie Mann (R)
• Barrett McNabb (R)
• Tony Schmoker (R)
• Andrew Trakas (R)
• Leo Wyatt (R)

Endorsements

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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