Texas Senate Primaries Near Election Day—But GOP Runoff Likely

Texas Senate Primaries Near Election Day—But GOP Runoff Likely

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an event with his supporters during the Texas Senate primary in Magnolia, Texas, on Feb. 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

SCHERTZ, Texas—On March 2, the day before Election Day in Texas’s primaries, three Republicans and two Democrats are making their final pitches across the Lone Star State in heated contests for the U.S. Senate.

On the Democratic side, state Rep. James Talarico and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) are vying for the nomination in a contest that has seen very high early voting turnout for their party. Texas Democrats hold out hope that they could flip the seat, which would be their first statewide win in decades.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times