Rep. Jasmine Crockett Enters Texas Senate Race

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Texas on Monday, entering the race for the seat held by Republican incumbent John Cornyn on the final day of candidate qualifying for the 2026 midterm elections.

Crockett, a civil rights attorney serving her second term in the House representing a Dallas-area district, filed to challenge Cornyn in the Republican-dominated state. Her entry came hours after former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred suspended his Senate campaign and shifted to a bid for a House seat in a newly drawn Dallas-Fort Worth district. Allred, who lost a 2024 Senate race to Republican Ted Cruz by 8.5 percentage points, cited the need to avoid a divisive Democratic primary that could weaken the party's general election prospects. "A bruising Senate Democratic primary and runoff would prevent the Democratic Party from going into this critical election unified," Allred said in a statement.

The Democratic primary, set for March 3, 2026, now features Crockett against state Rep. James Talarico, a former teacher who has gained attention through social media critiques of Republican policies on education and school funding. Talarico raised...