who is running for us senator in texas
United States Senate election in Texas, 2018 The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 6, 2018, along with other elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives in additional states. Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke is running against Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, who is running for re-election to a second term.[1] The primary for both parties were held on March 6, 2018, making it the first primary of the 2018 season.[2] As Cruz and O'Rourke both won majorities in their primaries, they did not participate in the May 22 runoff primary that was held for some nominations in Texas.[3]