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The 2024 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Incumbent two-term Republican Senator Ted Cruz has not yet decided whether he will seek a third term. Cruz has expressed interest in running for president in 2024, and has long advocated for congressional term limits.^[1]^[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Publicly expressed interest[]

Will Hurd, former U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district^[3]

Potential[]

Ted Cruz, incumbent U.S. senator

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Publicly expressed interest[]

Scott Kelly, former NASA astronaut, engineer, and naval aviator, twin brother of Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.^[4]
Colin Allred, U.S. Representative for Texas's 32nd congressional district (2019-present)^[5]

Potential[]

Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018^[6]

References[]

^ Seddiq, Oma (July 2, 2021). "Ted Cruz mulls 2024 presidential bid, says his 2016 campaign 'was the most fun I've ever had in my life'". Insider Inc.
^ Allen, Cynthia (February 1, 2021). "Ted Cruz is right: Lawmakers in Congress should be forced out by term limits". Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Former GOP Rep. Will Hurd Leaves The Door Open To Primarying Ted Cruz". Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ Kelly, Scott (January 8, 2021). "Can you please run for senate against Ted Cruz? Hmm...maybe". Twitter. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ Solomon, Aron. "Texas lawmakers primed for a national stage in 2024". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ Kinnaird, Robert (November 19, 2019). "An open letter to Beto O'Rourke: We're not mad, just disappointed". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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