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Monday’s filing deadline saw little drama in the Texas Republican primary for U.S. Senate, as the top contenders have been sparring for months.
All three major Democratic Senate candidates hail from the Chicago region, potentially ending the upstate-downstate balance maintained by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin for 28 years.
A shakeup in the Texas 2026 U.S. Senate race sees Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett entering the Democratic primary after U.S. Rep. Colin Allred withdrew. Crockett will face State Rep. James Talarico, while incumbent Republican Sen.