Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Ted Cruz

Official portrait of Ted Cruz
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. senator from Texas (class 1)
Party
Republican
Born
1970
In Congress
Senate since 2013 · 13 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2031
FEC filing name
CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the whole state highlighted

Texas

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. Senate · TexasIncumbentWon the general election (53.05%)

FEC candidate ID S2TX00312 · Principal campaign committee: TED CRUZ FOR SENATE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. Senate · Texas$12,422,145.10Not up for election in 2026; seat is next up in 2030
2023–2024U.S. Senate · Texas$74,050,030.94Won the general election (53.05%)
Total raised$74,050,030.94
Total spent$75,643,604.41
Cash on hand$1,786,707.20
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $67,435,723.31PACs and other committees: $1,262,520.07Party committees: $5,500.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $5,182,873.59Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $163,413.97
  • Individual contributions$67,435,723.3191%
  • PACs and other committees$1,262,520.072%
  • Party committees$5,500.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$5,182,873.597%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$163,413.970%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

259 committees reported giving $1,395,612.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Show all 259 committees

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Rafael Edward Ted Cruz$8,603,868.54
  • Independent expenditures opposing Rafael Edward Ted Cruz$2,760,490.19
  • Company and union communications to members about Rafael Edward Ted Cruz$434,883.03

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Texas U.S. Senate, 2024 · 18 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Rafael Edward Ted Cruz (R)$74,050,030.94$1,786,707.202024-12-31
Colin Allred (D)$94,674,182.67$144,134.642024-12-31
Roland Gutierrez (D)$1,446,695.19$384.832024-12-31
Carl Oscar Sherman Sr. (D)$179,296.91$11,360.432024-12-31
Thierry Tchenko (D)$142,864.34$0.002024-03-31
John Benard Love III (D)$135,300.64$11,958.152024-12-31
Rufino Jr (R)$67,200.00$6,000.002024-04-15
Steve Keough (D)$28,692.87−$1,056.672024-02-14
Tracy Andrus Sr. (D)$18,385.00$6,250.412024-06-30
Meri Lizet Gomez (D)$16,944.01$1.682024-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Ted Cruz 49.4% · Colin Allred 45.4% (Cruz +4.0%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, RCP, 270toWin, TheHill/DDHQ.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
AtlasIntelNovember 1–4, 20242,434 (LV)± 2.0%Ted Cruz 53% · Colin Allred 46%
Morning ConsultOctober 22–31, 20242,120 (LV)± 2.0%Ted Cruz 47% · Colin Allred 44%
Cygnal (R)October 26–28, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%Ted Cruz 49% · Colin Allred 45%
ActiVoteOctober 21–27, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Ted Cruz 52% · Colin Allred 48%
New York Times/Siena CollegeOctober 23–26, 20241,180 (LV)± 3.3%Ted Cruz 50% · Colin Allred 46%
1,180 (RV)± 3.1%49%46%Colin Allred 5%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election in Texas (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TED CRUZ FOR SENATE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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