Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Anna Bender

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · Texas
Filing address
Corinth, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BENDER, ANNA
Next election
General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the whole state highlighted

Texas

RepublicanU.S. Senate · TexasChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID S6TX00560 · Principal campaign committee: ANNA BENDER FOR SENATE

Total raised$0.00
Total spent$0.00
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$5,721.45
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 2026, 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.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.

The race

Texas U.S. Senate, 2026 · 39 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Anna Bender (R)$0.00$0.002026-03-31
James Talarico (D)$128,772,835.42$14,594,231.852026-09-30
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (R)$19,497,809.76$4,925,105.472026-09-30
Jasmine Crockett (D)$11,096,965.96$0.002026-08-13
John Sen Cornyn (R)$8,608,609.91$496,092.372026-10-14
Colin Allred (D)$7,630,708.50$401.952026-09-30
Wesley Hunt (R)$2,154,467.93$4,410.922026-09-30
Terry Virts (D)$666,753.76$55,965.142026-09-30
Keith Allen (R)$156,626.79$0.002026-03-31
Theodore E. Brown Jr. (L)$14,257.28$1,288.352026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Ken Paxton 46.6% · James Talarico 48.9% (Talarico +2.3%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, The Texas Tribune, Silver Bulletin.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
ActiVoteOctober 17–21, 2026400 (LV)±4.9%Ken Paxton 49% · James Talarico 51%
Emerson CollegeOctober 17–19, 20261,000 (LV)±3.0%Ken Paxton 48% · James Talarico 49% · Ted Brown 3%
46%48%1%Ken Paxton 5%
Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R)October 15–19, 20261,398 (LV)±2.5%Ken Paxton 49% · James Talarico 49%
2,011 (RV)±2.0%46%52%Ted Brown 2%
CBS News/YouGovOctober 8–16, 20261,492 (LV)±3.5%Ken Paxton 49% · James Talarico 51%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in Texas (retrieved October 22, 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: ANNA BENDER FOR SENATE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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