Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) said he would “run differently” if he launches a second Senate campaign, including being in Texas full time.
“I’m proud that in the last campaign we had the most ticket splitters of any state in the country,” Allred told NBC 5 Dallas on Sunday. “We outperformed by votes, the presidential nominee on my same ticket by more than any Senate candidate in the country.
“I’m proud that we had that crossover and made that difference but it wasn’t good enough,” he continued. “And so obviously I would run differently and I feel different. I feel much more relaxed about it.”
Allred said that running for Senate while serving in the House did not give him the time he wanted to “dig in” on the campaign trail.
“And so I look forward and I’m excited about the opportunity that if I did run again, that I’d be here full time and could do that differently,” he said.
Allred is actively considering launching a second campaign for Senate in the state ahead of 2026. The then-congressman lost to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last year by just over eight points. However, Democrats say they see an opportunity to flip Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat as he faces an uphill primary challenge from state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R ).
“I’m seriously considering it,” Allred said.
“I’ve been looking at the Senate race because of my experience at the federal level…I look at that and I see someone in Ken Paxton who is historically corrupt, was impeached by a Republican legislature because of that, and I see a John Cornyn who I don’t really recognize a somebody who I think has lost any semblance of independence," he said.
Most polls show Paxton leading Cornyn ahead of the February primary. Other polls show Democrats within striking distance of Paxton in a general election.
Democrats have begun to ramp up their spending in the city ahead of 2026. Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party launched an eight-figure campaign dubbed “Blue Texas” last week aimed at electing Democrats up and down the ballot in the Lone Star State next year.
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