The tight contest for Texas's open U.S. Senate seat reflects the state's longstanding Republican lean offset by Attorney General Ken Paxton's primary vulnerabilities and state Representative James Talarico's crossover appeal. Paxton's May 2026 runoff victory over incumbent John Cornyn, backed by a late Trump endorsement, consolidated much of the GOP base but exposed divisions, with some traditional Republican voters showing openness to Talarico in recent surveys. Talarico, who won his Democratic primary, has focused attacks on Paxton's legal and ethical record while building substantial fundraising advantages and courting moderates and independents. Polling aggregates remain within a few points, underscoring how turnout among Cornyn supporters, independent defections, and sustained spending on scandals versus policy contrasts could shift margins ahead of the November general election.
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Ken Paxton (R)
54%

James Talarico (D)
46%
$511,709 Vol.
$511,709 Vol.

Ken Paxton (R)
54%

James Talarico (D)
46%
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0x2F5e3684c...A candidate shall be considered to represent a party in the event that he or she is the nominee of the party in question. Candidates other than the Democratic or Republican nominee (e.g., Greens, Libertarian, independent) may be added at a later date.
Candidates who run as independents will not be encompassed by the “Democrat” or “Republican” options regardless of any affiliation they may have with the party.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race in this state for the same candidate, this market will resolve based on the official certification.
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0x2F5e3684c...The tight contest for Texas's open U.S. Senate seat reflects the state's longstanding Republican lean offset by Attorney General Ken Paxton's primary vulnerabilities and state Representative James Talarico's crossover appeal. Paxton's May 2026 runoff victory over incumbent John Cornyn, backed by a late Trump endorsement, consolidated much of the GOP base but exposed divisions, with some traditional Republican voters showing openness to Talarico in recent surveys. Talarico, who won his Democratic primary, has focused attacks on Paxton's legal and ethical record while building substantial fundraising advantages and courting moderates and independents. Polling aggregates remain within a few points, underscoring how turnout among Cornyn supporters, independent defections, and sustained spending on scandals versus policy contrasts could shift margins ahead of the November general election.
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