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Talarico Raises Record $64 Million in Texas Senate Race

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico raised $64 million in the third quarter of 2026, a quarterly record for a Senate candidate, according to his campaign. The haul exceeds fundraising by his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Talarico is campaigning as a moderate in a tight race and recently faced skeptical Republicans and independents at a town hall.

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The amount is the most that a Senate candidate has ever raised during that period, his campaign said, eclipsing his opponent in Texas, Ken Paxton.

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James Talarico Raises Quarterly Record of $64 Million in Texas Senate Race Against Ken PaxtonNYTimes – US
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James Talarico Raises Quarterly Record of $64 Million in Texas Senate Race Against Ken Paxton

The amount is the most that a Senate candidate has ever raised during that period, his campaign said, eclipsing his opponent in Texas, Ken Paxton.

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Texas Democrat James Talarico faces grilling from voters at town hall in tight Senate race

Talarico casts himself as a moderate who would put Texans’ needs over party allegiances amid close contest against Republican Ken Paxton James Talarico, the Texas Democratic nominee for Senate, sat face to face with skeptical Republicans and independents voters who grilled him on a slew of contentious issues including Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, abortion and foreign aid, during a CNN town hall co-hosted by t…

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