A CBS News poll finds the Texas Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico is a toss-up, with turnout likely decisive as voters cite cost-of-living concerns. Paxton, the state attorney general, is carrying political and legal baggage into the contest, though he has previously survived politically.
The Republican state attorney general appears uniquely ill-chosen as a candidate – but he is a political survivor who could yet frustrate Democratic dreams Depending how you look at the situation, it is either predictable that Ken Paxton , Texas ’s attorney general and Republican candidate for US Senate , is struggling in the polls – or impressive that he is not doing worse. Beloved by hardcore Maga voters and regar…
Democrat James Talarico has been projected to win the 2026 Texas Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton, marking the first Democratic Senate victory in Texas since 1988.
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Democrat James Talarico has been projected to win the 2026 Texas Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton, resolving the previously unsettled toss-up contest.
Turnout will be key as Texans voice cost of living concerns in Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
The Republican state attorney general appears uniquely ill-chosen as a candidate – but he is a political survivor who could yet frustrate Democratic dreams Depending how you look at the situation, it is either predictable that Ken Paxton , Texas ’s attorney general and Republican candidate for US Senate , is struggling in the polls – or impressive that he is not doing worse. Beloved by hardcore Maga voters and regar…
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