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New poll reveals surprising shift in Texas Senate race after Talarico’s 13-day absence
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The new Marist poll showed that 48% of registered voters planned to support James Talarico in November’s election, while 44% planned to support Ken Paxton.
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Ken Paxton and James Talarico are in a close race for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat, with Ted Brown also on the ballot. See where they stand on THC, data centers and Flock cameras. Talarico and Brown answered our questions; Paxton did not, so we used his past public statements to describe his positions.
The White House sent JD Vance to Texas to suggest that Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is gay, which shows how desperate and scared Republicans are in the Lone Star State.
Republican Ken Paxton leads Democrat James Talarico in a new Texas Senate poll released on Tuesday, taking a lead of 47.2 percent to 46.7 percent in the most expensive contest of the 2026 midterm cycle.
A new poll shows the race for the U.S. Senate in Texas remains close, but that poll also shows there is growing discontent with both leading candidates. New poll released in Talarico vs Paxton race The official ballot will have three names on it for the Senate: Libertarian Ted Brown, Republican Ken …
One candidate abruptly disappeared from the campaign trail for more than a week. The other seemingly can’t stop being recorded or filmed in embarrassing situations. Having already spent more than $500 million in combined ad spending, the Texas Senate race is one of the messiest battlegrounds of the …
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is leading Republican Ken Paxton by two points in a poll that was (+14) Republican because that was Trump’s margin of victory in 2024.
A new UT/Texas Politics Project poll finds James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa narrowly leading Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott, with all results within the margin of error.
A Quantus Insights poll places Ken Paxton narrowly ahead of James Talarico, powered by 87% Republican support and a 34 point rural advantage, with early voting set to open in just one week.
Republicans trail behind Democrats in voter enthusiasm, a University of Texas/Texas Politics Project University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll shows.
Texas' top candidates for the U.S. Senate again find themselves in a virtual tie with less than a week before early voting begins. Talarico leads Paxton in latest poll, but remains within margin of error Democrat James Talarico has a three-point lead over Republican Ken Paxton in the latest poll fro…
New polls show tight contests in Texas in the race for U.S. Senate and governor. Three new polls released Tuesday and Wednesday show state Rep. James Talarico (D) leading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the closely-watched Texas Senate race.
The new Marist poll showed that 48% of registered voters planned to support James Talarico in November’s election, while 44% planned to support Ken Paxton.
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