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State of Texas: Paxton, Talarico make final push for votes before Election Day

Headline from Arklatex Home Page, from the development of Oct 31, 2026

Newest development Nov 2, 2026 · 4 reportsJames Talarico's Chances of Beating Ken Paxton—What Final Texas Polls Show

The race for U.S. Senate has both Ken Paxton and James Talarico sweeping across the state in the final sprint before Election Day. On Tuesday, the candidates came close to crossing paths, as each held a large rally in Lubbock.

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  1. For some Texas Republicans, defeating Talarico matters more than electing Paxton

    Headline from Washington Examiner ·

  2. Names this update

    State of Texas: Paxton, Talarico make final push for votes before Election Day

    Headline from Arklatex Home Page ·

  3. Newest

    James Talarico's Chances of Beating Ken Paxton—What Final Texas Polls Show

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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  1. Newsweek

    What Record-Breaking Texas Early Voting Says About Talarico vs. Paxton Race (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    More than 4 1/2 million Texans have already cast ballots as polls show a tight U.S. Senate race.

  2. Washington Examiner

    For some Texas Republicans, defeating Talarico matters more than electing Paxton (opens Washington Examiner)

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    TEXAS — Texas Republicans attending rallies for Senate nominee Ken Paxton are expressing more enthusiasm for defeating his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, than for the three-term attorney general himself.

  3. Newsweek

    James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton—What Texas Polls Show One Week Before Midterm (opens Newsweek)

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    With a week left, Texas polls show Talarico and Paxton nearly tied as Democrats lead the early vote among primary voters.

  4. Newsweek

    How James Talarico's Viral Voter Clash Could Prove Decisive in Texas (opens Newsweek)

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    Inside the passionate issue that's got everyone talking, except perhaps Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Talarico supporters rally in Dallas as Texas Senate race nears Election Day (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas and US Senate candidate, during a campaign event at University of Houston in Houston, Texas, US, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Talarico is locked in a tight race with US Representative Jasmine Crockett to be the Democratic standard bearer in Nov…

  6. Newsweek

    JD Vance, GOP Leaders Join Final Paxton Push as Talarico Rallies in Dallas (opens Newsweek)

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    Vance and other top Republicans are making a final push for Ken Paxton as James Talarico leads new Texas Senate polls.

  7. Breitbart News

    EXCLUSIVE: Ken Paxton Warns ‘If We Lose Texas, We Lose America’ as Senate Race Enters Final Days (opens Breitbart News)

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    Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton warned that Republicans cannot take victory in Texas for granted, describing his contest against Democrat James Talarico as the most difficult campaign of his political career during an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturda…

  8. MyNorthwest

    Paxton and Talarico tussle for Texas Senate seat. Trump to campaign virtually instead of in person (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Texas was not expected to be an epicenter of midterm elections that could reshape the final chapters of Donald Trump’s second presidency. But Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are making final weekend blitzes in a tossup U.S.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Paxton and Talarico tussle for Texas Senate seat as Trump campaigns virtually (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The closing sprint in Texas comes as early voting nears its conclusion in several states. Early balloting totals were approaching 50 million heading into the weekend. About 112 million voted in total in the 2022 midterm elections.

  10. News Nation Now

    Paxton, Talarico make final push in Texas Senate race as early vote tops 6.7 million (opens News Nation Now)

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    Talarico held a Houston event, while Paxton, the state's attorney general, campaigned in Fort Worth.

  11. Arklatex Home Page

    State of Texas: Paxton, Talarico make final push for votes before Election Day (opens Arklatex Home Page)

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    The race for U.S. Senate has both Ken Paxton and James Talarico sweeping across the state in the final sprint before Election Day. On Tuesday, the candidates came close to crossing paths, as each held a large rally in Lubbock.

  12. Texas Tribune

    Paxton vs. Talarico: Five things to watch in Texas’ tight U.S. Senate race (opens Texas Tribune)

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    Texas Tribune's feed description

    A swing back among Latino voters, Harris County turnout and Republicans skipping the Senate race are among the trends we’ll be tracking as returns come in.

  13. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Paxton, Talarico make final campaign pushes (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    FORT WORTH — After more than a year of campaigning, hundreds of millions of dollars in political ads and a barrage of attacks, Texas’ fiercely contested Senate race is coming […]

  14. Newsweek

    James Talarico's Chances of Beating Ken Paxton—What Final Texas Polls Show (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Talarico said, "Texans are ready for change," but the Senate race remains unresolved going into the final days.

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