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Paxton Looks to Close Gap With Talarico as Election Nears

With less than a month until Election Day, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are entering a competitive final stretch in the Texas U.S. Senate race. Polling on the race shows that Talarico’s lead over Paxton has narrowed since July, with the latest UT/Texas Politics Project poll showing that Talarico leads Paxton by 3...

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The Daily Signal· Oct 16, 9:30 PMPaxton Looks to Close Gap With Talarico as Election Nears

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Trump Says Cornyn, Rove to Blame If Paxton Loses Senate RacePresident Donald Trump railed at Senator John Cornyn of Texas and longtime GOP strategist Karl Rove, accusing them of undermining Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in the state, a crucial contest for Republican hopes of retaining control of the chamber.

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Talarico compares his campaign to the biblical David after GOP invests over $158M against himBy JESSE BEDAYN James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, is set to rally with supporters Thursday, as his underdog bid to become the first Democrat to win statewide in over 30 years heads into its final weeks. The national conversation around Talarico’s campaign has evolved over the past months. Initially, the […]

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Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in TexasThe world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.

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Elon Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting Ken PaxtonBillionaire Elon Musk is offering a nine-figure assist to Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a decisive return to large-scale political giving for the world's richest man.

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Elon Musk is the donor behind Senate Republicans’ massive rescue mission for Ken PaxtonThe world’s wealthiest man transformed Texas’ U.S. Senate race with a massive cash infusion to the Senate GOP’s main outside group, which has taken over the airwaves with ads boosting Paxton.

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Ken Paxton Leads James Talarico in Texas Senate PollRepublican 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. | Politics

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Texas Senate poll shows Talarico, Paxton locked in tight raceWith just over 40 days to Election Day, a new poll keeps the Texas Senate race within a single point. See where Talarico and Paxton stand now.

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Talarico leads Paxton among younger Texas voters, new poll showsYounger voters are propelling Democrat James Talarico into the lead in his U.S. Senate campaign against Republican Ken Paxton.

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Talarico holds narrow lead over Paxton in latest Texas Senate pollThe latest poll from Texas Southern University shows Democrat James Talarico holding onto a narrow one-point lead over Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race to become Texas' next senator.

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Letters - Some thoughts on Ken Paxton and James TalaricoTexas readers share who they will vote for in the Texas U.S. Senate race — James Talarico or Ken Paxton.

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Talarico continues to lead polls as spending ramps up in Texas Senate raceThe U.S. Senate race in Texas is shaping up to be the most expensive Senate race of all time as polling shows Democrat James Talarico extending his lead over Republican Ken Paxton.

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Talarico leads Paxton by 2 points in tightening Texas Senate raceRepublicans are more than six times more likely to hold an unfavorable view of Paxton than Democrats do of Talarico, the poll found.

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