Paxton fights to keep gains Trump made with Texas Latinos

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Green, L. (2026, October 25). Paxton fights to keep gains Trump made with Texas Latinos. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4776677/ken-paxton-fights-keep-trump-texas-latino-gains/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-25 · by Lauren Green

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Ken Paxton, Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, is competing closely with Democratic rival James Talarico, with Latino voters seen as crucial to the outcome. According to a recent Fox News poll, both candidates are tied at 49% among likely voters, but Hispanic voters favor Talarico by a significant margin of 64%-34%. This contrasts with President Trump’s slight victory over Biden in Texas's Hispanic vote when compared to the previous election cycle.
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As of October 25, 2026, Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, is tied with his Democratic rival James Talarico among likely voters at 49%, according to a Fox News poll released on that day. However, Hispanic voters favor Talarico over Paxton by a significant margin of 64% to 34%. This voting bloc shifted notably from the 2020 election when they supported Democrat Joe Biden by 25 points, to backing President Donald Trump by just 1 point in 2024. The poll suggests that Latino voters could determine the outcome of this closely contested race.

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📰 Paxton Defends Trump's Legacy In Texas
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2026-10-25 · mixed framing · Paxton fights to keep gains Trump made with Texas Latinos
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🔮 “I hope that the Senate majority leader would understand that if he wanted to increase his majority, it would behoove him to enshrine election integrity like Speaker Mike Johnson has done,” Presler said.
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BROWNSVILLE Democratic Latino Republican Texas

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Texas GPE · 3× Paxton PERSON · 2× Talarico PERSON · 2× BROWNSVILLE GPE · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Fox News ORG · 1× James Talarico PERSON · 1× Ken Paxton PERSON · 1× Latino NORP · 1× Republican NORP · 1×

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A Fox News poll released Wednesday found Paxton and Talarico tied at 49% among likely voters, while Hispanic voters favored Talarico 64%-34%.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25
🔮 Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton is locked in a tight race with his Democratic rival, James Talarico, and Latino voters could play a pivotal role in determining the outcome.
2026-10-25 · Washington Examiner
Paxton fights to keep gains Trump made with Texas Latinos · mixed framing

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Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton is locked in a tight race with his Democratic rival, James Talarico, and Latino voters could play a pivotal role in determining the outcome. uncertain
voters → lock → outcome
But some of Paxton’s own supporters question whether he is doing enough to win them over. asserted
he → question → them
A Fox News poll released Wednesday found Paxton and Talarico tied at 49% among likely voters, while Hispanic voters favored Talarico 64%-34%. asserted
voters → release → Talarico
The same voting bloc backed President Donald Trump by 1 point in 2024 after favoring Democrat Joe Biden by 25 points in 2020, according to the Texas Fox News Voter Analysis. uncertain
bloc → back → Analysis
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