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“Meanwhile, in Texas, Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico were focusing their final campaign efforts on Houston, according to Al Jazeera’s Lavelle.”

“Senate nominee James Talarico neck-and-neck with Republican nominee Ken Paxton in Texas.”

“In one of the most closely watched—and expensive—Senate races this year, James Talarico is vying to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988 in a tightly contested battle against the state’s Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.”

“In Texas, Democrat James Talarico is polling at 49 percent against Republican Ken Paxton’s 43 percent, according to a CNN survey released on Thursday.”

“Democrat James Talarico was leading Republican Ken Paxton 49 per cent to 43 per cent in Texas, which last sent a Democrat to the US Senate in 1988.”

“In Texas, Democrat James Talarico was found in the CNN/SSRS poll to be up six points over the beleaguered Ken Paxton, 49 percent to 43 percent.”

“James Talarico also built upon a narrow lead over Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, despite Talarico's extended absence from the campaign trail in early October.”

“LUBBOCK, Texas — Two rallies, two crowds and two very different visions for Texas converged in deep-red Lubbock on Tuesday night as Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico made their cases to voters.”

“Log in President Donald Trump held back-to-back rallies in Texas Tuesday, where he falsely claimed Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is vegan while proclaiming his own love of meat and warning that solar panels regularly “fry” wild animinals.”

“For governor, former state health director, Democrat Amy Acton is leading in the polls against venture capitalist, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, who recently launched an attack ad against Acton featuring her estranged mother.”

“A Democrat has not won statewide office in Texas since 1994, but Senate hopeful James Talarico aims to break the left-wing party’s losing streak.”

“Trump won Alaska by 13 points in 2024, but recent opinion polls suggest Peltola narrowly leading over Sullivan.”

“That blue wave could also make landfall in Texas, where the state's Attorney General Ken Paxton - a candidate hand-selected by Trump - is behind Democrat James Talarico in prediction market data and recent polling.”

“Conditional upon James Talarico winning in Texas — Texas! — Democrats will be huge favorites to flip the Senate.”

“CNN polls found Kansas and Maine too close to call but Dems leading Senate races in Michigan and Texas.”

“Texas Senate In perhaps the most closely-watched race of the midterms, James Talarico has a chance to become the first Democratic Senator in Texas since 1993.”

“Musk, who has a home and multiple businesses in Texas, has taken a particular interest in the state’s Senate race between Republican candidate Ken Paxton and Democratic candidate James Talarico.”

“Control of the Senate, which could be determined by the contest between Texas Republican Ken Paxton and Democratic challenger James Talarico, could further increase the party’s leverage.”

“…n Darline Graham campaigns alongside President Donald Trump in Pendelton last week Democratic nominee for US Senate in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a campaign event Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in Detroit Texas Democratic candidate for US Senate…”

“Meanwhile, in Texas, Elon Musk is funding an AI-powered robocall campaign that (rather ironically) attacks Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico for allegedly taking money from "data center special interest" groups, CNN reports.”

“At the same time, she and other leading Democrats are not talking much about the GOP’s culture-war agenda at all, in a marked shift from previous cycles, when Democrats ran ads about abortion rights in South Texas.”

“The legal challenge comes as several polls show Democrat James Talarico narrowly leading his Republican challenger, Ken Paxton, in Texas’ all-important US Senate race that could ultimately decide which party controls the chamber after November 3.”

“Texas Senate: Ken Paxton (R) versus James Talarico (D) Ken Paxton (R) and James Talarico (D) Republicans hope to pull out a win by the skin of their teeth in Texas, where the State's Attorney General Ken Paxton won a bruising GOP primary to face off against…”

“In Texas, both Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico and his Republican opponent Ken Paxton have proposed tighter restrictions on data centers and accused each other of being supported by tech-aligned donors.”

“The trip was Trump's third to Texas this month to mobilize support for Paxton, who is locked in a close race with Democrat James Talarico.”

“In Texas, where Democrats haven’t won a Senate election since 1988, Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton with 48.5 percent to 46.7 percent, according to the poll aggregator.”

“Democrats haven't won a senate seat in the state since 1988, but this year, their candidate James Talarico is leading Republican candidate Ken Paxton in polling.”

“Meanwhile, Presbyterian seminarian James Talarico is locked in a tight race with Attorney-General Ken Paxton for a US Senate seat – with Democrats looking to flip four nationally to secure control of the chamber.”

“James Talarico faces off against Trump in dueling Texas rallies In reliably red Lubbock, Texas, people waited for hours in lines that stretched for blocks to see Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.”

“Trump won Texas by more than 13 points two years ago.Talarico held a rally nearby in Lubbock.”

“In Texas, where Democrats have not won a Senate election since 1988, James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are virtually tied in the polls.”

“Antle says because of this, the Democratic nominee James Talarico has been leading in most of the polls even though he has “strange” views on race, sex, and religion.”

“In Texas, James Talarico has stood in solidarity with Epstein survivors and called on his opponent, Ken Paxton, to do the same.”

“James Talarico (D–Austin) a small, steady edge over Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race to fill the Senate seat currently occupied by Republican Sen.”

“The RealClearPolitics average of national generic polls showed Democrats leading Republicans by 8.2 points in early October.”