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Democrat James Talarico leads Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by 5 points in a new Texas Senate race poll.
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Talarico → lead → poll
The poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, surveying 1,007 likely Texas voters from Sept. 19 to 22, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6%, had Talarico at 49%, Paxton at 44%, Libertarian Ted Brown at 3%, and 3% undecided.
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poll → survey → %
Talarico also boasted a 32-point lead among independents.
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Talarico → boast → independents
He led with black, Latino, under-55, college-educated, and male and female voters, while Paxton led only with 55 and over and white voters.
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Paxton → lead → voters
Notably, the race was the only race surveyed where Republicans were behind their Democratic counterparts.
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Republicans → survey → counterparts
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) leads Democrat Gina Hinojosa by 4 points in the gubernatorial race, Republican Mayes Middleton leads Democrat Nathan Johnson by 3 points in the attorney general’s race, and Republican Bo French leads Democrat Jon Rosenthal by 1 point in the Texas railroad commissioner race.
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French → lead → race
As polling has spurred worry from Republicans, the party has begun raising significant funds to boost Paxton’s chances.
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party → spur → chances
Texas PAC, which has links to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), has pledged $120 million and could send as much as another $80 million.
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which → have → million
Democrats, who have long dreamed of returning to a statewide office in Texas, a feat they haven’t accomplished since 1993, have likewise poured funds into the race.
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they → dream → race
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) Senate Majority PAC launched the Texas-focused PAC Texas Forever last week to further assist Talarico.
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PAC → launch → Talarico
Talarico was doing laps around Paxton in funding before any outside intervention.
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Talarico → do → intervention
His campaign has raised $72 million since the beginning of 2025, compared to Paxton’s $16.8 million.
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campaign → raise → Paxton
With 37 days to go until the midterm elections, Republicans still have substantial vulnerabilities to exploit in Talarico, such as his heterodox religious views and left-wing social views, mostly expressed in previous years, which have been a favorite target of GOP attacks.
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which → go → attacks
President Donald Trump has adopted the moniker “Talafreako” to describe the Texas Democrat.
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Trump → adopt → Democrat
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