2026 elections · Texas

Texas U.S. Senate

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss Up (Cook Political Report: Toss Up). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Libertarian

Ted Brown Jr.

Raised
$12,667
From individuals
$6,917
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$5,750
Cash on hand
$2,949
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican

Ken Paxton Jr.

Raised
$19,497,810
From individuals
$19,010,029
From PACs and other committees
$373,150
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$4,925,105
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $91,589,458 to support and $64,956,015 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 28, 2026.

PAC and committee money

63 committees reported giving $364,032 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $5K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $5K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $5K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

James Talarico

Raised
$68,560,930
From individuals
$65,585,742
From PACs and other committees
$348,408
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$21,548,155
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $16,248,180 to support and $149,671,706 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 28, 2026.

PAC and committee money

87 committees reported giving $379,115 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Ted Brown Jr.Libertarian$12,667$2,949$0$0
Ken Paxton Jr.Republican$19,497,810$4,925,105$91,589,458$64,956,015
James TalaricoDemocrat$68,560,930$21,548,155$16,248,180$149,671,706

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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