James Talarico Texas Senate race 2026
🗳️ US ELECTION 2026

James Talarico vs Ken Paxton:
Texas Senate Race 2026 Results, Polls and Key Issues

📅 3 November 2026  |  🗳️ Texas U.S. Senate Election  |  🇺🇸 Talarico vs Paxton

Texas ka 2026 U.S. Senate race Democratic state Rep. James Talarico aur Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton ke beech ka sabse bada midterm contest tha. Election night ke early results mein Talarico lead mein tha, jabki final polls ne unhe Paxton se halka edge diya tha.

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James Talarico aur Ken Paxton ke beech Texas Senate race ke results, polls aur key issues dekhein.

📊 Early Results

Candidate Party Votes Share
James Talarico Democrat 1,582,020 59.0%
Ken Paxton Republican 1,059,451 39.5%
Ted Brown Independent 41,346 1.5%

NBC News ke live count ke hisaab se Talarico ko 59.0% aur Paxton ko 39.5% votes mile the, jabki sirf lagbhag 25.7% expected votes count ho chuke the. Paxton ko lead cover karne ke liye bache hue votes mein se kam se kam 52.6% jeetne ki zaroorat thi.

📈 Polls kya keh rahe the?

Election se pehle Talarico zyada tar polls mein aage the. NYT/Siena poll ne unhe 50% vs 43% se 7-point lead diya, jo poll ke margin of error se bahar tha.

  • AtlasIntel: Talarico 51.3%, Paxton 45.4%
  • YouGov: Talarico 51%, Paxton 47%
  • Emerson/Nexstar: Talarico 48%, Paxton 46%
  • Cook Political Report: Talarico 49%, Paxton 44%
  • Polling average: Talarico lagbhag 49% vs Paxton 46.5%

🔑 Key Issues

Race ka center affordability, public education, immigration, corruption aur billionaires ki political power tha. Voters ne Talarico ko cost-of-living issue par zyada capable mana—48% ne Talarico ko chuna, jabki 38% ne Paxton ko.

Issue James Talarico Ken Paxton
Cost of living Affordability aur middle-class relief par focus “Protecting the Texas Promise Plan” ke through economic relief ka wada
Education Public schools, higher-education cost aur diversity programs ka support School vouchers aur conservative education policies ka support
Corruption Paxton ke impeachment aur scandals ko campaign issue banaya Trump-backed conservative agenda aur legal record par focus
Abortion Roe v. Wade ko law mein wapas lane ka support Anti-abortion position

🏛️ Kyun important tha yeh race?

Paxton ne President Donald Trump ke late endorsement ke saath GOP primary runoff mein Sen. John Cornyn ko haraya—1970 ke baad pehli baar kisi Texas senator ne renomination kho di.

Talarico ne Democratic primary mein Rep. Jasmine Crockett ko 52.4% vote se haraya tha. Agar wo jeet jaate, to Democrats ko Texas mein 1994 ke baad pehli statewide win milti.

🗳️ Bottom Line

Early counting mein Talarico ka lead strong tha, lekin Texas mein late-counted Republican-leaning areas result ko shift kar sakte the. Isliye race ko officially call karne se pehle complete results ka wait karna zaroori tha.

Talarico vs Paxton | Texas Senate Election 2026