Drooid Logo
Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Talarico Leads Paxton in Texas Senate Race Poll

By Drooid · · How we work

1 1 Full Breakdown

1 of 1

Story summary
  • James Talarico leads Texas Senate race over Ken Paxton in an Oct. 13 ReconMR poll.
  • The poll shows Talarico at 48% and Paxton at 44% among likely voters.
  • Talarico missed events after a September 30 flu diagnosis, returning at the Oct. 6 ACL Festival.
  • Ken Paxton raised $18 million July-September, more than double his second-quarter fundraising.
  • Republican groups have spent $323 million and Democrats $116 million in the race.