2026 · Texas Senate · 64% James Talarico in the markets

The money in Texas Senate

James Talarico (D) has raised $68.6M and has $21.5M left; Ken Paxton (R) has raised $9.2M and has $1.8M left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $253.5M on the race.

The nominees

James Talarico

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$68.6M
Spent
$47.0M
Cash
$21.5M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 56%Larger donors 44%PACs 1%

55% of itemized donations came from Texas; 45% from other states.

Outside spending

For $9.1MAgainst $113.6M
  • TEXAS PAC: $62.7M against
  • MAGA INC.: $17.5M against
  • LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC: $14.1M against
  • America PAC: $7.7M against

Ken Paxton

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$9.2M
Spent
$7.5M
Cash
$1.8M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 19%Larger donors 79%PACs 2%Party 1%

83% of itemized donations came from Texas; 17% from other states.

Outside spending

For $87.3MAgainst $43.5M
  • TEXAS PAC: $68.8M for
  • TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY: $24.8M against
  • Lone Star Rising PAC: $12.6M against
  • MAGA INC.: $7.5M for

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

James Talarico
Alabama: $51KAlaska: $45KArizona: $185KColorado: $443KFlorida: $578KGeorgia: $286KIndiana: $84KKansas: $48KMaine: $68KMassachusetts: $918KMinnesota: $206KNew Jersey: $231KNorth Carolina: $307KNorth Dakota: $7KOklahoma: $101KPennsylvania: $272KSouth Dakota: $12KTexas: $17.5MWyoming: $59KConnecticut: $332KMissouri: $134KWest Virginia: $21KIllinois: $637KNew Mexico: $180KArkansas: $61KCalifornia: $3.6MDelaware: $28KDistrict of Columbia: $421KHawaii: $42KIowa: $31KKentucky: $58KMaryland: $561KMichigan: $170KMississippi: $41KMontana: $42KNew Hampshire: $74KNew York: $1.5MOhio: $159KOregon: $242KTennessee: $227KUtah: $77KVirginia: $480KWashington: $728KWisconsin: $91KNebraska: $38KSouth Carolina: $143KIdaho: $47KNevada: $83KVermont: $58KLouisiana: $96KRhode Island: $50K

TX $17.5MCA $3.6MNY $1.5MMA $918KWA $728K

Ken Paxton
Alabama: $12KAlaska: $3KArizona: $69KColorado: $62KFlorida: $174KGeorgia: $53KIndiana: $9KKansas: $16KMaine: $1KMassachusetts: $13KMinnesota: $14KNew Jersey: $20KNorth Carolina: $29KNorth Dakota: $2KOklahoma: $27KPennsylvania: $68KSouth Dakota: $1KTexas: $7.6MWyoming: $23KConnecticut: $48KMissouri: $28KWest Virginia: $1KIllinois: $60KNew Mexico: $11KArkansas: $14KCalifornia: $135KDelaware: $2KDistrict of Columbia: $21KHawaii: $2KIowa: $5KKentucky: $36KMaryland: $36KMichigan: $7KMississippi: $2KMontana: $4KNew Hampshire: $884New York: $59KOhio: $22KOregon: $19KTennessee: $47KUtah: $135KVirginia: $56KWashington: $16KWisconsin: $5KNebraska: $5KSouth Carolina: $20KIdaho: $12KNevada: $66KVermont: $50Louisiana: $37KRhode Island: $2K

TX $7.6MFL $174KCA $135KUT $135KAZ $69K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through August 13, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
James Talarico DChallenger$68.6M$47.0M$21.5M$9.1M$113.6M
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. RChallenger$9.2M$7.5M$1.8M$87.3M$43.5M
Jasmine Crockett DChallenger$11.1M$11.1M$0$749K$4.5M
John Sen Cornyn RIncumbent$8.6M$12.2M$542K$6.1M$4.3M
Colin Allred DChallenger$7.6M$7.8M$708$19K—
Wesley Hunt RChallenger$2.1M$4.6M$29K$934K$13.0M
Terry Virts DChallenger$665K$454K$3K——
Keith Allen RChallenger$157K$158K$0——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • TEXAS PAC: $62.7M against James Talarico
  • MAGA INC.: $17.5M against James Talarico
  • LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC: $14.1M against James Talarico
  • TEXAS PAC: $68.8M for Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.
  • TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY: $24.8M against Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.
  • Lone Star Rising PAC: $12.6M against Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.
  • Lone Star Rising PAC: $4.5M against Jasmine Crockett
  • FORWARD TEXAS: $500K for Jasmine Crockett
  • Texas Organizing Project PAC: $199K for Jasmine Crockett
  • TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY: $5.3M for John Sen Cornyn
  • LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC: $3.6M against John Sen Cornyn
  • FIGHTING FOR TEXAS: $700K against John Sen Cornyn
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD TEXAS VOTES VICTORY FUND: $19K for Colin Allred
  • TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY: $5.1M against Wesley Hunt
  • CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC: $4.8M against Wesley Hunt
  • LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC: $3.1M against Wesley Hunt

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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