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Texas Senate Race Poll Shows Talarico Leading Paxton

Updated 2026-09-27 12:55 UTC 1 source Neutral

A new poll shows Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico leading Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton by 5 points in the race for November's midterm elections.

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The Hill
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The Hill
A new poll shows Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico leading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by 5 points over a month before the November midterm elections. The Texas Public Opinion Research (TPOR) poll released Friday showed Talarico with 49 percent support from voters and Paxton
2026-09-27 12:34 UTC
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