Texas Senate
The most expensive race in the country this year: about $380M in outside money, and $300M of it is behind Ken Paxton.1
Follow the MoneySix groups paid for most of the money in the biggest Senate races.The Matchup
Voters or Donors
James TalaricoDEM
State representative and former middle school teacher.
Ken PaxtonREP
Texas attorney general since 2015. Impeached by the Texas House in 2023 and acquitted by the Senate.
- No corporate PAC money
- Endorsed by End Citizens United
- Wants Citizens United overturned
- PAC donors include Valero and the NRA
- $300M in outside money on his side
Outside Money
$380M in Outside Money
Each side counts money spent for its candidate plus money spent against the other one, through Oct 25.1
- For Talarico$19M
- Against Paxton$61M
- For Paxton$92M
- Against Talarico$207M
Biggest groups for Talarico
- Lone Star Rising, with $16.5M from Reid Hoffman
Biggest groups for Paxton
- Texas PAC, $181.6M, funded mostly by the Senate Leadership Fund ($158M)
- MAGA Inc., whose donors include crypto firm Gemini ($24.4M)
Our Pick
James Talarico
Why Talarico
Talarico takes no corporate PAC money, gets 95% of his money from individuals and wants Citizens United overturned. Paxton grades F, and most of the outside money in the race is working for him.
The Catch
A super PAC funded largely by Reid Hoffman spends for Talarico, and he hasn't disavowed it.
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