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Quiet Em

(2,968 posts) Tue Apr 28, 2026, 10:46 AM Tuesday

Talarico leads both Cornyn, Paxton in new poll of Texas' U.S. Senate race

Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is leading both of his prospective Republican opponents in a new poll of Texas' U.S. Senate race — though the result is within the margin of error in either scenario, suggesting a close contest in November.

The poll, conducted by Texas Public Opinion Research from April 17 to 20, found Talarico leading Sen. John Cornyn by three percentage points, 44% to 41%. The Austin Democrat leads Attorney General Ken Paxton by a margin of five percentage points, 46% to 41%. The survey included 1,018 likely general election voters and had a margin of error of +/-3.3 percentage points.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2026/2026/04/28/550324/texas-us-senate-poll-talarico-cornyn-paxton-2026-midterms/

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Talarico leads both Cornyn, Paxton in new poll of Texas' U.S. Senate race (Original Post) Quiet Em Tuesday OP

When's the runoff? Sometime in May? Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #1

May 26th Quiet Em Tuesday #2

Thanks! Nt Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #6

Yes, here in the United States, runoffs are held in the spring and more commonly, the summer months. BannonsLiver Tuesday #3

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Go Talarico!!!! Let's take back Texas! Initech Tuesday #4

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Fiendish Thingy

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1. When's the runoff? Sometime in May?

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Tue Apr 28, 2026, 10:52 AM

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Paxton and Cornyn are spending millions beating each other up, while Talarico rakes in millions more, $27 million at last count.

It’s gonna be close, obviously Paxton would be the desired opponent.

Can’t wait for the debates after the runoff.