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https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/23/texas-us-senate-poll-ken-paxton-james-talarico-ut-austin/
Look, I'm a Democrat in Texas. I've had my heart broken so many times it doesn't hurt anymore. We get no help from the national party. We're on our own. I'm donating to James Talarico and others on the Democratic ticket. I'm going to vote for them in November. A 1 point difference/3.5-point margin looks pretty damned good to me.
Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are neck and neck in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.
Paxton led Talarico 43% to 42%, with a 3.5-point margin of error, the survey found, largely aligning with other recent polls, which have reported a competitive race since the general election nominees were solidified last month. The result puts Paxton on a promising trajectory, coming after he trailed Talarico by 8 percentage points in the same pollster’s April survey.
The latest poll queried 1,200 self-reported registered voters from June 5 to 12, around three weeks after the race was set when Paxton, the hardline conservative attorney general, bested U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican runoff election...
Paxton led Talarico 43% to 42%, with a 3.5-point margin of error, the survey found, largely aligning with other recent polls, which have reported a competitive race since the general election nominees were solidified last month. The result puts Paxton on a promising trajectory, coming after he trailed Talarico by 8 percentage points in the same pollster’s April survey.
The latest poll queried 1,200 self-reported registered voters from June 5 to 12, around three weeks after the race was set when Paxton, the hardline conservative attorney general, bested U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican runoff election...
Look, I'm a Democrat in Texas. I've had my heart broken so many times it doesn't hurt anymore. We get no help from the national party. We're on our own. I'm donating to James Talarico and others on the Democratic ticket. I'm going to vote for them in November. A 1 point difference/3.5-point margin looks pretty damned good to me.
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