Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton ran for U.S. Senate in TX in 2026 as a Republican (lost).
Ran for U.S. Senate, TX, 2026 · Lost to James Talarico (Democratic), 43.0% to 55.1%. Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia, read 2026-11-14
On the Texas ballot, Nov 3, 2026 U.S. Senator, 3 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.Do you approve of Ken Paxton?
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Races
- 2026 · U.S. Senate, TX · General · Republican · on the ballot
- 2026 · State Senate, TX District U_S · Runoff · Republican · won · 888,196 votes (63.8%) · source
- 2026 · State Senate, TX District U_S · Primary · Republican · result not on file · 878,564 votes (40.5%) · source
About
Ken Paxton is the 51st Texas Attorney General, in office since January 5, 2015. He earned a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Baylor University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. He previously served in the Texas House from 2003 to 2013 and in the Texas Senate from 2013 to 2015, and he is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026. Source: Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton).
In the news
- Arkansas Gov. Sanders offers GOP a playbook after party’s midterm rout
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has finalized his divorce
- Rove: Paxton 'drew down the entire Republican ticket' in Texas
- Ken Paxton has finalized his divorce, lawyer says, ending long marriage
- Democrats can’t wait until after Trump to produce results, James Talarico says
- At the Races: After the deluge
- Dan Patrick concedes Texas ‘turned purple’ after Democrats’ historic blue wave
- Dreams, desks and selfies: Newly elected members of Congress learn their way around
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Campaign finance
As of 2026-10-14 · Source: FEC
Website and social
Sources
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6TX00388/
- photo_curated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton
Vugol Me corrections
- Name shown on the site: Ken Paxton, Name as it appears on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot (legal name Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.). Source: https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections,_2026 (2026-11-02)
- Incumbent (holds the seat now): Yes, Current officeholder. Bio summarized from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton (official AG page returned HTTP 402, so Wikipedia was used); profile previously had no bio. (2026-10-31)
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