Winner, unofficial result · U.S. Senate, TX
James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
- Over
- Ken Paxton (Republican), 43.0%
- Votes
- 5,447,080 (1,196,376 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +4.0, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
James Dell Talarico is an American politician, Presbyterian seminarian, and educator serving since 2018 as a member of the Texas House of Representatives. He is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Texas.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- May 17, 1989 (age 37)
- Education
- McNeil High School
- University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts (government studies)
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Master of Education (education policy)
- Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Occupation
- teacher
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. Senate, TX. Won with 55.1%, 12.1 points ahead over Ken Paxton.
- James Talarico Democratic · winner55.9%
- James Talarico Democratic · winner55.1%
- Ken Paxton Republican43.0%
- Ken Paxton Republican42.2%
- Ted Brown L1.9%
- Ted Brown Libertarian1.9%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +4.0, from verified polls)
- Result
- D +12.1
- Difference
- 8.1 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: TALARICO FOR TEXAS. Covers September 8, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed. These are the two-year cycle totals; a Senate campaign runs six years, so money raised earlier in the term is not counted here.
Where the money came from
53.9% of the $139,776,603 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)51.5%$75,299,933
- Individuals, itemized44.1%$64,476,670
- Other political committees (PACs)0.3%$468,806
- Party committees0.0%$62,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts4.1%$6,042,504
Employers donors listed
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS$83,751522 contributions
- BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$61,975225 contributions
- GOOGLE$56,793213 contributions
- APPLE, INC.$35,685246 contributions
- HOUSTON METHODIST$32,35373 contributions
- AMAZON$24,721129 contributions
- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY$23,248179 contributions
- JACKSON WALKER, LLP$23,02662 contributions
- US ANESTHESIA PARTNERS$22,15193 contributions
- SUSMAN GODFREY, LLP$22,10018 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 2cdb83caf408
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- jamestalarico.com official
- Campaign email
- info@jamestalarico.com · source
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 10:55 PM ET
- 2026State Senate, TX District U_S · primary · won · 1,216,412 votes (52.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018 to presentmember of the Texas House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q100742942). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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- Dan Patrick concedes Texas ‘turned purple’ after Democrats’ historic blue wave
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas&oldid=1385483284
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 10:55 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Talarico
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100742942
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6TX00479/
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