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James Talarico

VecR 9 · OpenTenR 62%Att59

James Talarico is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in TX in the 2026 election.

American politician (born 1989)

U.S. Senate — TXDemocraticRunning nowVugol ID VM-Q89-V36D FEC S6TX00479

Running for U.S. Senate, TX, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/james-talarico

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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Races

  • 2026 · U.S. Senate, TX · General · Democratic · on the ballot
  • 2026 · State Senate, TX District U_S · Primary · Democratic · won · 1,216,412 votes (52.5%) · source

Background

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-17 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Talarico

In the news

  • Data center anxiety plays out in Senate campaign debatesRoll Call · Oct 19
  • Ted Cruz urges New Yorkers to ‘shock the country’ and give Hochul the boot for BlakemanNew York Post · Oct 18
  • CBS News poll: Talarico-Paxton Senate race is a Texas toss-upCBS News · Oct 18
  • US Chamber of Commerce endorses Paxton over TalaricoThe Hill · Oct 18
  • The nine key races that will decide who controls the Senate, and where they standFox News · Oct 18
  • Democratic Senate candidates swamp GOP rivals in fundraisingNBC News · Oct 16
  • Can Democrats win back Christian voters? A Kansas pastor charts a faith-based campaign.Christian Science Monitor · Oct 18
  • Democrats take edge on mail-in ballots in key midterm racesNew York Post · Oct 17

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Campaign finance

$128,772,835total raised (2026 cycle)
$14,594,232cash on hand (2026 cycle)
$114,178,604total spent (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-09-30 · Source: FEC

Website and social

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Campaign contact: info@jamestalarico.com · source

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Sources

  • Portrait — Antonioaesparza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
  • Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-17 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Talarico
  • Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100742942
  • Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6TX00479/
  • photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C2%A1Viva_Democracy!_Awesome_turnout_last_night_at_the_James_Talarico_Rally_at_The_Backyard.jpg
  • photo_headshot — https://jamestalarico.com/meet-james-talarico/
  • photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg
  • photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference.jpg
  • photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference_(centered).jpg
  • photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference_3x4_(cropped).jpg
  • photo_gallery — https://jamestalarico.com/

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