Texas · U.S. Senate

James Talarico

U.S. Senate · Democratic

Flip

Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Flip: 55.1%; raised $146,349,912.38; COH $9,922,857.40 on 2026-10-14; IE for $5,307,415.54 / against $9,492,085.12.

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
5,445,121 (55.1%)
Opponent
Ken Paxton (R) · 4,249,752 (43%)
Previous officeholder
John Cornyn (R) — lost 2026 GOP primary; seat held by Cornyn entering the cycle

Money reported in the file

Raised
$146,349,912
Cash on hand
$9,922,857 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
99.6%
PAC share
0.3%
Self loans or contributions
$0
Outside spending for
$5,307,416
Outside spending against
$9,492,085
Committee
C00919084
Coverage note
2025-09-08 to 2026-10-14 (PRE-GENERAL)

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 46 reported ties and 5 inferred ties are listed below.

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Four money views plus a separate Trades view. Orbit 3D is the default. Solid lines are reported (46). Inferred ties are dimmer (5). This is not the full set of 17,703 ties.

Table

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  • Itemized contributions0
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  • Election / opponents0
  • Self-funding0
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  • Inferred, dim particles
  • Both on one name
  • Node size and distance ≈ documented dollars

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Documented ties (51)

Every tie in this official’s file. The same filters apply to the orbit and this table.
Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee of — 2025-2026 Reported Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) → James Talarico Public filing
individual contributions $139,776,602.82 $139,776,603 2026-10-14 Reported Individual contributors (aggregate) → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
other political committee contributions $468,805.64 $468,806 2026-10-14 Reported PAC / other political committees (aggregate) → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
party committee contributions $62,000.00 $62,000 2026-10-14 Reported Party committees (aggregate) → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
transfers from other authorized committee $5,983,937.57 $5,983,938 2026-10-14 Reported Authorized / joint fundraising committees → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
total receipts $146,349,912.38; cash on hand $9,922,857.40 $146,349,912 2026-10-14 Reported Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) → James Talarico Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $17,363 2025-2026 Reported LOBO PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $17,363 2025-2026 Reported SD PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC (Organization site) → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported LIFTOFF PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported MITTEN PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported TURQUOISE PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported PURPOSE PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported I GOT YOUR BACK PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported MOTOR CITY PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported OFF THE SIDELINES PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported DEFEND THE DREAM → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported LONE STAR PROJECT → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Membership organization) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported JUNTOS PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported GRANITE VALUES PAC → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $8,682 2025-2026 Reported ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → Talarico for Texas (Campaign site) Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $3,980,262 2025-2026 Reported LONE STAR RISING PAC → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $400,000 2025-2026 Reported EVANGELICALS FOR A BETTER FUTURE → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $274,380 2025-2026 Reported NEW AMERICAN JOBS FUND → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $185,080 2025-2026 Reported TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $102,470 2025-2026 Reported FIELD TEAM 6, INC. (Organization site) → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $94,314 2025-2026 Reported PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT (Organization site) → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $82,500 2025-2026 Reported LATINO VICTORY FUND (Organization site) → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $45,559 2025-2026 Reported FORWARD BLUE (Organization site) → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $30,983 2025-2026 Reported WAY TO LEAD PAC → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $26,021 2025-2026 Reported PAF → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $21,942 2025-2026 Reported THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C. → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $16,331 2025-2026 Reported ACTIVATE AMERICA (Organization site) → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $7,720,655 2025-2026 Reported LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $670,066 2025-2026 Reported PROTECTING AMERICA'S FUTURE → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $533,069 2025-2026 Reported AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $505,024 2025-2026 Reported FORWARD TEXAS → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $42,986 2025-2026 Reported WIN IT BACK PAC → James Talarico Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $20,285 2025-2026 Reported THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY (Organization site) → James Talarico Public filing
general-election opponent — 2026-11-03 Reported James Talarico → Ken Paxton (R) (Campaign site) Public record
previous Class 2 officeholder / seat context — 2026 Reported James Talarico → John Cornyn (R) — lost 2026 GOP primary; seat held by Cornyn entering the cycle Wikipedia
shares 24 PAC donor IDs in 2026 API sample (Jaccard 0.3) $24.00 2025-2026 Inferred James Talarico → Roy Cooper Public filing
shares 5 PAC donor IDs in 2026 API sample (Jaccard 0.081) $5.00 2025-2026 Inferred James Talarico → Annie Andrews Public filing
PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) — 2025-2026 Inferred M-PAC → James Talarico Public filing
PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) — 2025-2026 Inferred PURPOSE PAC → James Talarico Public filing
PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) — 2025-2026 Inferred I GOT YOUR BACK PAC → James Talarico Public filing

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