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Candidates › Texas U.S. Senate race › 2025–2026
RepublicanU.S. SenateTexas
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FEC filings, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00908087
97¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 5 reports ($9.7K of $10K). Cash on hand went from $6K on Jun 30, 2025 to $383 on Mar 16, 2026.
| Report | Raised in the period | Spent in the period | Cash on hand at its close |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025 | $5,980 | $0 | $5,980 |
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025 | $3,800 | $2,383 | $7,398 |
| YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025 | $138 | $7,274 | $261 |
| PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026 | $70 | $0 | $331 |
| TERMINATION REPORT 2026 through Mar 16, 2026 | $0 | $0 | $383 |
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 5 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 7 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $7.1K.
Total reported receipts $9,988
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Mar 16, 2026.
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100% of the money placed by state came from inside Texas: $6K of $6K.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3 contributions · 100% | $5,985 |
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 1 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3 contributions · 100% of ranked | $5,985 |
A further $1,160 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($2,843) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1 payment · 52% of all spending | $5,000 |
| 2 payments · 10% of all spending | $1,000 |
| 1 payment · 7.5% of all spending | $725 |
| 1 payment · 6.3% of all spending | $611 |
| 2 payments · 5.5% of all spending | $528 |
| 1 payment · 4.7% of all spending | $450 |
| 1 payment · 4.2% of all spending | $410 |
| 1 payment · 3.5% of all spending | $340 |
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
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Lost · 9,035 votes (0.4%) · 8 of 8 · Full results ↗
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
Primary March 3, 2026 · runoff May 26, 2026 · 28 polls
Ken Paxton leads John Cornyn by 7 points · average gap, 4 latest nonpartisan polls · 1 far-off poll left out
Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls. How polls are read
John Cornyn won by 1.5 points. The 5 final polls had a median of Ken Paxton +4, understating John Cornyn's margin by 5.5 points.
| Poll | John Cornyn | Ken Paxton | Lead | vs. result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGovended Mar 2 · led with the loser | 32% | 36% | Ken Paxton +4 | −5.5 |
| Emerson Collegeended Feb 28 · led with the loser | 35.9% | 39.8% | Ken Paxton +3.9 | −5.4 |
| Quantus Insightsended Feb 26 · led with the loser | 36.7% | 42.5% | Ken Paxton +5.8 | −7.3 |
| Blueprint Pollingended Feb 24 · led with the loser | 29.9% | 41.5% | Ken Paxton +11.6 | −13.1 |
| University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Researchended Feb 22 | 41% | 35% | John Cornyn +6 | +4.5 |
| Median of the final polls | Ken Paxton +4 | −5.5 | ||
| Result | 42.0% | 40.5% | John Cornyn +1.5 |
March 3, 2026 · Result (unofficial)
Ken Paxton won by 27.7 points. The final poll had Ken Paxton +9.3, understating Ken Paxton's margin by 18.4 points.
| Poll | Ken Paxton | John Cornyn | Lead | vs. result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantus Insightsended May 23 | 52.7% | 43.4% | Ken Paxton +9.3 | −18.4 |
| Median of the final polls | Ken Paxton +9.3 | −18.4 | ||
| Result | 63.8% | 36.2% | Ken Paxton +27.7 |
May 26, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 99% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote and after the first round, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated October 28, 2026 · 57 polls paid for by a party or campaign are left out
Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
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Total itemized disbursements $9,377
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Mar 16, 2026.
All 11 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.