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Candidates › Texas U.S. Senate race › 2025–2026
L Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate, Texas
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FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00857623
91¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($13K of $14.3K). Cash on hand went from $68 on Mar 31, 2025 to $1.3K on Oct 14, 2026.
| Report | Raised in the period | Spent in the period | Cash on hand at its close |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025 | $0 | $0 | $68 |
| JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025 | $0 | $0 | $68 |
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025 | $0 | $0 | $68 |
| YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025 | $5,480 | $5,007 | $541 |
| PRE-CONVENTION 2026 through Mar 22, 2026 | $720 | $165 | $1,096 |
| APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026 | $0 | $86 | $1,010 |
| JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026 | $1,260 | $1,119 | $1,151 |
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026 | $5,208 | $3,410 | $2,949 |
| PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 | $1,590 | $3,250 | $1,288 |
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 10 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 11 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $9.7K.
Total reported receipts $14,257
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 Oct 14, 2026.
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75% of the money placed by state came from inside Texas: $7.3K of $9.7K.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 8 contributions · 75% | $7,250 |
| 3 contributions · 25% | $2,450 |
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 2 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.
| Employer as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an employer · 5 contributions · 61% of ranked | $5,950 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2 payments · 39% of all spending | $5,100 |
| 1 payment · 38% of all spending | $5,000 |
| 1 payment · 8% of all spending | $1,043 |
| 1 payment · 3.8% of all spending | $500 |
| 6 payments · 3.7% of all spending | $484 |
| 1 payment · 1.9% of all spending | $250 |
| 4 payments · 1.5% of all spending | $199 |
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 · 288,157 votes (2.9%) · 3 of 3 · 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 ↗
Election November 3, 2026 · 52 polls of this matchup
James Talarico leads Ken Paxton by 2.2 points · average gap, 5 latest nonpartisan polls
Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls. How polls are read
James Talarico won by 2.3 points. The 9 final polls had a median of James Talarico +2, within a point of the result.
| Poll | James Talarico | Ken Paxton | Lead | vs. result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGovended Oct 21 | 50% | 45% | James Talarico +5 | +2.7 |
| ActiVoteended Oct 21 | 51% | 49% | James Talarico +2 | −0.3 |
| Verasightended Oct 20 | 47.6% | 45.2% | James Talarico +2.4 | +0.1 |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Researchended Oct 19 · led with the loser | 49% | 49% | Tied | −2.3 |
| Emerson Collegeended Oct 19 | 49.4% | 47.8% | James Talarico +1.5 | −0.8 |
| Slingshot Strategiesended Oct 18 | 51% | 47% | James Talarico +4 | +1.7 |
| University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairsended Oct 14 | 48% | 46% | James Talarico +2 |
Pairings that are not the race on the ballot: candidates who lost a primary or withdrew, or a party's unnamed nominee. They are not charted.
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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| $2,000 |
| Written instead of an employer · 4 contributions · 16% of ranked | $1,550 |
| 1 contribution · 2.1% of ranked | $200 |
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 ($3,357) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1 contribution · 52% of ranked | $5,000 |
| 1 contribution · 21% of ranked | $2,000 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 4 contributions · 16% of ranked | $1,550 |
| 1 contribution · 3.6% of ranked | $350 |
| 1 contribution · 2.6% of ranked | $250 |
| Written instead of an occupation · 1 contribution · 2.6% of ranked | $250 |
| 1 contribution · 2.1% of ranked | $200 |
| 1 contribution · 1% of ranked | $100 |
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 ($3,357) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Total itemized disbursements $12,575
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 Oct 14, 2026.
All 16 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
| −0.3 |
| InsiderAdvantageended Oct 14 · led with the loser | 48.1% | 48.5% | Ken Paxton +0.4 | −2.7 |
|---|
| New River Strategies/GS Strategy Groupended Oct 13 | 49% | 44% | James Talarico +5 | +2.7 |
|---|
| Median of the final polls | James Talarico +2 | −0.3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 49.7% | 47.4% | James Talarico +2.3 |
November 3, 2026 · Result (unofficial) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for