2026 general election
Texas Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent lost renomination in runoff. Democratic gain.
$609M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas Senate race: $169M raised by the campaigns, $861K of it from PACs, plus $441M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). James Talarico (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$609M
Raised by campaigns
$169M
PAC checks
$861K
Outside money
$441M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
James TalaricoDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $146M
- Spent
- $136M
- From individuals
- $140M
- From PACs
- $469K
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $36M
- Outside money against
- $221M
Who paid: 0% of Talarico's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $159K (42%)Membership $10K (3%)Union $119K (31%)Super PAC $71K (18%)Other $25K (6%)
- Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PAC Leadership PAC$12K
- Lobo PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Crush Maga PAC Super PAC$10K
- Laborers' International Union, Midwest Region Union$8K
- Communications Workers of America Union$6K
- Kelly Leadership PAC$5K
- Wyden Leadership PAC$5K
- Van Hollen Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Texas PAC · $112M attacking
- America PAC · $41M attacking
- MAGA Inc. · $30M attacking
- Lone Star Liberty PAC · $16M attacking
- Defend US PAC · $10M attacking
Ken PaxtonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $22M
- Spent
- $18M
- From individuals
- $21M
- From PACs
- $392K
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $96M
- Outside money against
- $87M
Who paid: 2% of Paxton's money came from PACs
Corporate $98K (25%)Trade group $30K (8%)Leadership PAC $101K (26%)Membership $53K (14%)Super PAC $15K (4%)Party $62K (16%)Other $28K (7%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$62K
- U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. Corporate$10K
- The National Association for Gun Rights Membership$10K
- Moreno Leadership PAC$10K
- Senate Conservatives Fund Super PAC$10K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund Membership$5K
- Crh Americas, Inc. Corporate$5K
- Building a National Knowledgeable Security PAC Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Texas PAC · $70M supporting
- Lone Star Rising PAC · $31M attacking
- Texas Forever · $19M attacking
- Lower Costs Now · $12M attacking
- Texans for a Conservative Majority · $12M attacking
Ted BrownLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $14K
- Spent
- $13K
- From individuals
- $9K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $107K
- Outside money against
- $0
Biggest outside spenders
- Principled Patriots PAC · $106K supporting
- Starkfreedom PAC · $1K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Texas Senate race?
- $609M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas Senate race: $169M raised by the campaigns, $861K of it from PACs, plus $441M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). James Talarico (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas Senate race?
- James Talarico (Democrat) raised $146M and had $36M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Texas Senate race?
- Texas PAC ($182M), America PAC ($41M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($31M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas Senate race?
- NRSC gave $62K to Ken Paxton; Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PAC gave $12K to James Talarico; Lobo PAC gave $10K to James Talarico.