Politician
James Talarico
Democrat · Texas · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S6TX00479
James Talarico (Democrat) raised $146M for the 2026 Texas Senate race, $469K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $36M for and $221M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$146M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
0%
$469K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$36M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$221M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Senate | $146M | 0% | $36M / $221M | $11K | $403M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $159KUnion $119KSuper PAC $71KOther $25KMembership $10K
- Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PACLeadership PAC$12K
- Lobo PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Sd PACSuper PAC$10K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueUnion$8K
- Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$6K
- Liftoff PACLeadership PAC$5K
- Hoops PACLeadership PAC$5K
- Victory Now PACLeadership PAC$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Texas PACagainst $112M
- America PACagainst $41M
- MAGA Inc.against $30M
- Lone Star Liberty PACagainst $16M
- Defend US PACagainst $10M
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded James Talarico's 2026 campaign?
- James Talarico (Democrat) raised $146M for the 2026 Texas Senate race, $469K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $36M for and $221M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to James Talarico?
- Advancing Democracy and Mobilization PAC ($12K), Lobo PAC ($10K), Sd PAC ($10K), Midwest Region Laborers' Political League ($8K), Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee ($6K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on James Talarico's race?
- Texas PAC ($112M against), America PAC ($41M against), MAGA Inc. ($30M against) in 2026.