Texas · U.S. Senate · 2026

Texas Senate race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Texas Senate race

James Talarico has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.

Democrat James Talarico has raised about $66M, more than 7 times any rival.

James Talarico reports 99% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, John Cornyn, ranks No. 5 in the money. $7.0M in itemized outside money is on file, led by TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

James Talarico

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

99% individuals1% PACs0% other

$66M

raised

Warren Paxton

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

98% individuals2% PACs0% other

$9.2M

raised

Colin Allred

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

95% individuals0% PACs5% other

$7.0M

raised

Jasmine Crockett

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

99% individuals1% PACs0% other

$6.2M

raised

John Cornyn

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 25% from PACs and 65% from individuals.

65% individuals25% PACs10% other

$5.8M

raised

Wesley Hunt

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 10% from PACs.

85% individuals10% PACs5% other

$1.7M

raised

Terry Virts

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

88% individuals1% PACs11% other

$665K

raised

Keith Allen

R · challenger

19% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 81% from other sources.

19% individuals0% PACs81% other

$157K

raised

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Daniel Sims

L · challenger

57% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 43% from other sources.

57% individuals0% PACs43% other

$12K

raised

Gulrez Khan

R · challenger

62% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 38% from other sources.

62% individuals0% PACs38% other

$11K

raised

Virgil Bierschwale

R · challenger

76% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 24% from other sources.

76% individuals0% PACs24% other

$10K

raised

Theodore Brown

L · challenger

33% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 67% from other sources.

33% individuals0% PACs67% other

$7K

raised

Michael Swanson

D · challenger

17% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 83% from other sources.

17% individuals0% PACs83% other

$7K

raised

Tony Schmoker

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$3K

raised

Sara Canady

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

92% individuals0% PACs8% other

$770

raised

Anna Bender

R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

$7.0M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$6.6M

Real Estate & Construction$506K

Small donors & unclassified$233K

Banking & Financial$194K

Party Committee$62K

Tech & Telecom$52K

Health & Pharma$15K

Energy & Utilities$15K

Defense & Aerospace$15K

Insurance$15K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY · super pac$5.7M
CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. · super pac$515K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$506K
ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS CONSERVATIVES · super pac$275K
NRSC · pac$62K
CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC · company$58K
AT&T · company$52K
CONSERVATIVE TEXANS PAC · super pac$46K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

96%

2% PACs96% individuals2% other

The incumbent's record

John Cornyn is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$1.3M

$392K - $2.3M. up $1.4M since 2013.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control · Chairman
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Senate Committee on Finance
Joint Committee on Taxation
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Senate Committee on the Budget
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$6.6M

Real Estate & Construction$506K

Small donors & unclassified$233K

Banking & Financial$194K

Party Committee$62K

Tech & Telecom$52K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

James Talarico D · challenger	vs	Warren Paxton R · challenger
$66M	Raised	$9.2M
$22M	Cash on hand	$1.8M
1%	From PACs	2%
99%	From individuals	98%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No