The Lone Star showdown this November

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Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico will face off in what could be a competitive Texas Senate race.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a candidate for the Senate, waves as he takes the stage at an election night event in Plano on Tuesday after he won the Republican nomination.Tony Gutierrez / AP

May 27, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT

By Yasmin Vossoughian and Emily Ngo

The stage is set for a Senate showdown of Texan proportions between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. President Donald Trump-endorsed Paxton defeated institutionalist Sen. John Cornyn last night in an “absolute landslide” — to use chief data analyst Steve Kornacki’s words from the board.

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