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James Talarico Beating Both Ken Paxton And John Cornyn In Texas Senate Election, Poll Shows

A poll found Talarico narrowly ahead of both Republican candidates in hypothetical Texas Senate matchups.

James Talarico Beating Both Ken Paxton And John Cornyn In Texas Senate Election, Poll Shows
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Mar 10, 2026
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A poll found James Talarico narrowly leading Ken Paxton and John Cornyn in hypothetical Texas Senate matchups. A separate poll found Paxton ahead of Cornyn in the Republican primary, with the results varying sharply in scenarios involving a Donald Trump endorsement.

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Texas Senate candidate in hypothetical general-election matchups

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Senate candidate in the Republican primary

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

U.S. senator and Republican Senate candidate

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U.S. representative and Democratic primary opponent of Talarico

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose possible endorsement is discussed in the Republican primary

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Poll Finds Talarico Nearly Tied With Cornyn in Texas Senate Matchup

Coverage reports poll findings putting James Talarico roughly even with John Cornyn in hypothetical Texas Senate matchups. One account describes Talarico as one point ahead; another calls the matchup statistically tied. Left-leaning outlets emphasize the close matchup, while a separate article highlights Talarico’s response to a Republican group’s circulation of a sermon clip. Center outlets focus on polling involving Talarico and Republican candidates, alongside the GOP primary and Trump’s possible endorsement. Right-leaning outlets focus on a report that Talarico’s campaign knew his Colbert interview would be online-only before filming and questions about its handling.

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