{"id":481909,"date":"2026-10-31T00:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T00:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481909\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T00:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T00:30:14","slug":"texas-u-s-senate-election-results-ken-paxton-vs-james-talarico-in-nov-3-2026-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481909\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas U.S. Senate election results: Ken Paxton vs. James Talarico in Nov. 3, 2026, midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch KSAT\u2019s live election results stream with Myra Arthur and Ernie Zuniga here<\/a>. Election results will begin populating at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Find more election coverage on the Vote 2026<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

U.S. Senate<\/a>James Talarico\"\"Ken Paxton\"\"0% of Precincts Reporting View All Candidates<\/p>\n

Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Rep. James Talarico are facing off in a contentious race to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n

Paxton, a Republican who has served as Texas\u2019 attorney general since 2015, has received the support of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Paxton\u2019s campaign<\/a> website promises to help Trump finish the border wall, cut taxes, support crypto, take on big pharma, \u201cincreasing transparency in our food and healthcare systems,\u201d and defeat Talarico, who Paxton refers to as \u201cthe most radical democrat in Texas history.\u201d<\/p>\n

>> Talarico, Paxton trade blows while crisscrossing Texas in final days of campaign for US Senate seat<\/a><\/p>\n

In 2015, Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud<\/a> charges stemming from accusations that, in 2011, he tried to solicit investors in a McKinney technology company without disclosing that it was paying him to promote its stock. He pleaded not guilty but later agreed to community service and paying restitution<\/a>. Federal Prosecutors then dropped the securities fraud case.<\/p>\n

Paxton also faced an impeachment trial in 2023 that was unrelated to the securities fraud indictment. The Texas Senate acquitted him in that trial.<\/p>\n

>> Attorney General Ken Paxton, Rep. James Talarico face off in contentious U.S. Senate race<\/a><\/p>\n

Talarico, an Austin-area state representative, is campaigning to be the first Democrat from Texas elected to the U.S. Senate since 1988.<\/p>\n

He has promised to work to reduce the cost of living for Americans and has not been shy about his push to have billionaires and large corporations pay more taxes.<\/p>\n

Talarico, who taught at a middle school on San Antonio\u2019s West Side earlier in his career, also wants to expand access to universal pre-kindergarten programs and establish a public health-insurance option<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The winner will replace Sen. John Cornyn, who Paxton defeated in the primary.<\/p>\n

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