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2026 Texas Senate race
Incumbent: John Cornyn (Republican) · not seeking re-election in this race
Implied chance of winning — live PredictIt prices
Where they stand
Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited| Issue | Talarico | Paxton |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Enforce the law | |
| Unknown | Crack down | |
| Limit fossil fuels | Expand drilling | |
| Unknown | Defund sanctuaries | |
| Unknown | Build more | |
| Raise/keep rates | Cut taxes | |
| Unknown | Tough on crime | |
| Pro Abortion | Protect Unborn | |
| New restrictions | Gun rights | |
| Government Monopoly | Open Choice | |
| Unknown | Parental authority | |
| No ID requirement | Require ID | |
| Keep safeguards | Deregulate | |
| EV mandates | Unknown | Unknown |
| Health care | Unknown | Unknown |
| Social Security & Medicare | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Cut spending | |
| Unknown | Merit Driven - No DEI | |
| Allow with consent | Protect Kids - No Transition | |
| Allow Trans | Protect Women | |
| Unknown | Bar gov pressure | |
| Legalize | Keep prohibited | |
| Unknown | Limit mail voting | |
| For term limits | For term limits | |
| Ban trading | Unknown | |
| Condition aid | Condition aid | |
| Continue aid | Wind down aid | |
| China & trade | Unknown | Unknown |
| Forgive loans | Borrowers repay | |
| Supports LGBT Causes | Opposes LGBT Causes |
- [1] Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate
- [2] Paxton talks border security in rare campaign stop in Texas
- [3] How Cornyn, Paxton, Hunt compare in GOP primary for U.S. Senate
- [4] AG Paxton: All U.S. Attorneys General Call on Congress to Pass ...
- [5] James Talarico on the Issues
- [6] Talarico details tax plan, Paxton stays vague in Texas US Senate race
- [7] Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation into Dallas for Open Borders Sanctuary City Policies that Violate State Law | Office of the Attorney General
- [8] Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Houston Officials for Adopting Sanctuary City Policies Designed to Limit Local Law Enforcement’s Cooperation with ICE | Office of the Attorney General
- [9] Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Strikes Down Biden ...
- [10] Court Strikes Down Biden Green Energy Housing Rule – Texas Win
- [11] James Talarico rolls out “New American Dream” economic plan
- [12] Candidates for United States Senator in the Republican Primary Election
- [13] Taxes & Cost of Living - Talarico for Texas
- [14] Paxton unveils economic plan tied to tax breaks in Senate race
- [15] that increase the child tax credit, cuts taxes on social security ... - Facebook
- [16] Here are top-of-ballot Texas candidates’ stances on law enforcement | Marshall News Messenger
- [17] Attorney General Ken Paxton Urges Congress to Use its Constitutional Authority to Stop Radical Pro-Abortion Policies | Office of the Attorney General
- [18] Public Safety & Justice - Talarico for Texas
- [19] Ken Paxton on Gun Control
- [20] James Talarico | BallotReady
- [21] Public Education - Talarico for Texas
- [22] Paxton Says School Choice Legal in Texas
- [23] AG Paxton Issues Letter to Fort Worth ISD Demanding Public Access to Curriculum and Protection of Parental Rights | Office of the Attorney General
- [24] Paxton Joins Amicus Defending Parental-Notice for Minors Seeking Abortions | Office of the Attorney General
- [25] FLASHBACK: Where James Talarico Stands On Election Security
- [26] Paxton floats exiting Senate runoff if GOP passes voter ID
- [27] Attorney General Paxton: Voter ID Essential to Safeguarding the Integrity of Elections | Office of the Attorney General
- [28] U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico rejects data center moratorium, calls for stronger regulations - San Antonio Current
- [29] Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns CVS of Potential ...
- [30] Talarico Opposes SB 14, Says He 'Trusts Parents' to Make Decisions on Trans Youth - Texas Politics Talarico On Trans Youth
- [31] Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services to Stop Rule Forcing Healthcare Providers to Perform “Gender Transition” Procedures | Office of the Attorney General
- [32] For Talarico, his stance on transgender rights flows from faith
- [33] Attorney General Ken Paxton Files for Stay and Injunction to Stop Biden Administration’s Assault on Women’s Rights and Title IX | Office of the Attorney General
- [34] Texas AG Ken Paxton campaigns on Big Tech legal wins
- [35] Attorney General Ken Paxton Defends Texas Law Prohibiting Big Tech Censorship at SCOTUS
- [36] Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues the City of Dallas for Ballot Measure Prohibiting Police from Enforcing Marijuana-Related Offenses | Office of the Attorney General
- [37] AG Paxton: Voting by Mail Because of Disability Must be Reserved For Texans Suffering from Actual Illness or Medical Problems | Office of the Attorney General
- [38] Talarico agenda targets financial corruption in Congress, calls for ...
- [39] Ken Paxton Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress - U.S. Term Limits
- [40] Politics feels corrupt because it is. - by James Talarico
- [41] Corruption & Democracy - Talarico for Texas
- [42] Talarico reaffirms support for conditioning aid to Israel
- [43] How AIPAC is operating differently in Texas ahead of midterm election
- [44] Foreign Policy - Talarico for Texas
- [45] Ken Paxton, John Cornyn trade vitriol over vote supporting ...
- [46] Texas Democrats Release Statement on SCOTUS Striking ...
- [47] Paxton Takes Steps to Stop Biden’s Unlawful Federal Student Loan Program | Office of the Attorney General
- [48] Freedom, Family & Faith - Talarico for Texas
- [49] James Talarico’s LGBTQ+ rights record in the Texas Senate race
- [50] Texas AG Ken Paxton 'Willing and Able' to Defend Sodomy Law | Advocate.com
- [51] Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will defend Texas sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits Lawrence vs. Texas
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