テキサス州下院議員のジェームズ・タラリコ氏が、米上院選において共和党のケン・パクストン氏に対抗する民主党候補として出馬した。
タラリコ氏は、共和党の予備選で現職のジョン・コーニン上院議員を破ったパクストン氏に対し、アメリカで最も腐敗した政治家であると批判した。パクストン氏は収賄や職権乱用の疑いをかけられているが、自身は政治的攻撃の被害者であると主張している。タラリコ氏は、これらのスキャンダルは伝統的に共和党の地盤であるテキサス州において、民主党に好機をもたらすと述べている。
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Republican Ken Paxton won the Texas Senate primary runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn. The victory sets up a November general election matchup against Democrat James Talarico. Democrats view the race as an opportunity in a traditionally Republican state.
Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff this week. He quickly turned to attacking Democratic nominee James Talarico with a series of insults centered on masculinity.
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After winning the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate primary last month, state Rep. James Talarico announced a record $27 million fundraising haul for the first quarter of 2026—the largest ever for a Senate candidate in an election year's opening quarter. The grassroots-driven funds, mostly small donations, bolster his general election bid against the winner of the ongoing GOP primary runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Crypto-backed political action committees spent millions to help defeat longtime U.S. Representative Al Green in a Texas runoff election this week. Fairshake led the effort with $6.5 million in support of Christian Menefee.
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National and Texas Democrats, along with Jewish community leaders in the San Antonio area, have condemned Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo over comments about “Zionists” and Jews as voters head into the May 26 primary runoff in Texas’ 35th Congressional District.