Democrat Talarico says he raised record $64 million over summer in Texas Senate race

Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico raised $64 million in the third quarter, his campaign announced Thursday, setting what the campaign said is a Senate fundraising record as Republicans pour outside money into the race to bolster GOP nominee Ken Paxton in the 2026 midterm election . The haul was the largest ever reported by a Senate candidate in the July-through-September quarter, according to the campaign, surpassing the previous record of $57 million set by South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison, who unsuccessfully ran against Republican Lindsey Graham in 2020.