Texas Senate Race Daily

Times/Siena poll puts Paxton and Talarico dead even

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · 4 min

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New York Times/Siena’s nonpartisan survey of 656 likely Texas voters puts James Talarico and Ken Paxton at 47% each, sharpening Texas’s Senate stakes as Democrats try to project unity after their Corpus Christi convention.

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New York Times/Siena’s nonpartisan survey of 656 likely Texas voters puts James Talarico and Ken Paxton at 47% each, sharpening Texas’s Senate stakes as Democrats try to project unity after their Corpus Christi convention.

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