Elections/Texas/2026 U.S. Senate
Permanent contest record · 2026 federal election

2026 Texas U.S. Senate Election.

See the latest available surveys, explore candidate records, and check when to vote. Polling matchups and FEC filing records do not establish the final ballot.

U.S. SenateTexas U.S. SenateGeneral: November 3, 202618 filing records
POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

48 survey records

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Polling history for the selected matchup8 survey observations. Vertical scale: reported support from 0 to 60 percent. Select a survey date to read its source. Arrow keys move between dates. Exact figures and source links follow in the table.0%15%30%45%60%James Talarico: 49% · Slingshot Strategies · Sep 22, 2026 · 1,007 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-in-texas-general-election-662James Talarico: 47% · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Sep 19, 2026 · 1,800 people surveyed · https://www.jordanresearchcenter.org/publications/tsusept2026-txsenate-governor-statewideracesJames Talarico: 47% · Emerson College · Sep 14, 2026 · 1,000 people surveyed · https://emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2026-poll-talarico-and-paxton-in-dead-heat-abbott-maintains-edge/James Talarico: 47.1% · InsiderAdvantage · Sep 9, 2026 · 1,200 people surveyed · https://insideradvantage.com/top-line-tabs-texas/James Talarico: 48% · Slingshot Strategies · Aug 24, 2026 · 1,000 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-in-texas-general-electionJames Talarico: 47% · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Jul 30, 2026 · 1,200 people surveyed · https://static1.squarespace.com/static/67aa7aa3e284b002cd6a420e/t/6a713767d4ed824b91ea090d/1785804647961/Texas+Statewide+August2026.pdfJames Talarico: 45% · Slingshot Strategies · Jul 17, 2026 · 1,048 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-james-talaricos-lead-overJames Talarico: 45% · Public Policy Polling · May 23, 2026 · 643 people surveyed · https://static.politico.com/c0/7c/2c2db3c14c74946fa393d9e485cc/texas-gen-results-ppp-5-26-1.pdf?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=4f4d3aeb-621a-47b9-a66d-d9944fed5257Ken Paxton: 45% · Slingshot Strategies · Sep 22, 2026 · 1,007 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-in-texas-general-election-662Ken Paxton: 46% · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Sep 19, 2026 · 1,800 people surveyed · https://www.jordanresearchcenter.org/publications/tsusept2026-txsenate-governor-statewideracesKen Paxton: 46% · Emerson College · Sep 14, 2026 · 1,000 people surveyed · https://emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2026-poll-talarico-and-paxton-in-dead-heat-abbott-maintains-edge/Ken Paxton: 45.6% · InsiderAdvantage · Sep 9, 2026 · 1,200 people surveyed · https://insideradvantage.com/top-line-tabs-texas/Ken Paxton: 42% · Slingshot Strategies · Aug 24, 2026 · 1,000 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-in-texas-general-electionKen Paxton: 45% · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Jul 30, 2026 · 1,200 people surveyed · https://static1.squarespace.com/static/67aa7aa3e284b002cd6a420e/t/6a713767d4ed824b91ea090d/1785804647961/Texas+Statewide+August2026.pdfKen Paxton: 40% · Slingshot Strategies · Jul 17, 2026 · 1,048 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-james-talaricos-lead-overKen Paxton: 38% · Public Policy Polling · May 23, 2026 · 643 people surveyed · https://static.politico.com/c0/7c/2c2db3c14c74946fa393d9e485cc/texas-gen-results-ppp-5-26-1.pdf?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=4f4d3aeb-621a-47b9-a66d-d9944fed5257Ted Brown: 3% · Slingshot Strategies · Sep 22, 2026 · 1,007 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-in-texas-general-election-662Ted Brown: 3% · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Sep 19, 2026 · 1,800 people surveyed · https://www.jordanresearchcenter.org/publications/tsusept2026-txsenate-governor-statewideracesTed Brown: 2% · Emerson College · Sep 14, 2026 · 1,000 people surveyed · https://emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2026-poll-talarico-and-paxton-in-dead-heat-abbott-maintains-edge/Ted Brown: 2.2% · InsiderAdvantage · Sep 9, 2026 · 1,200 people surveyed · https://insideradvantage.com/top-line-tabs-texas/Ted Brown: 1% · Slingshot Strategies · Aug 24, 2026 · 1,000 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-in-texas-general-electionTed Brown: 2% · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Jul 30, 2026 · 1,200 people surveyed · https://static1.squarespace.com/static/67aa7aa3e284b002cd6a420e/t/6a713767d4ed824b91ea090d/1785804647961/Texas+Statewide+August2026.pdfTed Brown: 1% · Slingshot Strategies · Jul 17, 2026 · 1,048 people surveyed · https://texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com/p/new-poll-james-talaricos-lead-overTed Brown: 3% · Public Policy Polling · May 23, 2026 · 643 people surveyed · https://static.politico.com/c0/7c/2c2db3c14c74946fa393d9e485cc/texas-gen-results-ppp-5-26-1.pdf?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=4f4d3aeb-621a-47b9-a66d-d9944fed5257May 23, 2026Sep 22, 2026
James TalaricoKen PaxtonTed Brown

Dots show reported support. Lines connect surveys over time—not an average or forecast. Pollsters can differ. Missing values and multiple surveys ending on the same date break the lines.

How to read this chart

No average, trend estimate, or win probability. Different matchups and populations are not combined. Dates mark the last day people were surveyed. The vertical scale always starts at zero; use “Full 0–100% scale” to compare charts on the same scale. The number of people surveyed is the survey sample size, not the number supporting a candidate. Select “Survey source” to inspect every report, including overlapping dots.

Latest surveys · selected matchup

Reported survey results and methodological disclosures
Survey & field datesReported supportSample & disclosures
Slingshot Strategies ↗
Sep 19, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 49%
Ken Paxton: 45%
Ted Brown: 3%
Likely voters · 1,007 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Texas Public Opinion Research
Partisan label: Not supplied
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: Sep 25, 2026
Provider ID: us-202sli284b821d
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center ↗
Sep 15, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 47%
Ken Paxton: 46%
Ted Brown: 3%
Likely voters · 1,800 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Not supplied in this feed
Partisan label: Not supplied
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: Sep 22, 2026
Provider ID: us-202tex6938a787
Emerson College ↗
Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 47%
Ken Paxton: 46%
Ted Brown: 2%
Likely voters · 1,000 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Nexstar Media
Partisan label: Not supplied
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: Sep 17, 2026
Provider ID: us-202emee56d4394
InsiderAdvantage ↗
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 47.1%
Ken Paxton: 45.6%
Ted Brown: 2.2%
Likely voters · 1,200 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Not supplied in this feed
Partisan label: Not supplied
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: Sep 11, 2026
Provider ID: us-202ins8df69531
Slingshot Strategies ↗
Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 24, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 48%
Ken Paxton: 42%
Ted Brown: 1%
Likely voters · 1,000 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Texas Public Opinion Research
Partisan label: Not supplied
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: Aug 27, 2026
Provider ID: us-202sli394bd9a0
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center ↗
Jul 27, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 47%
Ken Paxton: 45%
Ted Brown: 2%
Likely voters · 1,200 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Not supplied in this feed
Partisan label: Not supplied
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: Aug 4, 2026
Provider ID: us-202texee0a6ae6
Slingshot Strategies ↗
Jul 15, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 45%
Ken Paxton: 40%
Ted Brown: 1%
Likely voters · 1,048 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Texas Public Opinion Research
Partisan label: Not supplied
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: Jul 28, 2026
Provider ID: us-202sli6204659f
Public Policy Polling ↗
May 22, 2026 – May 23, 2026
2026 Texas
James Talarico: 45%
Ken Paxton: 38%
Ted Brown: 3%
Likely voters · 643 people surveyed
Survey details
Reported margin of error: Not supplied in this feed
Method: Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors: Lone Star Rising PAC
Partisan label: DEM
Internal poll: Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider: May 28, 2026
Provider ID: us-202pub121c904c

Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

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Automatic hourly sync. Latest survey ended 2026-09-24. Feed update status →

Last successful feed updates
  • Senate: 9/29/2026, 9:17:19 AM UTC · 313 survey records
  • House: 9/29/2026, 9:17:19 AM UTC · 86 survey records
  • Governor: 9/29/2026, 9:17:19 AM UTC · 250 survey records
  • National preference: 9/29/2026, 9:17:19 AM UTC · 303 survey records

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FILING RECORDS

Not the certified ballot.

Seat identity and the election schedule are verified separately from FEC filings. A filing does not establish ballot qualification.

FEC FILING RECORDS1817 with a financial summary
REPORTED RECEIPTS$108,146,300.11Sum of available candidate summaries
REPORTED SPENDING$90,819,216.90Not outside spending
Same rows for every filing record

2026 candidate research table

FEC PUBLIC RECORD

Listed alphabetically, with equal fields for each candidate. A missing summary stays “Not reported”; it never becomes zero.

Published election schedule

Primary, runoff, and general dates

DATES MAY CHANGE
PRIMARYMarch 3, 2026FEC congressional primary calendar
RUNOFFMay 26, 2026Confirm qualification rules with the state election office.
GENERALNovember 3, 2026Regular federal general election.

The FEC publishes this calendar but does not administer elections. State and local election officials determine ballot access, voting methods, and official candidate lists.

How to use this race page

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What is verified

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What is not verified

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