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US Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary

Texas Senate primary features unprecedented $122 million ad spending with intense contests between incumbents and challengers amid high-profile endorsements.

  • On Sunday in Austin, a heated U.S. Senate race entered its final stretch with candidates making final pitches ahead of Tuesday's primary, as State Rep. James Talarico faces U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, endorsed by former Vice President Kamala Harris.
  • Amid longstanding Democratic losses in Texas, Paxton’s outsider pitch has reshaped Republican calculations, with `I'm not going up to Washington, D.C., to join the swamp club,` highlighting his appeal to MAGA voters.
  • Record spending and high-profile visits fueled final-week campaigning as advertising costs topped $110 million, according to ad-tracking firm AdImpact, with President Donald Trump’s Friday visit to the Port of Corpus Christi drawing top Republican candidates.
  • Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn ramped up weekend campaigning as he fights to hold the seat he has held since 2002, telling The Woodlands voters Saturday that `Complacency is a killer.`
  • The primary’s result could reverberate beyond Texas and affect control of the Senate, as Democrats see a rare opening this year and campaign allies drive record fundraising and ad spending topping $110 million.
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US Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's primary

A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party's nominee in November.

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KXAN broke the news in Austin, United States on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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