US EditionUS Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary
Texas Senate primary spending tops $122 million, with a crowded field including incumbents and challengers shaping the crucial race for control of the U.S. Senate.
- 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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Texas-sized primary with major implications Tuesday in Lone Star State
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Scambling Texas Republicans worry Trump is hurting them: report
The Texas primary is fast approaching, and the Republican Party is now scrambling, worried that President Donald Trump is going to hurt their plot for a hostile takeover. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that all three-way primary races are likely to head to runoffs after Tuesday's election. The infighting with so many candidates on the ballot is even more prominent in the U.S. Senate race, where Trump hasn't endorsed a candidate. Sen. Jo…
A competitive Texas Senate race looms over Tuesday's primaries
The potential for a competitive November election is dividing Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico as well as Republicans John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt ahead of Tuesday's Texas Senate primaries.
Poll shows Talarico leads Crockett; Republican runoff likely in U.S. Senate race
AUSTIN (Nexstar) - New polling shows tight races for Democrats and Republicans in the race for U.S. Senate, less than two days before Election Day. An Emerson College Polling/KXAN survey of likely Texas primary voters shows State Rep. James Talarico narrowly leading U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic Primary, while Republican Sen. John Cornyn [...]
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