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The short version
In the 2026 Texas Senate runoff, 12 outside groups spent $18.9M: 11.8% supporting candidates and 88.2% opposing candidates, all candidates combined.
$18.9M
outside money
- was spent supporting candidates
- 11.8%
- was spent opposing candidates
- 88.2%
The long version
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
James Talarico
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $68.6M
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 25 May 2026
Supporting $116KOpposing $10
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Lone Star Liberty PACsupporting Ken Paxton$770K
- Fellowship PACsupporting Ken Paxton$500K
- Texans for a Conservative Majoritysupporting John Cornyn$368K
- Association of Texas Conservativessupporting John Cornyn$289K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeesupporting John Cornyn$218K
- Texas Farm Bureau Agfundsupporting John Cornyn$91,900
- Courageous Conservatives PACsupporting Ken Paxton$1,500
- Early Vote Action PACsupporting Ken Paxton$819
Spent opposing a candidate
- Texans for a Conservative Majorityopposing Ken Paxton$11.6M
- Lone Star Liberty PACopposing John Cornyn$3.3M
- Texans Demanding Accountabilityopposing Ken Paxton$1.9M
- Goa Victory Fundopposing John Cornyn$450
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Texans for a Conservative Majority spent opposing Ken Paxton · $11.6M
- Lone Star Liberty PAC spent opposing John Cornyn · $3.3M
- Texans Demanding Accountability spent opposing Ken Paxton · $1.9M
- Lone Star Liberty PAC spent supporting Ken Paxton · $770K
- Fellowship PAC spent supporting Ken Paxton · $500K
- Texans for a Conservative Majority spent supporting John Cornyn · $368K
- Association of Texas Conservatives spent supporting John Cornyn · $289K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee spent supporting John Cornyn · $218K
- Texas Farm Bureau Agfund spent supporting John Cornyn · $91,900
- Courageous Conservatives PAC spent supporting Ken Paxton · $1,500
- Ohio Works (VA) gave to Texans for a Conservative Majority · $5.6M
- America Works Fund (VA) gave to Texans for a Conservative Majority · $3.4M
- Thomas J Henry Law gave to Lone Star Liberty PAC · $646K
- SSC Inc gave to Lone Star Liberty PAC · $210K
- Cantor Fitzgerald gave to Fellowship PAC · $10.0M
- Anchor Labs gave to Fellowship PAC · $1.0M
- Energy Transfer (TX) gave to Association of Texas Conservatives · $100K
- Occidental Petroleum gave to Association of Texas Conservatives · $100K
- Heritage Dairy gave to Courageous Conservatives PAC · $800K
- Texans for a Conservative Majority spent $11.6M opposing Ken Paxton$11.6M
- Texans for a Conservative Majority spent $368K supporting John Cornyn$368K
- Ohio Works (VA) gave $5.6M to Texans for a Conservative Majority$5.6M
- America Works Fund (VA) gave $3.4M to Texans for a Conservative Majority$3.4M
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