Talarico raises record $64M in Q3, dwarfing Paxton's Texas Senate haul
Austin Democrat's third-quarter fundraising sets an all-time Senate record and outpaces GOP rival Ken Paxton more than three to one.
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What to know
- Talarico's $64M quarterly haul is the largest ever reported by a U.S. Senate candidate, breaking Jaime Harrison's 2020 record of $57 million.
- He has now raised over $134 million for the cycle, almost entirely from small-dollar donors (97% of Q3 gifts were under $100).
- Paxton raised just $18 million in the same period, even as Republican outside groups have spent over $175 million since September attacking Talarico and boosting Paxton.
- Full campaign finance reports, including cash on hand, are due to the FEC by midnight Oct. 15, which will show more detail on spending.
James Talarico Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, Texas
Ken Paxton Texas Attorney General, Republican Senate candidate
Jaime Harrison Former South Carolina Senate candidate (2020)
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Talarico frames haul as grassroots rebuke of 'billionaire control' — Talarico issued a statement crediting small-dollar donors across Texas, as reports noted Republican outside groups have spent more than $175 million since Sept. 1 attacking him and boosting Paxton.
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Coverage frames haul as breaking 2020 fundraising record
NBC News and the Texas Tribune noted the $64 million breaks the prior quarterly record of $57 million set by South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison in 2020, and far exceeds past Texas Democrats Colin Allred ($30M in 2024) and Beto O'Rourke ($38M in 2018) in the same period.
“Grassroots contributors from across Texas are coming together to end billionaire control over our politics and bring down costs for working families.”
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Breaking: James Talarico raised $64 million in the third quarter, his campaign announced — the largest fundraising haul on record for a U.S. Senate candidate in any state for this period.
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The Texas Tribune Talarico raises $64 million in third quarter, more than any U.S. Senate candidate on record https://www. texastribune.org/2026/10/15/ja mes-talarico-64-million-fundraising-texas-senate/
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Reports detail haul tops $134M raised since launch
Texas Tribune and other outlets reported Talarico has now raised over $134.3 million since launching his campaign, with 97% of third-quarter donations under $100 from more than 1.3 million individuals.
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first by The Texas Tribune, 1d ago · also Texas Tribune
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Talarico announces record-breaking $64 million Q3 haul
Talarico's campaign revealed it raised $64 million from July through September, the largest third-quarter haul of any U.S. Senate candidate in history, first shared with Politico's Playbook.
“James Talarico raised a record-breaking $64 million this summer — the largest third-quarter haul of any Senate candidate in history, according to numbers shared first with Playbook.”
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Playbook: James Talarico raised a record-breaking $64 million this summer — the largest third-quarter haul of any Senate candidate in history, according to numbers shared first with Playbook.
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Paxton campaign reports $18 million Q3 haul — Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton's campaign and two affiliated fundraising vehicles announced a combined $18 million raised in the third quarter, his best quarter of the cycle but far behind Talarico.