Talarico Raises Record $64 Million in Texas Senate Race as Paxton Brings In $18 Million
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 15
Talarico Raises Record $64 Million in Texas Senate Race as Paxton Brings In $18 Million
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 15
Summary
$64 million in third-quarter donations gave Democrat James Talarico the biggest fundraising quarter ever reported by a Senate candidate, lifting his total since entering the race to more than $134 million.
That haul widened his direct fundraising edge over Republican Ken Paxton, who raised $18 million in the quarter, even as the race remains tight in polling.
More than $500 million has already been spent on advertising in the contest, with Republican advertisers accounting for over $368 million through outside groups that do not appear in candidate totals.
Talarico returned to the trail after a flu-related hiatus and used a CNN town hall in Fort Worth—without Paxton, who has not agreed to debates—to press his themes on big money, abortion and parental rights.