Talarico Raises $27 Million in Q1 for Texas Senate Race

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico announced on Wednesday that his campaign raised more than $27 million in the first quarter of 2026, marking one of the largest fundraising totals ever reported by a U.S. Senate candidate in the opening months of an election year. The haul, which includes $10 million collected since his victory in the March 3 Democratic primary, underscores growing financial momentum for Talarico's effort to challenge Texas's long-standing Republican dominance in statewide races.

Talarico, a state representative from Austin and a Presbyterian seminarian, defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the primary to secure the Democratic nomination. His campaign described the funds as coming largely from grassroots donors, with contributions from more than 540,000 individuals across 246 of Texas's 254 counties. "Grassroots contributors from almost every county in Texas are sending Washington, D.C., a clear message they're tired of this broken, corrupt political system and they're ready to take back Texas for working people," Talarico said in a statement. "We're bringing Democrats, Republicans, and Independents together to end billionaire control over our...