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Senate race · 2026 Texas

The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov poll

Fielded 8/5/2026 – 8/13/2026 · 1,218 respondents · Registered voters

Result

Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
James Talarico (D)
42%
Ken Paxton (R)
39%
Ted Brown (L)
3%

About this poll

Pollster
The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov
Field dates
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Thursday, August 13, 2026
Sample
1,218 · Registered voters
Sponsors
—
Internal poll
No
Published
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Source
texaspolitics.utexas.edu (opens in a new tab)
Data feed
VoteHub
Last updated

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