Polls · Texas Senate
CNN / SSRS , 27 October 2026
CNN / SSRS has James Talarico ahead of Ken Paxton by 6 points in Texas Senate, 49% to 43%. It is this pollster's first poll of this race in our data.
| Race | Texas Senate |
|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 20 October 2026 – 27 October 2026 |
| Stage | General election |
| Sample | 923 (likely voters) |
| Method | – |
| Release | release |
| In our average | Yes |
Main
 James Talarico D |
49 | |
 Ken Paxton R |
43 | |
| Other | 8 |
Margin on the decided vote: D+6.0; after our adjustments D+4.6, which includes a move of 0.1 points to the Republicans with the national trend since the poll (↻).
Against the other polls
Against the median of the 9 other polls of this race taken within a week of it: Ken Paxton 43% against 45.2%.
Photo credits
- James Talarico: Photo: Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference_(cropped).jpg)
- Ken Paxton: Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:K_Paxton.jpg)