A Media Research Center study found that late-night television shows aired jokes about U.S. Senate candidates from Sept. 8 through Oct. 31, 2026, with 87 percent targeting Republicans and 13 percent targeting Democrats. Fourteen jokes targeted Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running against Democratic state Representative James Talarico for U.S. Senate.
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In Texas Congressional District 15, Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz and Democratic candidate Bobby Pulido discussed cost of living and immigration enforcement as voters cast ballots in the race.
Monica De La Cruz, Republican representative in Congressional District 15; Bobby Pulido, Democratic candidate in Congressional District 15
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More than 7.7 million Texans voted early in the 2026 midterm election as of Sunday morning, according to preliminary data from the secretary of state's office. This represents 40.5% turnout, surpassing the modern record for a midterm election set in 2018.
James Talarico, State Rep., Austin Democrat, candidate for U.S. Senate; Gina Hinojosa, State Rep., Austin Democrat, candidate for Governor; Ken Paxton, Attorney General, McKinney Republican, candidate for U.S. Senate and 3 more
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Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico campaigned across Texas on Saturday in the final days before the November 3 U.S. Senate election. Early voting totaled 6.76 million ballots cast from October 19-30.
Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate nominee and Texas Attorney General; James Talarico, Democrat U.S. Senate nominee
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The Justice Department is deploying more than 1,000 election monitors to polling places across all 50 states ahead of the 2026 midterm election. The Republican National Committee, Democrats, and outside groups are also deploying observers. In the Texas Senate race, Democratic candidate James Talarico accused Republican Ken Paxton of serving billionaire megadonors including Elon Musk.
nearly $500 million for spending on elections in 2026 cycle
Justice Department, sending election monitors to polling places; Republican National Committee, deploying observers; Democratic groups, deploying observers and 3 more
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Early voting in Texas through November 1, 2026 shows a sharp increase in Hispanic voter participation. Nearly 1.8 million Hispanic voters had cast ballots, representing an 87.2% increase of over 881,000 additional voters compared to the same point in the 2022 election cycle.
NBC News, reported early voting numbers; Political Wire, cited early voting analysis
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Republicans and Democrats compete for moderate Republican voters in Tarrant County ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections. Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker exemplifies the swing voters both parties pursue, saying she plans to vote for two Democrats statewide while backing a Republican for county judge.
Mattie Parker, Fort Worth Mayor, moderate Republican voter; Tim O'Hare, Tarrant County judge candidate, oversees Tarrant County Commissioners Court; Mark Jones, Political scientist at Rice University and 2 more
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Democrat Gina Hinojosa, a Texas State Representative from Austin since 2016, campaigned for governor against incumbent Greg Abbott. She proposed reducing state spending from a $27 billion surplus to $10 billion and distributing $1,500 to every Texas household, and suspending gas and diesel taxes.
Hinojosa said she would suspend gas and diesel taxes, and claimed Abbott increased Houston ISD property taxes in October 2025. [1, 3]
Gina Hinojosa, Texas State Representative and Democratic gubernatorial candidate; Greg Abbott, Incumbent Governor, Republican, running for fourth term; Mike Morath, Texas Education Agency Commissioner
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Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign launched the Abbott Impact app to conduct get-out-the-vote outreach by having users text their personal contacts who have not yet voted. Abbott promoted the app at a Harlingen campaign stop on Tuesday, asking supporters to download it. As of last week, the app had 11,450 users who sent over 20 million messages and knocked on thousands of doors.
Gov. Greg Abbott, Campaign leader who promoted app at Harlingen rally; Talia Stroud, Director of Center for Media Engagement at University of Texas at Austin, analyst of campaign strategy
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