Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton opposes the Affordable Care Act and led a 20-state lawsuit to overturn it as Texas Attorney General. In his…
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2026 Texas U.S. Senate Election
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James Talarico
Talarico supports a Medicare public option ("Medicare for Y'all") allowing all Americans to buy into Medicare…
Ted Brown
Brown advocates reducing government involvement in health care and relying on free-market competition. He supports…
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Forecast
Tilt D
- Ken Paxton
- 36%
- James Talarico
- 63%
- Ted Brown
- 1%
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