Ken Paxton vs James Talarico: TX U.S. Senate Race 2026
Candidate vs. Candidate Side-by-Side Scorecards. Compare Ken Paxton vs James Talarico in the TX U.S. Senate Race 2026 issue by issue and across all Five Points of Opportunity, on the same nonpartisan -5.00 to +5.00 scale applied to every politician regardless of party.
Who is running
Ken Paxton (Republican) - Candidate, OppScore +3.76, Record based, documented on 41 of 44 scored questions
James Talarico (Democrat) - Candidate, OppScore -1.22, Record based, documented on 38 of 44 scored questions
Colin Allred (Democrat) - Former Candidate, OppScore -3.18, Record based, documented on 30 of 44 scored questions
What is on this page
Side-by-side OppScore comparison for every candidate in the race
Five Points of Opportunity breakdown per candidate