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candidates](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/prediction-market-giant-kalshi-suspends-congressional-candidate-from-minnesota-00887675) from the platform for betting on their own races. Minnesota Democrat Matthew Klein, Texas Republican Ezekiel Enriquez and Virginia Senate
Republican-held Senate seats. State Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic nomination outright against Rep. Jasmine Crockett and another challenger. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734515/texas-primary-election-results-james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-john-cornyn-ken-paxton) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Trump teases GOP endorsement in Texas Senate race as Talarico advances for Democrats](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734515/texas-primary-election-results-james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-john-cornyn-ken-paxton)
race is widely seen as a toss-up. [ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the Senate race
Texas’ Senate GOP race in an eleventh-hour decision, siding with a longtime MAGA ally — and potentially imperiling GOP control of the seat. Trump’s endorsement Tuesday gives Paxton a late boost over establishment Republicans
Texas, where the Democratic Senate primary was defined by [tensions over race](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/texas-primary-crockett-talarico-senate-race-00805194) and concerns over which candidate could unify enough Democrats, independents and disillusioned Republicans
Republican party. But given Paxton’s liabilities, it could also jeopardise a Senate seat against Talarico, a state legislator with a groundswell of popularity, looking to become the first Democrat in more than 30 years
Texas in the US Senate in advance of next week’s Republican primary. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Donald Trump said that Paxton has been “extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA
Texas, Illinois and New York for Democratic and Republican candidates. Fairshake, a pro-crypto group primarily funded by Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz and Ripple Labs, is expected to back candidates in both parties and has [already
race poll Democrats’ hopes of winning control of the [US Senate](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate) in November’s [midterm elections](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026) have been boosted by a poll showing James Talarico, the party’s candidate
Texas state Rep. James Talarico waves to the crowd before speaking Mar. 4 in Austin. Talarico raised $27m in the first quarter of 2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several
Texas’s 21st congressional district, which former professional baseball player Mark Teixeira won in early April. Like the earlier case, Kalshi did not identify which of the three Republican candidates had placed a “fairly small
senator and candidate for the state’s democratic primary in the second congressional district, traded a small amount on the outcome of his own race. After Kalshi identified him, investigators say he cooperated and acknowledged
Republicans on the ballot in the primary, Rabb is expected to skate to victory in the midterm. While all candidates sought to highlight progressives’ bona fides in the race, Rabb skewed farthest left, railing against
Republicans are already working to make Democratic candidates’ ties to Swalwell a pain point, hammering them in [statements](https://www.nrcc.org/2026/04/13/democrats-bracing-for-the-swalwell-fallout-2/) and on [social media](https://x.com/MaureenOToole4/status/2043724170576490949?s=20) over the money he’s given
Senate seat. The move reveals that the MAGA warrior, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement, is confident in his ability to clinch the Republican nomination. But Cornyn, who’s facing an uphill battle