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Texas Senate Race Odds 2026

Prices as of 2026-11-03 22:50 UTC.

James TalaricoD leads at 74% across 4 venues: Kalshi 75%, Polymarket US 74%, PredictIt 73%, Polymarket 76%. Ken PaxtonR is at 26%.

Market consensus
74%
James Talarico to win, median of 4 venues
Forecasters
Lean D
Cook, Inside Elections, Sabato consensus
Seat
CornynR
open seat
2024 presidential
R +13.6
statewide margin

Final prices before polls closed

Frozen at 2026-11-03 22:47 UTC. The result is entered when the race is called and scored on the results ledger.

Candidates and prices

CandidateKalshiPolymarket USPredictItPolymarketConsensus
James TalaricoD
State representative; beat Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary
75%
bid 74¢ · ask 75¢ · OI $20.1M
74%
ask 75¢
73%
buy 73¢
76%
vol $6.5M
74%
Ken PaxtonR
Texas attorney general; beat Cornyn 63.8-36.2 in the May 26 runoff
26%
bid 25¢ · ask 26¢ · OI $54.8M
25%
ask 26¢
28%
buy 28¢
24%
vol $9.2M
26%

Where to trade this race

Every book we know that takes this race, with the price it shows for James Talarico. The brokers trade Kalshi's contract at Kalshi's price. Partner books pay us a referral fee; the order is paying books first, which never changes a price.

Each book checks age and location at sign-up. How the sites compare.

Texas Senate 2026 · Kalshi · James Talarico · Polymarket · James Talarico (D) · last 90 days
0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNovPolymarket · James Talarico (D) 76%Kalshi · James Talarico 74%

The race

Seat
John CornynR
lost the primary · open seat · in office since 2002
Ratings
Toss-up Cook · Lean D Inside · Lean D Sabato
consensus Lean D, as of November 2, 2026
Last election (2020)
John CornynR R +9.6
53.5% to M. J. Hegar 43.9%
2024 presidential
R +13.6
Primary
March 3, 2026
runoff May 26, 2026
Filing deadline
December 8, 2025
General election
November 3, 2026

The forecasters' consensus rating is Lean D, favouring the Democrat. The markets' consensus has James TalaricoD at 74%. The market leader is not the incumbent party, so the markets price a flip. What a price means.

How the Kalshi market resolves

If a representative of the Democratic party is sworn in as a Senator of Texas for the term beginning in 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.

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