德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton）的竞选团队告诉《政治》，他的竞选团队在2026年第三季度通过他的竞选活动和他的联合筹款委员会筹集了1800万美元，这对选举的最后阶段来说是一笔重大收获。帕克斯顿的捐款额是第二季度900万美元捐款总额的两倍，这表明共和党捐助者正在团结起来支持他们的德克萨斯州提名人。
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton raised $18 million in the third quarter of 2026 across his campaign and his joint fundraising committees, his campaign tells POLITICO, a significant haul for the homestretch of the election. Paxton’s number is double his $9 million second-quarter total, and signals Republican donors are rallying behind their Texas nominee.
该活动没有提供当前的手头现金总额。民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科的竞选团队尚未公布本季度的筹款总额。他上个季度筹集了3000万美元。帕克斯顿竞选团队的高级顾问尼克？马杜克斯（Nick Maddux）表示：“我们现在有足够的资源，确保每个德克萨斯人都能看到塔拉里科从现在到选举日的激进记录。”在过去的一个季度里，也就是帕克斯顿在5月的初选中获胜后的第一个完整的报告期，共和党人涌向德克萨斯州参加他们的中期大会，其中包括支持帕克斯顿的筹款人。
The campaign did not provide a current cash-on-hand total. Democrat James Talarico’s campaign has yet to release his fundraising totals for the quarter. He raised $30 million last quarter. “We now have the resources to make sure every Texan sees Talarico’s radical record between now and Election Day,” said Nick Maddux, senior adviser to the Paxton campaign. The past quarter — the first full reporting period after Paxton’s primary runoff victory in May — saw Republicans flock to Texas for their midterm convention, which featured pro-Paxton fundraisers on the sidelines.
上周，帕克斯顿竞选团队宣布在全州范围内购买2000万美元的广告，这是德克萨斯州参议院竞选中有史以来最大的单一媒体投资之一。帕克斯顿需要钱：在上个月与POLITICO分享的私人捐助活动录音中，他表示，他“从未参加过一场让我感觉对竞选活动控制力减弱的竞选”，并指出“来自华盛顿特区的影响”“德克萨斯州已经成为参议院共和党人的一个巨额资金吸收者，他们向该州投入了数千万美元来援助帕克斯顿。参议院领导基金是他们最高的超级政治行动委员会，迄今为止已在该州花费或保留了超过1亿美元，而与特朗普结盟的MAGA Inc.及其附属公司计划到10月12日在该州花费近4500万美元。
Last week, the Paxton campaign announced a massive $20 million ad buy across the state, one of the largest-ever single media investments in a Texas Senate race. Paxton needs the money: In a recording of a private donor event last month shared with POLITICO, he said he has "never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign," pointing to influence "from D.C." Texas has emerged as a huge money suck for Senate Republicans, who have poured tens of millions into the state to aid Paxton. Senate Leadership Fund, their top super PAC, has spent or reserved well over $100 million in the state to date, and the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. and its affiliates plan to spend near $45 million in the state through Oct. 12.
帕克斯顿承认，金钱改变了竞选的叙述：在上个月与《政治》分享的私人捐助活动录音中，他表示，他“从未参加过一场我对竞选活动的控制力减弱的竞选”，并指出影响力来自华盛顿“最近的公开民意调查显示，尽管共和党支出最近受到冲击，但塔拉里科在竞选中仍略有领先，尽管帕克斯顿的竞选团队上周发布的内部民意调查显示帕克斯顿领先三个百分点。
Paxton has acknowledged that money has changed the race's narrative: In a recording of a private donor event last month shared with POLITICO, he said he has "never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign," pointing to influence "from D.C." Most recent public polling shows Talarico with a small lead in the race in spite of the recent onslaught in GOP spending, though Paxton’s campaign released an internal poll last week showing Paxton leading by three points.