James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Texas, raised more than $3 million in the primary 24 hours after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton emerged as his Republican opponent, Talarico’s campaign first advised NCS.
The haul confirms Talarico’s standing as a formidable fundraiser as he appears to change into the primary Democrat to win a Senate election in Texas since 1988. The get together is particularly inspired after the scandal-scarred Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in a nasty primary runoff on Tuesday.
“Texans are uniting behind our campaign to defeat (Paxton) and the broken, corrupt political system he embodies,” Talarico mentioned in an announcement.
The $3 million haul is essentially the most Talarico’s campaign has raised in a single day. It is more than the $2.5 million that Talarico raised earlier this yr shortly after one of many largest moments of his campaign: CBS’ determination not to air an interview that Talarico did with late-night host Stephen Colbert.
Talarico already raised $27 million in the primary quarter of this yr, one of many largest hauls by a Senate candidate ever. Paxton’s campaign and its affiliated committees took in $2.2 million over the identical interval.
Talarico’s campaign entered April with $9.9 million money available, whereas Paxton’s teams had $2.6 million in reserves.
Talarico kicked off the final election with a rally Wednesday in Houston, the place he touted his campaign’s fundraising success and promised the monetary assist would assist “end 30 years of one-party rule in Texas.”