Follow the Money

Texas Senate: Record Fundraising in the Talarico-Paxton Race

The new FEC filings show James Talarico, the Democrat running in the Texas Senate race, reporting $146,349,912.38 in total receipts and $136,427,054.98 in disbursements, leaving him with $9,922,857.40 cash on hand heading into the final stretch. The scale of spending underscores how competitive and expensive the Texas contest has become, with Talarico's campaign burning through nearly 93 percent of everything it raised.

Georgia Senate: Ossoff Reports Deep War Chest

Jon Ossoff, the Democrat in the Georgia Senate race, filed receipts of $115,904,485.77 against disbursements of $105,760,716.56, leaving him with $15,134,335.92 on hand — the largest remaining cash balance among the Senate filings in this batch.

Ohio and Michigan Senate: Brown and El-Sayed Filings

In the Ohio Senate race, Democrat Sherrod Brown reported $68,409,199.85 in receipts and $63,956,396.53 in disbursements, leaving $4,452,803.32 on hand. In the Michigan Senate race, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed filed $53,830,872.19 in receipts against $51,096,843.30 in disbursements, with $2,734,028.89 remaining in the bank. Both campaigns closed out the period with the smallest cash reserves among the Senate Democrats in this filing batch, a factor worth watching given 7 days remain before polls close.

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7 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont.

Election Day Arrives Tuesday

House watchers should track the Arizona delegation, where three districts (1st, 2nd, and 6th) are all rated Toss-up, along with a dense bloc of competitive Florida seats spanning the 7th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 22nd, and 25th districts. Ohio and New York each carry multiple Toss-up districts as well, meaning late counts there could shape the overall House math.

With results arriving Tuesday night and in the days after, margins in the closest races — particularly the Toss-up Senate contests — may not be final immediately. Watch for certification timelines in states with narrow results before drawing conclusions on control of either chamber.

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