Ken Paxton
Attorney General, Texas Attorney General · Candidate for Texas U.S. Senate · Republican
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Texas U.S. Senate · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): U. S. SENATOR · read Sep 24, 2026
Running for Texas U.S. Senate, Class 2, Nov 3 General. The race page has 6 other candidates, 8 public polls, 2 certified results. See the race
Key Votes
The record
Current office: Texas Attorney General · no legislative voting record
Serves as Texas Attorney General (executive office; no roll-call votes). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Office of the Texas Attorney General · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- New finance report · Oct 9
- Raised
- $9,240,578cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $1,755,294cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $7,485,283cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $0cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- AXMEDIA · media$2.46M
- ROCKWELL SOLUTIONS · finance consulting - direct mail$874.8K
- AXCAPITAL LLC · media$792.5K
- SOLUTIONS FOR TEXAS IN FUNDRAISING LLC · finance consulting$601.0K
- THE PROSPER GROUP · finance consulting/digital media$427.3K
Campaign finance · KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance · KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $9,240,577.51 this cycle · spent $7,485,283.04 · cash on hand $1,755,294.47 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $9,012,056.96 (98%); PACs and other political committees $157,500.00 (2%); Party committees $62,000.00 (1%); Transfers from authorized committees $6,632.58 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $3.44M; direct mail $874.8K; fundraising $865.5K; digital $766.2K; general consulting $302.9K; compliance/treasurer $73.6K.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Filings
- Termination ReportFEC · through Sep 30, 2026View the Filing
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Ken
Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign $39,400 on Google; outside Google ads $236,900–$273,800; Snap $0; broadcast TV pending; FEC independent expenditures $8,626,133. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV pending; FEC independent expenditures $6,019,226. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched — not yet counted. Meta not included.
Oct 12, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads · NO GOING BACK PAC INC. (supporting)
NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 12 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $34,900–$44,800 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 12 of them also linked to other candidates.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · sourceGoogle/YouTube ads · TEXAS PAC (supporting)
TEXAS PAC — supporting this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 8 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $202,000–$229,000 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 8 of them also linked to other candidates.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · sourceGoogle/YouTube ads · KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE). 33 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $39,400 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Independent Expenditures
FEC independent expenditures on file: $13,330,181 supporting, $17,380,719 opposing, across 142 reports.
Lone Star Rising PACOpposing · $11,501,580
13 reports, newest Oct 9, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
TEXAS PACSupporting · $6,814,594
13 reports, newest Oct 9, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
America PACSupporting · $2,661,139
14 reports, newest Oct 12, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
MAGA INC.Supporting · $2,500,000
1 report, newest Sep 19, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Texas ForeverOpposing · $2,352,122
6 reports, newest Oct 9, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Moment of Truth PAC Inc.Opposing · $1,632,000
1 report, newest Sep 25, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Lower Costs NowOpposing · $1,407,924
6 reports, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.Supporting · $935,988
1 report, newest Sep 16, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Government That Works PACOpposing · $374,750
3 reports, newest Oct 7, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
CONSTITUTIONAL VANGUARD SUPER PACSupporting · $199,100
1 report, newest Sep 22, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
RED SENATESupporting · $59,608
31 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDSupporting · $55,417
19 reports, newest Oct 6, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
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SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTIONSupporting · $48,306
6 reports, newest Aug 26, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
HUNTER ACTION FUND (HAF)Supporting · $44,500
2 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Way To Lead PACOpposing · $26,393
2 reports, newest Sep 26, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
TEXANS FOR CONSERVATIVE VALUESOpposing · $23,298
4 reports, newest Oct 1, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
EDF Action VotesOpposing · $14,138
8 reports, newest Oct 9, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Texas Organizing Project PACOpposing · $13,650
2 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Club for Growth PACSupporting · $11,529
4 reports, newest Aug 13, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Building TogetherOpposing · $10,821
2 reports, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Cedar Key ProgressOpposing · $10,037
1 report, newest Oct 2, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
THE LOWDOWNOpposing · $9,006
1 report, newest Aug 18, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
WinSenateOpposing · $5,000
1 report, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“I will put money back where it belongs, in Texans' pockets.”
“When disaster strikes, Texans should not have to fight government bureaucracy for help.”
“My top priorities are lowering costs, restoring the American Dream, and keeping Texas a safe place.”
In the News
Press coverage
- Here's your 2026 Texas ballot for the November electionSep 1, 2026 · Press · The Texas Tribune
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Campaign Websitekenpaxton.comSelf-published
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. Senate, Texas · November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "KEN PAXTON" (REP) under U. S. SENATOR in the Texas Secretary of State's 2026 Ballot Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election (final certification of candidates, signed by the Deputy Secretary of State). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State · sourceU.S. Senator · TX-SEN
Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_y4kfskqkk.
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