HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is running against Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with both sides and their supporters spending a combined $560 million, making it the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is running against Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with both sides and their supporters spending a combined $560 million, making it the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is running against Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with both sides and their supporters spending a combined $560 million, making it the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is running against Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with both sides and their supporters spending a combined $560 million, making it the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is running against Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with both sides and their supporters spending a combined $560 million, making it the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is running against Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with both sides and their supporters spending a combined $560 million, making it the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic Senate candidate, State Rep. James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is running against Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with both sides and their supporters spending a combined $560 million, making it the most expensive senate race in U.S. history. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa speaks during a midterm campaign rally at the Bayou Music Center on October 31, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Hinojosa will attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbot in the upcoming midterm elections on November 3. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)