# Texans vote in the most expensive Senate race in US history

https://mins.news/en/item/127904

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-03 21:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/texans-vote-in-most-expensive-senate-race-in-us-history?traffic_source=rss

> Texas voters began casting ballots in a US Senate contest that drew at least $573.2 million in spending for Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. The record-breaking sums have unsettled voters, as affordability has dominated the race; Elon Musk spent at least $212 million to support Paxton.

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