James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Texas, raised more than $3 million in the first 24 hours after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton emerged as his Republican opponent, Talarico’s campaign first told CNN.

In a race for the first Dem to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988, he has spent the spring consolidating Dems' support and reaching beyond liberal voters.

Ken Paxton romped to a victory Tuesday, setting up a high-stakes November election against James Talarico that has rekindled Democratic hopes in Texas.

In the first two hours following Ken Paxton’s win, Talarico said he took in $600,000 in donations for his Texas Senate campaign.

A GOP super PAC released an ad attack on Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico amid his race against Republican nominee Ken Paxton.