At the time, he blamed Republicans for redrawing state House District 52, which he then represented, into one that was more red-leaning. Even if he did, the candidate would have to have resided there for at least a year before launching his House campaign," the Federalist reported. He's been lying to voters and shamelessly committing election fraud to hold onto power," Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote on social media. Madison Cercy, a spokeswoman for the Paxton campaign, did not hold back in a statement to the Federalist. A recent Democrat-aligned poll said Talarico had a five-point advantage over Paxton, but the Decision Desk voter probability has Paxton as a slight favorite over the Democrat.