Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate race, defeating Ken Paxton

Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate race, defeating Ken Paxton

Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate race, defeating Ken Paxton

Democrat James Talarico has defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas's U.S. Senate race, according to projections, flipping a seat Republicans had held for decades. Talarico becomes the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988 and the first Democrat to win any statewide office in Texas since 1994. Paxton, the state attorney general backed by President Donald Trump, had ousted four-term Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff. The race became the most expensive non-presidential contest in U.S. history, with more than $500 million spent on advertising.

Democrat James Talarico has defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas's U.S. Senate race, according to projections, flipping a seat Republicans had held for decades. Talarico becomes the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988 and the first Democrat to win any statewide office in Texas since 1994. Paxton, the state attorney general backed by President Donald Trump, had ousted four-term Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff. The race became the most expensive non-presidential contest in U.S. history, with more than $500 million spent on advertising.

Democrat James Talarico has defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas's U.S. Senate race, according to projections, flipping a seat Republicans had held for decades. Talarico becomes the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988 and the first Democrat to win any statewide office in Texas since 1994. Paxton, the state attorney general backed by President Donald Trump, had ousted four-term Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff. The race became the most expensive non-presidential contest in U.S. history, with more than $500 million spent on advertising.