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Center-Right Owned by Adani Group (AMG Media)Texas Election Results 2026: Big Setback To Trump, Republicans Lose Texas, Democrat Candidates Win Senate, Governor Race In Midterms
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Democrat James Talarico, a former schoolteacher and Presbyterian seminarian who ran on a “politics of love,” won the U.S. Senate race in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton. The victory flips the Texas Senate seat to Democrats, marking the first statewide Democratic win in over 30 years and representing a historic win for the party. The result is described as a huge blow to Republicans.
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center · 1 outlet
AUSTIN: Democrat James Talarico flipped a US Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime GOP stronghold that President Donald Trump carried by double digits just two years ago…
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Democrat James Talarico won a Texas Senate seat, defeating Republican Ken Paxton, marking the first statewide Democratic win in over 30 years.
— NDTV
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Democrat James Talarico won a Texas Senate seat, defeating Republican Ken Paxton, marking the first statewide Democratic win in over 30 years.
