James Talarico wins Texas Senate race, flipping seat for Democrats
Also reported by Guardian US, PBS NewsHour
Summary
CBS News projects that Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, flipping the seat for Democrats. Talarico, a former teacher and Presbyterian seminarian, campaigned on fighting corruption and lowering costs; the result gives Democrats a key win as they seek control of the Senate.Key Facts
- Talarico is 37 and has described himself as a progressive Christian.
- Paxton, 63, is Texas’s attorney general and won the Republican nomination by defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a runoff.
- President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton in the Republican primary.
- The article says spending in the Texas race had topped half a billion dollars by mid-October, a record for the state.
- The Texas House impeached Paxton in 2023 on accusations including bribery and obstruction of justice; the state Senate later acquitted him.
- Paxton’s campaign said he had been politically persecuted in response to reporting about his personal life.
- Talarico’s campaign released security-camera footage that appeared to show him at home during a weeklong absence from campaigning, after Republicans questioned his whereabouts.
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