Talarico flips Texas Senate seat in historic Democratic breakthrough
Summary
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas’s U.S. Senate race, flipping a seat Republicans had held for decades. Talarico is the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988 and the first Democrat to win a statewide Texas election since 1994; he is set to take office in January.Key Facts
- Talarico is an Austin-area state representative and former public school teacher.
- Paxton is Texas’s attorney general and a close ally of President Trump.
- Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the May Republican primary runoff after receiving Trump’s endorsement.
- The general election became the nation’s most expensive Senate race, with both parties spending heavily.
- Talarico focused his campaign on affordability, public education and wealthy donors’ influence in politics.
- Paxton emphasized immigration enforcement and conservative policies.
- The Texas Senate acquitted Paxton after the Republican-controlled Texas House impeached him in 2023.
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