James Talarico has been elected as the next U.S. Senator from Texas, marking the first Democratic victory for the seat in decades after defeating Republican Ken Paxton.
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James Talarico has been elected as the next U.S. Senator from Texas, marking the first Democratic victory for the seat in decades after defeating Republican Ken Paxton.
Democrat James Talarico has won the Senate seat in Texas, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Bloomberg’s Texas bureau chief Julie Fine breaks down James Talarico’s historic win over Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. 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.
Texas Democrat James Talarico, the 37-year-old state lawmaker who shares his only disclosed checking account with his mother, defeated Republican attorney general Ken Paxton, breaking his party's long losing streak in the Lone Star State. James Talarico pulled off the unthinkable Tuesday night, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to become Texas’ first Democratic senator in 33 years.
NPR reported the story as "Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate seat." Star Tribune reported the story as "Democrat James Talarico flips a US Senate seat in Texas and sends a shockwave through the GOP." Conservative Review reported the story as "Momma, We Made It: James Talarico Wins Texas Senate Race."
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23 sources have covered this story, including Star Tribune, Conservative Review, Washington Free Beacon and Daily Kos and 19 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 6 minutes ago.
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