Democrat James Talarico Projected to Win Texas Senate Race, Flipping Seat After 33 Years
The win gives Democrats their first Texas Senate victory since 1988 after a costly race fueled by record turnout and heavy outside spending.
- On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Democrat James Talarico held an early lead over Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race for Texas' open U.S. Senate seat as the first results began coming in.
- The most expensive non-presidential race in U.S. history, with $573.2 million in ad spending, could determine control of the Senate through the end of President Donald Trump's second term.
- More than 7.7 million Texans voted early, a 40.5% turnout rate reflecting efforts to break a three-decade streak of Democratic losses in statewide Texas elections.
- National GOP groups poured north of $281 million into an advertising blitz supporting Paxton, whom President Trump endorsed earlier this year to replace retiring Sen. John Cornyn.
- With most Election Day ballots still uncounted, the race remains too close to call as Democrats need to gain four seats nationwide to shift control of the upper chamber from Republicans.
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US midterm elections: Cheers erupt as Talarico's Texas victory is projected
Supporters erupted in celebration in Austin as Democrat James Talarico was projected to win a US Senate seat in Texas, a state where his party has not won a Senate election since 1988.
James Talarico Wins the First Senate Seat for Texas Democrats Since 1994: "We Have Defeated Goliath"
The new senator defeats the candidate sponsored by Elon Musk, who spent more than $200 million on the Abdul El-Sayed campaign, proclaims himself a winner in Michigan: “They have lost the bad.” Democrat James Talarico has won the US Senate elections on Tuesday on behalf of Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton. “We have defeated Goliath. We have sent a message to the billionaire donors, to all the corrupt defenders of this broken political syste…
James Talarico triumphed in the most expensive senatorial race in America's history and is the first democratically elected senator in Texas in nearly 40 years. His victory is all the more remarkable as he was relatively unknown last year, notes The Times.
The Democrats have made substantial gains in the US midterm elections. According to America expert Koen Petersen, the performances of James Talarico and Abdul El-Sayed in the states of Texas and Michigan show how the party could develop in the coming years. ‘Moderate and outspokenly left, two different schools, but young, fresh faces—we will certainly be hearing from them in the coming years.’
Democrat James Talarico won the U.S. Senate race in Texas on Wednesday, being one of the biggest surprises of the U.S. mid-term election, writes BBC. His victory in front of...
James Talarico Texas Senate Win: Democrat Projected to Defeat Ken Paxton
The FINANCIAL — Democrat James Talarico is projected to defeat Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas race for the U.S. Senate, a result that would give Democrats their first Senate victory in the state since 1988 and remove a seat from the Republican column as the party takes control of Congress. CBS News, CNN and […]
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