US EditionTexas Democrats break records in primary election
Democratic turnout surged 126% from 2024, surpassing Republicans for the first time in a generation with over 4.29 million voters statewide, Texas Secretary of State reported.
- On Tuesday, the Texas Democratic Party reported record turnout as nearly one in four registered voters cast ballots, outpacing the Texas Republican Party for the first time in a generation.
- Democrats running a full slate in all 254 counties helped drive turnout, with barnburner U.S. Senate and down-ballot races this year boosting voter interest.
- State Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination, defeating U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett as the Democratic Senate primary drew more than 2.2 million ballots, over twice prior midterm totals.
- The runoff schedule and incumbent GOP wins set the path to November, with Cornyn and Paxton heading to a May 26 runoff while most incumbents won primaries.
- As the Democratic nominee, Talarico must broaden his appeal beyond the primary base, and Democrats still need about 3 million more voters for November success.
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Latino Voters Boost Democratic Turnout in Texas Primary
San Antonio, Texas — Latino voter turnout increased significantly in the 2026 Texas Democratic primary, while Republican participation declined in many Latino-majority areas, according to newly reported election data. Statewide Democratic primary turnout rose from 6.3% in 2022 to about 11.9% in 2026. Participation in the state’s 64 Latino-majority counties climbed even higher, increasing from roughly 9% in 2022 to 13.1% this year. By comparison,…
In five rural, Latino-majority counties in South Texas, more voters participated this Tuesday in the Democratic primary than those who supported Kamala Harris in the presidential elections of 2024. It was a sharp turn after several cycles marked by the erosion of Hispanic support for the Democratic Party in the south of this state, a region that has always been a Hispanic majority and which had been one of its most constant historical bastions f…
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Texas primary voters smash recent midterm turnout records
Nearly 1 in 4 registered voters in Texas cast a ballot in Tuesday’s primaries, a high-water mark for midterm elections in the state’s recent history, driven by electrifying momentum surrounding both parties’ races for U.S. Senate.
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