James Talarico Becomes First Democratic Senator in Texas in 33 Years
The New Republic's roundup of midterm election posts leads with James Talarico, a Presbyterian former House member who ran on affordability, inequality, corruption, and healthcare, winning a Texas Senate seat in a state Donald Trump carried by 56 percent, beating Ken Paxton 58–40 per Decision Desk HQ. It also reports Annie Andrews defeating Darline Graham in South Carolina, Democrats Kathy Castor and Pia Dandiya winning gerrymandered Florida districts, and a projection that Democrats will retake the House.
