Talarico Wins Texas Senate Race, Ending a Three-Decade Drought for Democrats
The New York Times reports that James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton, the scandal-plagued Texas attorney general and Trump ally, to end a three-decade Democratic drought in Texas and become the first Democrat to win statewide office there since 1994. Elon Musk spent roughly $200 million trying to keep the seat Republican, and Trump and JD Vance campaigned repeatedly for Paxton; the AP called the race for Talarico on election day.
