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Texas Democrat Talarico defeats Paxton in Senate race
James Talarico, a former teacher and seminarian, wins Texas Senate seat with 55 percent of the vote against Republican Ken Paxton.
In brief
James Talarico, a former teacher and seminarian, wins Texas Senate seat with 55 percent of the vote against Republican Ken Paxton. Texas Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate race, flipping the seat. Originally reported by ABC News.
Talarico wins Texas Senate seat
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. Talarico, a former teacher and seminarian, flipped the seat.
The vote count
Talarico received fifty-five percent of the vote with five million three hundred ninety-seven thousand six hundred seventy votes. Paxton received forty-three percent with four million one hundred eighty-eight thousand four hundred fourteen votes.
Talarico on the victory
On Good Morning America Wednesday, Talarico said the Democratic sweep goes beyond party lines. He told the nation that Texans demanded change.
“This was bigger than the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Texans from all corners of our state demanded change and now change is on the way.”
In short
Texas Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate race, flipping the seat.
