Democrat turns a Texas Senate seat blue for first time in four decades
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Democrat James Talarico won a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday. He defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the election. This victory marks the first statewide win for the party in more than 30 years. The seat was previously held by the GOP. The region had been a stronghold that President Donald Trump previously won by double digits.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat James Talarico flipped a U.S. Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the party's first statewide victory in more than 30 years and sending a jolt through a longtime GOP stronghold that President Donald Trump carried by double digits