James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton, flips Texas Senate seat for first time since 1988

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Nov 4, 2026
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AI GeneratedDemocrat James Tallarico has won a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton by nearly a million votes. This victory marks the first time in 38 years that a Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election in the state. Tallarico is set to become the youngest member of the U.S. Senate.
In Texas, President Trump went all
in for Republican Ken Paxton, but even that wasn't
enough to save the Senate seat.
Paxton, the state's attorney general, lost to Democrat
James Tallarico by nearly a million votes.
And Tallarico, who's set to become the youngest
member of the U.S. Senate,
had a message for his supporters on election night.
We just took back Texas.
We just proved that all
the money in the world
is no match for
This is for the people of Texas.
We just showed that a politics of division
is no match for a politics of love.
Paxton, for his part, opened his concession speech
with a message for the man who defeated him.
Well, let me start off by congratulating James Tallarico.
I will commit that I will be praying for him
that he will do good for Texas and this nation.
Tallarico's victory ends a 38-year drought
for Texas Democrats in U.S. Senate elections.
