James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat in decades
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"This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Gary O'Donoghue, Chief North America correspondent in Austin, Texas and Brandon Drenon
Published4 November 2026, 05:35 GMT
Updated 14 minutes ago
Democrat James Talarico has won a key Senate race in Texas, in what is likely the single biggest upset for Republicans in this year's elections.
Talarico's stunning victory over Republican Ken Paxton marks the first time a Democrat has won a US Senate seat in Texas since 1988 - and has helped solidify Democrats taking full control of the US Congress in a tidal wave of wins across the US.
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