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Talarico breaks Democrats’ 38-year Texas Senate drought

James Talarico stands beside Jon Ossoff while a woman speaks into a microphone at an outdoor event.
Louise Palanker / CC BY-SA 4.0

James Talarico has defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, giving Democrats their first US Senate election victory in the state since 1988, before the former teacher was born.

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