Talarico wins Senate race, ending decades of Republican dominance in Texas

James Talarico won the US Senate race in Texas, making him the first Democrat to win statewide office there since 1994. In his victory speech in Austin, he said Texans had taken back the state and that power belonged to the people. The result followed Donald Trump’s intervention in the Republican primary, where he endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn; Paxton failed to generate enthusiasm despite spending topping half a billion dollars. Elon Musk spent at least $212 million supporting Paxton.