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James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton, giving Democrats their first U.S. Senate win in Texas since 1988

James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton, giving Democrats their first U.S. Senate win in Texas since 1988
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Democratic state Rep. James Talarico defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race Tuesday, overcoming a deluge of outside money to break the GOP’s three-decade grip on the state. Talarico’s victory, a political earthquake unseen in Texas this century, delivers his pa...

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