# Democrat James Talarico flips Texas Senate seat, defeating Ken Paxton

https://mins.news/en/item/128346

- NBC News, 2026-11-04 03:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/james-talarico-democrat-wins-texas-senate-race-ken-paxton-rcna603319

> NBC News projects that James Talarico has won Texas’s Senate race, making history with the first Democratic Senate victory in the state since 1988.

## Related coverage

- [Not even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy Texas](https://mins.news/en/item/129260) — The Verge, 2026-11-04
- [Texas turns blue as Democrats win Senate seat for first time in 38 years](https://mins.news/en/item/128840) — BBC Chinese, 2026-11-04
- [James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win a Texas Senate race since 1988](https://mins.news/en/video/128736) — The Associated Press, 2026-11-04
- [James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since 1988](https://mins.news/en/item/128509) — BBC News, 2026-11-04