# James Talarico wins Texas Senate race in historic victory

https://mins.news/en/video/128645

- Guardian News, 2026-11-04 06:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYFjB91JGDk

> Democrat James Talarico defeated scandal-plagued attorney general Ken Paxton in Texas’s most expensive race of the midterm cycle. He is the first Democrat to win a US Senate seat in the state since 1988.

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