# ‘I’m hopeful. This is amazing,’ says Texas resident after state turns blue

https://mins.news/en/video/129935

- CBC News, 2026-11-05 01:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A33WNoVgkmY

> After Democrat James Talerico defeated Republican Ken Paxton for Texas’s Senate seat in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm election, resident Margaret Martin said the next day that she remained hopeful and relieved.

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