On March 3, 2026, James Talarico, a Texas state legislator, defeated fellow progressive U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. On May 26 Republican Ken Paxton, the MAGA-affiliated Texas attorney general, defeated Republican incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a runoff election after neither candidate secured a majority in the Republican primary. The U.S. midterm elections were held on November 3, 2026, and Talarico defeated Paxton by a commanding margin.
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