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James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
What we know so far: 3 reports from 3 outlets, first at 3 Nov, 23:01 IST, latest at 4 Nov, 19:47 IST. Headlines and summaries are quoted from each outlet, oldest first; each links to the original report.
- Tuesday 3 November
- The Economic TimesJames Talarico and Paxton battle for Texas Senate
- Wednesday 4 November
- The HinduIn huge blow to Republicans, Democrat Talarico flips U.S. Senate seat in Texas
Democrats notched a string of early victories in U.S. midterm elections, flipping a Republican-held Senate seat and making inroads in conservative House districts as President Donald Trump faced the prospect of a bruising election setback
- BBC NewsJames Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
"This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.