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title: "James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win: Timeline of Reports"
description: "\"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."
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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.

1. Tuesday 3 November
2. 23:01 IST The Economic Times [James Talarico and Paxton battle for Texas Senate](https://allindia.news/s/81c1981ec163) (original: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/texas-voting-results-how-to-check-live-updates-as-james-talarico-takes-on-ken-paxton-in-key-senate-race-as-democrats-eye-first-statewide-win-since-1994/articleshow/135508383.cms)
3. Wednesday 4 November
4. 09:42 IST The Hindu [In huge blow to Republicans, Democrat Talarico flips U.S. Senate seat in Texas](https://allindia.news/s/5dfabfa8428c) (original: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-huge-blow-to-republicans-democrat-talarico-flips-us-senate-seat-in-texas/article71663939.ece)

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

5. 19:47 IST BBC News [James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988](https://allindia.news/s/9193b0cc9987) (original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6n8dnn09jg7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

"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.