Democrat James Talarico has won a key Senate race in Texas, in what is likely the single biggest upset for Republicans in this year’s elections.
Talarico’s stunning victory over Republican Ken Paxton marks the first time a Democrat has won a US Senate seat in Texas since 1988 – and has helped solidify Democrats taking full control of the US Congress in a tidal wave of wins across America.
Talarico, a former schoolteacher, was a little-known figure until last year. He made the rising cost of living under Republican leadership a central theme of his run.
Paxton sought to portray Talarico’s views as too progressive for the state, and campaigned alongside Trump on several occasions.
BBC James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat in decades
