James Talarico has won the Senate seat in Texas, marking the biggest political upset of this year’s midterm elections. Talarico beat his Republican rival Ken Paxton to become Texas’s first Democratic senator since 1988. His win will challenge the state’s reputation as a Republican stronghold. 🔗 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/04/midterms-talarico-first-democrat-win-texas-senate-38-years/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_win-texas-senate-38-years/