Talarico defeats Crockett in Texas Senate Democratic primary
He took a big-tent approach to his campaign by appealing to voters from both parties and independents.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico and Rep. Jasmine Crockett are facing off Tuesday in the Democratic primary for incumbent Sen. John Cornyn’s (R) seat. One candidate must secure more than 50 percent of Tuesday’s vote to avoid a runoff in May. Follow Decision Desk HQ’s live results here.
He took a big-tent approach to his campaign by appealing to voters from both parties and independents.
James Talarico won the Democratic primary in the US Senate race in Texas, according to DDHQ, pulling off an extraordinary ascent from obscure state representative to budding national figure as the party seeks to break Republicans’ longtime lock on the seat.
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hold on for a fifth term in Tuesday's GOP primary, while Democrats will choose whether to send U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett or state Rep. James Talarico to a November general election where the party once again hopes it has a chance.
State Rep. James Talarico is ahead in the Democratic primary for Senate in Texas, with the race too close to call as of Tuesday night amid controversy of voting issues in Dallas County. Talarico, a state representative from the Austin suburbs, held an early edge over Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) of Dallas in a closely…
State Rep. James Talarico wins Texas Democratic Senate primary, setting up historic bid to become first Democrat elected to Senate in nearly four decades.