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.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) told supporters Tuesday night that confusion over voting hours in Dallas County will likely prevent the race for Texas’s Democratic Senate primary from being called Tuesday night. Speaking at her watch party, Crockett said legal disputes over polling hours and a late ruling from the Texas Supreme Court had complicated the…
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 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.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) told supporters she was going to leave her own watch party after votes in Dallas County were delayed.
Voters in two major Texas counties were turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts Tuesday, after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration.