Longtime Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) congratulated Democratic nominee James Talarico on his projected victory over Attorney General Ken Paxton.
“The voters have spoken, and I want to extend my congratulations to James Talarico on his election to the U.S. Senate,” Cornyn wrote. “I look forward to meeting him and offering my assistance with his transition as he prepares to serve Texans in the U.S. Senate.”
Cornyn faced Paxton in a bruising primary earlier this year that led to a runoff, where the senior senator lost after President Donald Trump endorsed against him.
Talarico is set to become the first Democrat to win statewide since 1994 and is leading Paxton with more than 59.4% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, which called the race shortly after 11 p.m. The Texas Democrat had been narrowly leading Paxton in the polls leading up to the election.
“After tonight, Georgia is a bluish shade of purple,” GOP Strategist Dennis Lennox told the Washington Examiner. “Texas is a 2028 battleground. The GOP’s Electoral College math gets brutal without Georgia — and catastrophic without Texas.”
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
