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Texas Primaries: Talarico Defeats Crockett; Cornyn, Paxton Headed to Runoff

Crockett was projected to lose the primary and said voters had been disenfranchised by polling disruptions in Dallas County.

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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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James Talarico was projected to defeat Jasmine Crockett in Texas’s Democratic Senate primary, while John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced to a runoff. The article also reports other Texas primary outcomes and the newly set North Carolina Senate matchup.

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Jasmine Crockett D · TX-30
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Representative and candidate defeated in the Texas Democratic Senate primary

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Democratic Senate candidate projected to win the Texas primary

Talarico's version of this story ↗
Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate and state attorney general headed to a runoff

Paxton's version of this story ↗
John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator and Republican Senate primary candidate headed to a runoff

Cornyn's version of this story ↗

Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina

Dan Crenshaw
R · TX-2

Republican representative who lost his primary

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Retiring Republican senator from North Carolina

Tony Gonzales
Former U.S. Representative (R-TX)

Representative forced into a runoff; reports recently emerged alleging an affair with a staffer

Roy Cooper
D · NC

Former governor and Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina

Steve Toth
R · TX

Texas state representative and Republican House candidate who defeated Dan Crenshaw

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James Talarico Defeats Jasmine Crockett in Texas Senate Primary

James Talarico won the Texas Democratic Senate primary over Jasmine Crockett, who conceded. Left-leaning outlets connect the result to Dallas County voting disruptions and access concerns, while noting Crockett's call for party unity. Center outlets mostly report the result and concession straightforwardly, with attention to voting confusion, voter reactions and Harris's endorsement. Right-leaning outlets frame the loss as a rebuke of Crockett's political style and challenge her claims that Republicans targeted Dallas County.

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