
Rising star Talarico topples progressive firebrand Crockett in high-stakes Texas Senate Democratic primary
Fox News
State Rep. James Talarico wins Texas Democratic Senate primary, defeating Rep. Jasmine Crockett, to face GOP nominee. The rising star seeks to become first Democrat to win since 1988.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
This year's Senate showdown in Texas is one of a handful across the country that could determine if Republicans hold their majority in the chamber in the midterm elections. The GOP currently controls the chamber 53-47.
In the final weeks leading up to Tuesday's Democratic primary, race became a key factor in the showdown between Talarico, a former middle school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian who is considered a rising star among Democrats, and Crockett, a civil rights attorney first elected to Congress in 2022.













