The state representative was elected to the Texas House in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Talarico for Texas)
The 36-year-old Presbyterian seminarian and former middle school teacher will face either US Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the general election on Nov. 3.
State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) defeated US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) in the Texas Democratic primary for US Senate, receiving 53% of the vote to Crockett’s 45% as of early Wednesday morning.
Talarico, who announced his Senate run in September, centered his campaign around fighting billionaires and Republican corruption.
“The biggest divide in our country is not left vs right—it’s top vs bottom. Billionaire mega-donors and their puppet politicians have taken over our state and our country, rigging the system for themselves,” he said during his campaign announcement.
Talarico will now face either Republican US Sen. John Cornyn or his GOP primary challenger, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in the general election on Nov. 3, when Talarico hopes to become the first Democrat to win a statewide election since 1994.
As of publication time, it appears that neither Cornyn nor Paxton will clear the 50% of the vote needed to win the primary and will instead likely head to a May run-off.
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