Talarico Targets Texas Senate Seat Against Paxton After 1 GOP Primary
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Updated · NPR · May 29
Talarico Targets Texas Senate Seat Against Paxton After 1 GOP Primary
8 articles · Updated · NPR · May 29
James Talarico said he is running to flip a Texas Senate seat after the Republican primary locked in Attorney General Ken Paxton as his November opponent.
The matchup crystallized after 1 primary contest settled the GOP side, shifting the race from nomination politics to a general-election fight in a state Democrats have long struggled to win statewide.
Talarico framed the campaign around challenging Paxton directly, with the interview focusing on whether Democrats can turn a high-profile Texas contest into a competitive Senate race.
The race now sets up a clear Democrat-versus-Republican contrast in November, with Paxton entering as the GOP standard-bearer and Talarico arguing the seat is flippable.
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