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Texas Dem who flipped red district says people are 'tired of campaigns of outrage'

Taylor Rehmet defeated Trump-backed conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss.

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Democrat flips Texas Senate seat, will represent district Trump won

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After Democrat flips seat in deep red district, Texas Republicans sound the alarm

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Taylor Rehmet upset win has Texas Deomcrats eyeing big November

Texas Democrats are energized by Taylor Rehmet's upset win in a district Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024, but political scientists wonder if it'll cause a "blue wave" after all.

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Kornacki: Texas state Senate election shows ‘trouble’ for GOP & ‘opportunity’ for Democrats in 2026

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Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Texas state Senate seat in district Trump won by 17 points

Black, James Talarico and Dem

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Democratic Senate primary erupts after candidate accused of 'mediocre Black man' remark

Texas Democratic Senate primary erupts as James Talarico is accused of calling former rival Colin Allred a "mediocre Black man" in private conversation.

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James Talarico responds to allegations he called fellow Dem 'mediocre Black man'

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A 'mediocre' comment has put Talarico's Texas Senate campaign in the hot seat

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Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign roiled as he denies referring to ex-rival as ‘mediocre Black man’

With now just a month to go until Election Day, the Democratic primary for US Senate in Texas has become so fraught that a TikToker’s accusations have roiled the race and prompted a major endorsement ...

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Colin Allred blasts Talarico, backs Crockett in Texas Senate primary

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Texas Democrat Denies He Called Colin Allred a ‘Mediocre Black Man’: ‘Mischaracterization of a Private Conversation’

A Democrat just flipped a very Republican state Senate seat in Texas. Does that mean a 'blue wave' is coming in the 2026 midterms?

Trump won the district by more than 17 percentage points. But on Saturday, the GOP candidate lost by more than 14.

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Republicans "did not show up" in Texas election won by Democrats

Republican Leigh Wambsganss lost the state Senate District 9 election by more than 14 percentage points.

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A Democrat flipped a state Senate seat in Texas. Republicans say it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for the midterms

A Democratic win in a special election in solidly red Texas is sparking a new wave of warnings from Republicans on Capitol Hill about finetuning messaging and revving up turnout heading into the midterm elections.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

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Blue wave forming? Democrat's Texas romp may be biggest sign yet.

A state Senate election in Texas produced the largest shockwave yet from a slew of special elections in which Democrats have vastly overperformed.

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Texas Democrats taste victory, then turn on each other

Texas Democrats rejoiced Saturday after they flipped a state Senate seat in a district that President Donald Trump carried in 2024 by 17 percentage points, hailing it as a burst of momentum for the midterms in the historically red state. But they received ...

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Is calm Democratic Senate race between Crockett and Talarico heading for a tougher turn?

DALLAS — Tired of losing statewide, Texas Democrats say they want a fighter to flip a GOP-held Senate seat this year. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are vying for it in a primary that so far has been an ice cream and cake affair,

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Live results: Texas state Senate runoff

Democrats are hoping for an upset in a special runoff election for a state Senate seat in Texas on Saturday. Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, is facing off against Republican Leigh Wambsganss,