James Talarico wins expensive Texas Senate race despite massive spending

James Talarico wins expensive Texas Senate race despite massive spending

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James Talarico, a Democratic Texas senator-elect, won the state's Senate seat in the recent midterm elections, flipping Texas in the process. The election was the most expensive Senate race to date, with over $573 million spent on advertisements by Talarico, his Republican opponent Ken Paxton, and their aligned PACs.

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