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James Talarico will be the first Democrat in decades to win a Senate seat in Texas

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Democratic state Rep. James Talarico will win the Senate race in Texas, CNN projects, delivering a stunning defeat to Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Talarico is the first Democrat elected to represent Texas in the US Senate in 38 years. Follow live updates.

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