Politics

The third time was the charm for Bohannan, who lost by just 799 votes in her second race against Miller-Meeks two years ago.

Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican with close ties to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state.

“I will commit that I will be praying for him, that he will do good for Texas and this nation,” Paxton said about Talarico.

Democrats win pivotal race in southwest Milwaukee County, helping to flip Assembly.

Voters delivered a significant rebuke to President Donald Trump on Tuesday by handing Democrats control of the Senate, rejecting his handpicked candidates while airing widespread concerns about high costs in the wake of his war against Iran and his punishing tariff policy.

Talarico’s victory represents the first time a Democrat has won a statewide office in Texas since 1994, a shakeup for a state long dominated by Republicans.