Democratic rivals in close Senate primary amid Texas polling confusion

2026-03-04 - 06:13

Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico vie for nomination with results not expected until Wednesday With polls closed across Texas on Tuesday evening, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state representative James Talarico were locked in a fiercely contested and unpredictable primary that has drawn record-level turnout and outsized national attention. The marquee Senate race, unfolding in a state Democrats have not carried statewide in more than three decades, was clouded by confusion over voting in Dallas county – the state’s second largest and Crockett’s home base – and it remained unclear if the results would be known on Tuesday night. Crockett said her campaign plans to file a lawsuit. Continue reading...