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Talarico gets more votes than Hillary, Kamala: 4 midterm election shockers in Texas

By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter

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  • James Talarico received more votes than Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. 
  • Democrats won every statewide race and Republican incumbents lost all state high court races. 
  • Republican-aligned groups outspent Democrats on ads in every statewide race but still lost. 

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2. Talarico received more votes than Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris

In what was perhaps the most stunning outcome of the midterm, Talarico garnered more votes in Texas in the 2026 U.S. Senate race than any of the last three Democratic presidential candidates, according to unofficial results.

Talarico received 5,445,185 votes, according to Decision Desk HQ, a total that topped both the number of votes for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and 12% more than Kamala Harris in 2024.

The vote for Talarico was slightly more than Joe Biden received in Texas in 2020, according to state presidential voting records. Talarico also received more early votes than Paxton received in total.

Ian M. Giatti is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ian.giatti@christianpost.com.

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