Talarico gets more votes than Hillary, Kamala: 4 midterm election shockers in Texas
Quick Summary
- 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.
4. Abbott lost reelection bid despite outspending Hinojosa supporters
Texas' two nationally-watched races also saw Republicans spend far more than their Democratic opponents only to end up losing.
According to a Houston Chronicle analysis of data from AdImpact, a firm that tracks political ad spending, groups supporting Paxton spent about $66 on ads per vote, compared with Talarico supporters spending less than half that amount at approximately $27 per vote.
The analysis found a similar trend in the Texas gubernatorial race, where Abbott’s campaign and his allies spent roughly $26 per vote on ads, compared with Hinojosa supporters spending about $5 per vote.
Ian M. Giatti is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ian.giatti@christianpost.com.
