{
  "id": 11736945,
  "title": "Texas hasn't elected a Democrat to US Senate since 1988: Two polls show Republican candidate trailing in midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/texas-hasnt-elected-a-democrat-to-us-senate-since-1988-two-polls-show",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T17:31:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/texas-hasnt-elected-a-democrat-to-us-senate-since-1988-two-polls-show-republican-candidate-trailing-in-midterms-11791047539010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton in two recent Texas Senate polls. The race is drawing attention as Texas has not elected a Democrat to the US Senate since 1988, with Paxton facing GOP divisions, weak personal ratings and economic concerns.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}