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  "title": "James Talarico wasn’t born the last time a Democrat won a Texas Senate race. At 37, he won one despite $200 million from Elon Musk to stop him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/james-talarico-wasnt-born-the-last-time-a-democrat-won-a-texas-senate",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T04:10:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
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    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/11/03/james-talarico-democrat-senator-texas-elon-musk-200-million/"
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  "summary": "Talarico is the first Democrat to win a Senate race in Texas since 1988, carrying suburban counties Trump won two years ago.",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins election for governor in Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrat-gina-hinojosa-wins-election-for-governor-in-texas",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:26:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Talarico says 'power belongs to the people' as Democrats win big in Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/talarico-says-power-belongs-to-the-people-as-democrats-win-big-in",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:36:13.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "‘We defeated Goliath’: Texas Democrat James Talarico wins Senate seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/we-defeated-goliath-texas-democrat-james-talarico-wins-senate-seat",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:53:24.000Z"
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      {
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        "title": "US midterm elections: Cheers erupt as Talarico's Texas victory is projected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-midterm-elections-cheers-erupt-as-talaricos-texas-victory-is",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:28:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "James Talarico celebrates 2026 midterm elections win with Gina Hinojosa at Texas Whataburger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/james-talarico-celebrates-2026-midterm-elections-win-with-gina",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:07:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Democrat James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton to win Texas's first Democratic Senate seat in 30+ years; Elon Musk spent $47M backing Paxton and attacked Talarico (Stephanie Findlay/Financial Times)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrat-james-talarico-defeats-ken-paxton-to-win-texass-first",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:10:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Democrat James Talarico flips a US Senate seat in Texas and sends a shock through the GOP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrat-james-talarico-flips-a-us-senate-seat-in-texas-and-sends-a",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:15:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "US midterms: Democrat Talarico flips Texas Senate seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-midterms-democrat-talarico-flips-texas-senate-seat",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:38:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "James Talarico wins Texas senate race, 1st Democrat to win the state since 1994",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/james-talarico-wins-texas-senate-race-1st-democrat-to-win-the-state",
        "published": "2026-11-04T10:02:51.000Z"
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