# 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

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:10:41+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/11/03/james-talarico-democrat-senator-texas-elon-musk-200-million/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/james-talarico-wasn-t-born-the-last-time-a-democrat-won-a-texas-senate-59bcb4/

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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