# Texas v Musk: how southern state Democrats won against the billionaire – explainer

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-11-06T21:12:04+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/nov/06/texas-v-musk-how-southern-state-democrats-won-against-the-billionaire-explainer
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/texas-v-musk-how-southern-state-democrats-won-against-the-billionaire--de567f/

Democrat James Talarico won a Senate seat in Texas, breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning blow to Donald Trump. The race became one of the most expensive Senate contests in US history, with advertising spending topping $500m, according to estimates. GOP-aligned groups poured hundreds of millions of dollars into efforts to elect Ken Paxton,

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