Democrat James Talarico flipped a US Senate seat in Texas on Tuesday, defeating Republican Ken Paxton to pull off the party's first statewide victory in more than 30 years. A large crowd erupted in cheers at Talarico's watch party in downtown Austin after the race was called. The 37-year-old former schoolteacher and Presbyterian seminarian campaigned on a message of "politics of love", challenging Republican dominance in one of America's most conservative states. Texas has not elected a Democratic senator since 1988. In his victory speech in Austin, Talarico portrayed the campaign as a battle against powerful political and financial interests, crediting ordinary Texans for helping him overcome the odds.
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