Talarico Wins, Cornyn and Paxton Face Runoff, & More Election News
A change to when votes are counted in Travis County caused results on primary election night to be delayed for hours, leaving several local races uncalled late into Tuesday evening. In the heavily-watched race for the U.S. Senate nomination, State Representative James Talarico beat U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, and the top Republican vote-getters, incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, will face a runoff.
Meanwhile, other polling changes across Texas created confusion and the slowdown of proclaiming a winner in many key statewide races. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by producers Elissa Castles and Eva Ruth Moravec to unpack what happened in local and state races, who came out ahead, and what the record-breaking voter turnout says about Travis County voters.
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