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Even as some top targets held on, lawmakers in both parties were pushed into runoffs by challengers in Texas, while some in the North Carolina state legislature lost.
Primaries Offer Warning Signs to Incumbents in Both Parties Read More »
At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
Talarico’s Win in Texas Shows That Nice Guys Can Finish First Read More »
The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.
John Cornyn’s Biggest Challenges as Republican Senate Primary Heads for Runoff in Texas Read More »
A Texas writer assesses the Senate race.
Talarico Can Win. But He Will Not Turn Texas Blue. Read More »
Midterm season is kicking off with hard-fought Senate and House primary contests that include battles over political style and ideology, age and scandal.
What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Texas, Arkansas and North Carolina Read More »
The signs are familiar: an unpopular Republican president, well-funded Democrats and anecdotes of disaffected G.O.P. and independent voters.
Starting in North Carolina on Tuesday, older House Democrats face a test of their staying power and the appetite of voters to replace them.
Texas and North Carolina Elections Will Test Older House Democrats’ Staying Power Read More »
The Texas Democratic Senate primary is more about persona than policy, and the same is true for many other races.
Crockett vs. Talarico. Progressive vs. Moderate. Right? Read More »
Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.
How Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups Read More »
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
