The 2026 campaign kicked off Tuesday with high-profile primary elections in Texas, where Republican Sen. John Cornyn is ...

James Tallarico is turning heads as Democrats look for signs of hope in the midterm elections and beyond. You weren't born the last time that Texas elected *** Democrat to the US Senate. That's right.

Sen. John Cornyn will face Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a May runoff. The winner will face James Talarico, a seminarian and state lawmaker who's emerged as a rising Democratic star.

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary.

Follow live updates and news coverage as voters head to the polls in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas for the 2026 primary elections for U.S. Senate, House, and gubernatorial races.

NBC News projects Cornyn and Paxton will face off in May after neither surpassed 50% of the vote Tuesday. The Democratic primary is still too early to call.

A change to voting procedures in Democrat Jasmine Crockett’s stronghold led to voter confusion and a court intervention to keep voting stations open ...