"In South Texas' mostly Hispanic Cameron County - which Trump won by nearly 6 points in 2024 as Republicans posted unprecedented gains among Latinos - 71% of the primary voters cast ballots for Democrats. Talarico won the county with nearly twice the votes Crockett received and more than three times what Sen. John Cornyn got in topping Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the county's GOP primary."
"In red-leaning, fast-growing Collin County just north of Dallas - where no Democrat has won the presidential race since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 - 57% of the votes cast Tuesday were in the Democratic primary. Talarico won that suburb, which has been trending toward Democrats in recent years but which Trump won by more than 11 points in 2024."
"In Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth and one of the largest urban jurisdictions Trump won in the last election, 57% of the votes cast Tuesday went to Democrats. Crockett topped Talarico there, as she did in Dallas and Houston amid high turnout in areas with large Black populations."
Texas Democrats experienced significant primary turnout driven by competitive Senate races and crossover voters. James Talarico defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary, though questions remain about the party's ability to win statewide elections after 27 years without a statewide victory. Democratic primary participation exceeded Republican turnout in multiple counties. In Cameron County, a heavily Hispanic South Texas area Trump won in 2024, 71% of primary voters chose Democrats. Talarico dominated majority-Hispanic counties throughout South Texas. In Collin County north of Dallas, 57% of votes went to Democrats despite Trump's 11-point victory there in 2024. Similar patterns emerged in Tarrant County and Williamson County, indicating Democratic momentum in traditionally Republican areas.
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