by Natalia Mittelstadt
Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded to James Talarico in the Texas Democratic Senate primary election.
Crockett called on the Democratic Party to unify behind Talarico, a state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight, The Associated Press reported.
“Texas is primed to turn blue and we must remain united because this is bigger than any one person,” Crockett said in a statement. “This is about the future of all 30 million Texans and getting America back on track.”
“With the primary behind us, Democrats must rally around our nominees and win. I’m committed to doing my part and will continue working to elect democrats up and down the ballot,” she added.
Crockett’s campaign had previously suggested that she would sue over voting challenges in the primary election. A spokesperson did not immediately respond to the AP’s request for comment about those plans.
Heading into the election, Talarico was the favorite. An Emerson College poll in January showed Talarico up by nine points.
“Talarico has built momentum among Hispanic (59%) and white (57%) voters, while a majority of Black Democratic primary voters (80%) support Crockett,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, noted. “Men also break for Talarico 52% to 30%, while women are about evenly split between the two Democrats, 44% for Talarico and 43% for Crockett.”
In the general election, Talarico will face the winner of the May GOP runoff election, either Sen. John Cornyn or state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Natalia Mittelstadt is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
Photo “James Talarico” by James Talarico.
