Talarico projected to flip Texas Senate seat

Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is projected to win against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the high-stakes Texas Senate race, turning the seat blue.
Democrats have won key races in Kansas, Ohio and Texas.
Democrats have won several key races in the high-stakes midterm elections -- with ABC News projecting that Democrats will take control of the Senate and the House.
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Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is projected to win against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the high-stakes Texas Senate race, turning the seat blue.
Polls have now closed in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state.
Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who narrowly won his Senate seat in a runoff election in 2021, earned more support from Georgia voters in this year’s race, according to ABC Voter Polls.
The incumbent, who is projected to win reelection, won the support of around 6 in 10 voters across the state, according to ABC Voter Polls.
Voters under the age of 65 helped propel Ossoff to victory, according to ABC News Voter Polls. Nearly 9 in 10 voters between the ages of 18-24 voted for Ossoff, while roughly 8 in 10 between the ages of 25-29 did the same. Voters between the ages of 50-64 were roughly evenly split between Ossoff and his Republican challenger, Mike Collins, while voters ages 65 and older favored Collins by about 10 percentage points.
-ABC News' Will Bishop

Dr. Amy Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is projected to defeat GOP opponent Vivek Ramaswamy for the Ohio governor's seat.