James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, speaks at an election night watch party after his victory was announced, in Austin, Texas, early Monday, Nov. 4, 2026. Talarico defeated a scandal-plagued Republican to end a three-decade drought for Democrats in one of the nation’s largest states. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By SHANE GOLDMACHER and PATRICIA MAZZEI Democrats marched to a landslide victory in the midterm elections on Tuesday as voters across the country raged…
