State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race, according to the reporting. Talarico received about 55 percent of the vote statewide and Paxton about 43 percent.
In Lubbock County, unofficial results released Wednesday morning showed Paxton with 57.22 percent, or 59,695 votes. Talarico received 40.68 percent, or 42,444 votes. The story said Paxton's county share was eight to 12 percentage points lower than President Trump's in 2024, 2020 and 2016.
Trump won 69.22 percent of the Lubbock County vote in 2024, 65.27 percent in 2020 and 66.31 percent in 2016, according to the figures in the story. The story also reported that Gov. Greg Abbott (R) drew 59.33 percent in Lubbock County, while Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) received 38.86 percent. Hinojosa defeated Abbott statewide with 52.8 percent.