Democratic rivals in close Senate primary amid Texas polling confusion

Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico vie for nomination with results not expected until WednesdayWith polls closed across Texas on Tuesday evening, congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state representative James Talarico were locked in a fiercely contested primary that has drawn record-level turnout and outsized national attention.The marquee Senate race, unfolding in a state Democrats have not carried statewide in more than three decades, was clouded by confusion over voting in Dallas county – the state’s second largest and Crockett’s home base. Just after midnight, Talarico said his campaign would wait for an official call, but said “we are confident in this movement we’ve built together”. Continue reading…