IT’S OVER: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Jasmine Crockett CONCEDES To James Talarico In Texas Democrat Senate Primary

Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s hopes to be a U.S. Senator were crushed on Tuesday night in a primary that was never really close.

Rep. Crockett, who ran for the U.S. Senate after her congressional district was redrawn to favor Republicans, lost her Democrat primary to James Talarico.

Talarico defeated Crockett after receiving 53% of the vote to Crockett’s 46%.

The Baltimore Sun reported more on Crockett’s concession speech:

Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico.

The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight.

“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.”

Crockett’s campaign had previously suggested that she would file a lawsuit over voting challenges in the primary. A spokesperson did not immediately respond to a question about those plans.

Talarico will face the winner of the Republican runoff, either Sen. John Cornyn or state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

This morning I called James and congratulated him on becoming the Senate nominee. Texas is primed to turn blue and we must remain united because this is bigger than any one person. This is about the future of all 30 million Texans and getting America back on track. With the…

— Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) March 4, 2026

Before the election results were revealed, Crockett blamed Republicans for stealing the primary, per Fox News:

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is claiming Republicans tried to rig her primary race against moderate Texas State Rep. James Talarico, District-50, on Tuesday after the state’s Supreme Court ruled in an emergency decision against her campaign’s request to give voters from Dallas County an extension to sort out confusion about Republican-led changes to polling locations.

On Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats did not hold joint primaries, leading to polling location restrictions that Democrats, like Crockett, claimed were disenfranchising voters.

Crockett’s claims came after the Texas Supreme Court knocked down a lower judge’s ruling to keep polling places open longer, mandating that any votes cast after the initial closing time be separated. Democrats pushed for polling locations to be open longer amid polling location restrictions that resulted from Republicans and Democrats not holding joint primaries.

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“Knowing that Dallas County is a big dump of votes, we, in my opinion, will not know the election results overall tonight,” Crockett told supporters who gathered to celebrate her potential victory.

Take a look:

🚨#BREAKING: Watch as Jasmine Crockett accuses the Republicans of stealing her Democratic primary election as early results show James Talarico taking the lead in the race. While Talarico’s vote totals are rising significantly as more ballots are counted, while Crockett’s numbers… pic.twitter.com/armbRrzzBB

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 4, 2026

I don’t think anyone on the hill will miss this:

🚨 BREAKING: Jasmine Crockett has LOST the Democratic Primary for US Senate in TX, putting an END to her career in Congress

Jasmine had to decline reelection for her present seat in the US House in order to run for Senate, so she’ll be OUT after this year.

Bye! 👋🏻 pic.twitter.com/SySzwzzEF5

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 4, 2026