U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett blamed Republicans for her loss to a Democrat in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
Crockett, 44, lost the U.S. Senate race to James Talarico, a state representative.
Talarico, 36, held a slim lead over Crockett in the primary as election results trickled in on Tuesday night.
With over 60% of county polls reporting, Talarico held 49.9% of the vote over Crockett’s 48.9%.
His lead extended to 53.9% over Crockett’s 44.8% by 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Just after 9 p.m., Crockett announced a delay in election results and blamed Republicans for cheating in her county.
“So that’s my news… We’re not gonna have election results tonight, in my opinion, based upon what specifically is taking place in Dallas County,” she told her supporters.
Crockett continued: “Unfortunately, this is what Republicans like to do. And so they specifically targeted Dallas County, and I think we all know why.”
The Congresswoman told her supporters to enjoy themselves, but she wouldn’t be back “because I have no idea of when we’re gonna get [election] results, and I fully anticipate it won’t be until tomorrow,” she said.
But the election results came in after Crockett left the podium. She lost to Talarico by 8 points.
Talarico will face either US Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the general election in November.
The primary loss means Crockett will not return to Congress because she chose to run for Senate instead of seeking reelection to her House seat.
Crockett, a U.S. Representative for Texas’s 30th congressional district, began her race for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas with a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
She is one of President Trump’s biggest critics and is an outspoken advocate for voters rights.
Talarico, a former public school teacher, enrolled in seminary school while serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives.
He criticized the Republican effort to display the Ten Commandments in the state’s schools.
