Democrat James Talarico has pulled off an election win that was unthinkable for years, flipping a Senate seat in red Texas, NBC News projects — an against-the-odds victory that dislodged Republicans’ three-decade grip on the state, overcame a $168 million ad assault by the world’s wealthiest man and rebuked the MAGA movement in a state President Donald Trump won handily three times.

Talarico, a state lawmaker and seminarian, defeated Trump-aligned state Attorney General Ken Paxton after he gained national prominence on a message centered on wealth disparity and corruption.

All the while, he integrated Christian themes and sought to transcend traditional politics in a state where his party hadn’t won in years.

He campaigned on a “top versus bottom instead of left versus right” message, telling supporters that the top 1% of wealthy Americans wanted the rest of the country to fight with one another instead of keep a check on those in power.