民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科（James Talarico）和吉娜·希诺霍萨（Gina Hinojosa）各自赢得了其中期选举，随后前往Whataburger吃快餐庆祝。得克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott）于晚上10点左右向希诺霍萨认输。随后不久，美联社（Associated Press）于周二宣布，塔拉里科在对阵共和党人肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton）的美国参议院席位竞选中胜出。两人都在奥斯汀向人群发表了讲话，并于周三上午分享了这篇贴文。
Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa won their respective midterm election races and then celebrated with a stop at Whataburger. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott conceded the race to Hinojosa at around 10 pm. This was then followed closely by the Associated Press announcing that Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton in the race for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Both of them gave speeches to crowds in Austin and shared the post Wednesday morning.
点击此处查看2026年美国中期选举的实时报道。“胜选后第一站：Whataburger，”塔拉里科在X平台的贴文配文中写道。詹姆斯·塔拉里科的胜利：塔拉里科赢得了得克萨斯州的关键参议院席位，他击败帕克斯顿的胜利标志着自1988年以来首次有民主党人赢得得克萨斯州的美国参议院席位。曾任学校教师的塔拉里科将共和党领导下不断上涨的生活成本作为其竞选的核心主题。
Check live coverage of the 2026 US midterms here "First stop post-win: Whataburger," Talarico said in the caption of the post on X. James’ Talarico’s victoryTalarico has won a key Senate race in Texas, and his victory over Paxton marks the first time a Democrat has won a US Senate seat in Texas since 1988. Talarico, a former schoolteacher, made the rising cost of living under Republican leadership a central theme of his run.
帕克斯顿认为塔拉里科的观点对得克萨斯州来说过于激进。帕克斯顿曾多次与特朗普一同参加竞选活动。
Paxton sought Talarico's views as too progressive for Texas. Paxton campaigned alongside Trump on various occasions."
“我们刚刚夺回了得克萨斯州，”塔拉里科在附近一座表演艺术剧院的官方观选派对上登台时在掌声中说道。
We just took back Texas,” Talarico said as he emerged on stage to applause at his official watch party at a nearby performing arts theatre."
“我们刚刚证明，世上所有的金钱都无法与得克萨斯州的人民相抗衡，”他接着说道，指的是他战胜了竞选活动受到埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）支持的帕克斯顿。“本可大胜”：特朗普将民主党在中期选举中的斩获归咎于自己未出现在选票上据美国全国广播公司新闻台（NBC News）报道，在选举周期中，马斯克花费了大约2.5亿美元支持该党的国会竞选活动。马斯克最大的政治投资之一就在得克萨斯州，但帕克斯顿在该州的参议院竞选中败给了民主党人塔拉里科。
We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas," he continued, referring to his win over Paxton whose campaign was backed by Elon Musk.' Would have won in a landslide': Trump blames Democratic gains in midterms on him not being on the ballotNBC News reported that Musk spent approximately $250 million supporting the party’s congressional campaigns during the election cycle. One of Musk’s biggest political investments was in Texas, but Paxton lost the Senate race to Democrat Talarico in the state."
“这场胜利，这场胜利属于每一个曾怀疑是否有人在倾听的得克萨斯人，”塔拉里科在获胜后说道。“我听到了，我们听到了。今晚全世界都听到了。”
This win, this win is for every Texan who's ever wondered if anyone is listening," Talarico said after his victory. "I hear you, we hear you. And tonight the world hears you."
根据美国全国广播公司新闻台的分析，民主党将赢得至少252个众议院席位。民主党还夺取了得克萨斯州、佐治亚州、俄亥俄州和艾奥瓦州的州长职位。
According to an NBC News analysis, Democrats will win at least 252 House seats. Democrats have also flipped governorships in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Iowa.