ASHLEY LOPEZ, BYLINE: I'm Ashley Lopez, and I'm in Austin, Texas. Voters here have been voting in record numbers for a midterm election, and that's because there's some very closely watched races here, including a big Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton, who is currently the state's attorney general. A lot of money has been spent here, and the question is whether this race could be the first time in over 30 years that a Democrat wins a statewide election in Texas. It's been an open question for much of this campaign. Talarico has been outperforming Democrats historically in the polls, but soon we'll know from election results whether the streak of Republican hold in Texas politics is over.
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