Rep. Jasmine Crockett has conceded the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas to James Talarico, a state lawmaker and seminarian, in a contest that served as an early test of the party's direction ahead of the November midterm elections. The contest was declared victory by Talario's campaign after a last-minute legal battle over Dallas County's voting procedures. In the Republican race, Sen. John Cornyn was set to face Ken Paxton in a May runoff after neither candidate won the outright majority needed to advance under the state's electoral system. The North Carolina primary race for the state Senate seat held by Phil Berger remained too close to call.