Jasmine Crockett loses primary but there's still bad news

Rep. Jasmine Crocket (D-TX) lost her bid for a Senate seat to State Senator James Talarico (D-TX) however, the bad news is that she still has a seat in the US House of Representatives and will not go easy into the night.

With over 90 percent of the vote counted, Talarico got 53 percent of the vote while Crockett got 45.7 percent as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.

"Tonight, our campaign is shocking the nation," Talarico said Tuesday night. "We are still waiting for an official call, but we are confident in this movement we've built together. Every vote must be counted, every voice must be heard. The voter suppression in my home county and in Congresswoman Crockett's home county underscores the gravity of this moment. This movement is about whether the people will hold the power in this state and in this country."

Crockett outperformed in Dallas and Houston areas while Talarico kicked butt in Travis County, an area with more than 200 thousand voters. It was there that Talarico got 76 percent of the Democratic vote.

There appeared to be irregularities in Dallas and Williamson county which both Talarico and Crockett acknowledged. County-wide voting locations were closed and only neighborhood sites were open, which left many voters confused and struggling on Election Day.

“I can tell you now that people have been disenfranchised,” Crockett said, using the polysyllabic word to a group of supporters Tuesday night.

Crockett is from Dallas. With 71% of the votes counted in Dallas County Wednesday morning, Crocket won the region with 59% of the vote.

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