DALLAS — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) told supporters she was going to leave her own watch party after votes in Dallas County were delayed.
“We need to see the Dallas County votes to see where they are,” she said, per NOTUS, accusing the GOP of having “specifically targeted” Democratic voters.
“I want you to enjoy yourselves,” the opponent of James Talarico said. “But I won’t be back tonight because I have no idea of when we’re going to get results, and I fully anticipate it won’t be until tomorrow.”
NBC News’ Steve Kornacki said on his livestream earlier, “even if the rest of the vote in Dallas County came in … she would still be well short here of that margin that Talarico has built.”
The Texas Supreme Court ruled earlier Tuesday that ballots cast after 7 p.m. CT needed to be separated from previous votes — after a lower court ordered polling locations for Democrats in Dallas County to stay open two hours longer due to voter confusion.
Crockett seized on the chaos and suggested “cheating” was already taking place, fueled by Republicans.
“Unfortunately, this is what Republicans like to do, and so they specifically targeted Dallas County, and I think we all know why,” she told her supporters in Dallas at a watch party.
Talarico was ahead of Crockett, 51.6% to 41.7%, with about two-thirds of the vote counted a little after 10 p.m. CT.
The winner of the Democratic primary will face off in November against either Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
