Democrat James Talarico has pulled off an election win that was unthinkable for years, flipping a Senate seat in red Texas , NBC News projects — an against-the-odds victory that dislodged Republicans’ three-decade grip on the state , overcame a $168 million ad assault by the world’s wealthiest man and rebuked the MAGA movement in a state President Donald Trump won handily three times.

Talarico, a state lawmaker and seminarian, defeated Trump-aligned state Attorney General Ken Paxton after he gained national prominence on a message centered on wealth disparity and corruption. All the while, he integrated Christian themes and sought to transcend traditional politics in a state where his party hadn’t won in years.

Supporters of James Talarico at a watch party in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday night.…