A mural depicting Texas Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) as a superhero appeared in Austin ahead of the midterm elections.

Artist Chris Rogers has been at work on the mural for weeks, according to progress documented on his Instagram, but he put the finishing touches on it just as early voting began in the state.

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The mural, located in East Austin, features O’Rourke, a rising Democratic star, standing in front of a Texas flag with his shirt unbuttoned to reveal a “B” emblem, reminiscent of Superman’s “S.”

“Out of the darkness comes the light,” Rogers wrote of the mural, which is entitled “Beto For Texas.”

Rogers said that the mural took 40 hours to paint, according to Austin Monthly.

The closely watched race between O’Rourke and GOP incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzCrenshaw looms large as Democrats look to flip Texas House seat SCOTUS confirmation in the last month of a close election? Ugly The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' MORE is rated a “toss-up” by nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

Cruz is currently leading O’Rourke by 7 points, according to a RealClearPolitics average of recent polls.

Texas reportedly saw a massive turnout of nearly 85,000 votes on the first day of early voting in the state.