Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs
Summary
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in the Republican runoff election for the U.S. Senate. Paxton won with about 64 percent of the vote as reported early Wednesday.Key Facts
- Ken Paxton is the current Texas Attorney General.
- John Cornyn is the incumbent U.S. Senator from Texas.
- The election was a Republican Senate runoff in Texas.
- Paxton received around 64 percent of the vote.
- More than 95 percent of votes were counted when the projection was made.
- The result is seen as part of President Donald Trump’s influence in Republican primaries.
- Cornyn lost despite being an established incumbent senator.
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