Paxton wins GOP runoff for U.S Senate in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the GOP runoff election against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton's victory was bolstered by a last-minute endorsement from President Trump. He will face Democrat James Talarico in the upcoming November election for the U.S. Senate seat.
- ▪Ken Paxton defeated four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a runoff election.
- ▪Paxton had a significant lead with 62.5% of the vote compared to Cornyn's 37.5%.
- ▪President Trump's endorsement on May 19 helped Paxton secure his victory.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily defeated four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn Tuesday in a vicious and expensive runoff election punctuated by a last-minute endorsement from President Trump. Mr. Paxton, a Trump loyalist and “MAGA warrior,” was already favored to prevail over Mr. Cornyn when Mr. Trump supercharged his chances of victory by endorsing him on May 19. With 48% of the vote counted, Mr. Paxton had a 25-point edge in the two-man runoff, leading the incumbent by 62.5% to 37.5%. Multiple news organizations called the race just minutes after the last polls closed in the state just after 9 p.m. EDT. Mr. Paxton will now face off in November against Democrat James Talarico, a state lawmaker, for the U.S. Senate seat that Mr. Cornyn has occupied since 2002.
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