Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stormed to a blowout victory in the state’s Republican Senate runoff, handily defeating four-term incumbent John Cornyn and setting the stage for a November showdown with a well-funded Democrat, James Talarico.
With more than 95% of the vote counted, Paxton had approximately 64% in the two-man GOP race while Cornyn trailed with 36%, according to DDHQ. Paxton clinched the nomination a week after securing an endorsement from President Donald Trump in one of the most expensive primaries in Senate history. Cornyn conceded shortly after polls closed on Tuesday.
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