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Cornyn and Paxton advance to runoff in Republican primary for Texas US Senate seat

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a spot in the Senate primary runoff despite ongoing controversies and opposition from party leadership.

Cornyn and Paxton advance to runoff in Republican primary for Texas US Senate seat
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James Talarico won the Texas Democratic Senate primary, while John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced to a May Republican runoff. Voting problems in parts of Texas prompted Jasmine Crockett to say she would pursue legal action.

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Attorney General in Republican runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Texas Democratic Senate candidate who won the primary

Talarico's version of this story ↗

Texas representative and Democratic Senate candidate who lost the primary

Crockett's version of this story ↗
John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator seeking the Republican Senate nomination

Cornyn's version of this story ↗

Republican runoff candidate

Democratic House candidate who lost the primary to Pulido

Mayra Flores
Former U.S. Representative (R-TX)

Defeated Republican candidate

Democratic representative and the incumbent Eric Flores is set to challenge

Republican runoff candidate

Democratic nominee for Governor

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

Influential non-endorser

Republican House candidate who won the nomination

Democratic primary winner

Republican primary winner

Republican representative and Pulido's prospective general-election opponent

Julie Johnson
D · TX-32

Democratic primary candidate

Dan Crenshaw
R · TX-2

Defeated Republican incumbent

Democratic House candidate who won his party's primary

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Incumbent in Attorney General runoff

Tony Gonzales
Former U.S. Representative (R-TX)

Republican incumbent in runoff

Al Green
D · TX-9

Democratic incumbent

Wesley Hunt
R · TX-38

Third-place Republican candidate

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

Endorser of Steve Toth

Steve Toth
R · TX

Republican primary winner

Colin Z. Allred
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Democratic primary candidate

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Cornyn and Paxton Advance to Texas Senate Republican Runoff

Outlets agree that Cornyn and Paxton are headed to a Republican Senate primary runoff in Texas. Center outlets pair the runoff with Talarico's Democratic nomination, while other coverage focuses on Trump's endorsement plans and intervention in the Republican race.

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