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Texas GOP Sen. Cornyn tries to hold his seat while Democrats Crockett, Talarico face off for Senate

State Representative James Talarico won the Texas Democratic Senate primary after a campaign focused on unifying voters across the state.

Texas GOP Sen. Cornyn tries to hold his seat while Democrats Crockett, Talarico face off for Senate
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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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Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Texas representative and Democratic Senate candidate who lost the primary

Crockett's version of this story ↗
Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate who advanced to a runoff

Paxton'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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Talarico Wins Texas Democratic Senate Nomination; Cornyn and Paxton in Runoff

James Talarico won the Texas Democratic Senate nomination, and John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are headed to a Republican runoff. Left-leaning outlets frame the primaries as an electoral process controlled by capital. Center outlets emphasize the nomination and Republican runoff as high-stakes contests, with Reuters also highlighting party divisions.

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