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Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn in Texas Senate Runoff

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 14 left-leaning, 57 center and 21 right-leaning.

Lead article · Associated Press · CENTERPaxton dominates Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff, the latest sign of Trump's hold on GOP
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How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN92 RATED · 20 UNRATED
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People · 5 PEOPLE

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Paxton and Cornyn were named together by 37 of 112 outlets. Counted by outlet.

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R · TX

Paxton defeated John Cornyn in the Republican runoff and won the party's Senate nomination.

NAMED BY 80 OF 112
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL13 OF 14 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 13 of 14 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL43 OF 43 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 43 of 43 outlets.
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL14 OF 14 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 14 of 14 outlets.
R · TX · NARCOTICS CAUCUS CHAIR

Cornyn lost the Republican Senate runoff to Paxton after serving four terms in the Senate.

NAMED BY 78 OF 112
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL3 OF 5 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 3 of 5 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL46 OF 47 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 46 of 47 outlets.
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL10 OF 10 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 10 of 10 outlets.

Talarico is preparing to challenge Paxton and is working to broaden his coalition while answering Republican attacks.

NAMED BY 15 OF 112
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL6 OF 7 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 6 of 7 outlets.
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◇ SPLITACROSS 4 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 4 outlets (2 mixed · 2 informational).
D · TX-9 · REPRESENTATIVE

Green lost the Democratic runoff to Menefee after redistricting placed his home in the new 18th District.

NAMED BY 10 OF 112
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL5 OF 5 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 5 of 5 outlets.
D · TX-18 · REPRESENTATIVE

Menefee defeated Al Green in the Democratic runoff for the Houston-area House seat.

NAMED BY 10 OF 112
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.
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● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL5 OF 5 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 5 of 5 outlets.
Timeline · 5 DAYS

When each side picked it up

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When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 24 articles, first tue 8:20 pm. center: 89 articles, first tue 7:21 pm. right-leaning: 35 articles, first tue 7:46 pm. unrated: 27 articles, first tue 9:07 pm.

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