Paxton won Tuesday’s runoff election, making Cornyn the first Texas Republican senator to lose his party’s re-election nomination.
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senatedefeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn.
paxton is Endorsed by President Donald Trump last week. Cornyn’s victory in Tuesday’s runoff election made him the first Texas Republican senator to lose his party’s re-election nomination.
Trump endorsed Paxton as part of his effort to oust Republican officials he believed were insufficiently loyal in their support of him. When the Trump campaign returns to the White House in 2023, Cornyn said his time is “over.”
Cornyn led Paxton in the March 3 primary but did not receive a majority of the vote, forcing a runoff on Tuesday.
Paxton will run against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in November.
John Cornyn vs. Ken Paxton results
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