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Texas GOP Senate primary heads to a runoff between Cornyn and Paxton

Mar 6, 202622 sources

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Summary

The Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas is going to a runoff election between two candidates, John Cornyn and Ken Paxton. Neither candidate won more than 50% of the vote in the initial primary, so they will face each other again in a second round of voting.

Cornyn has warned that if Paxton wins the nomination, it could hurt the Republican Party's chances of keeping control of the Senate in the general election. The race has become a major and contentious fight within the Texas Republican party.

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