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Trump will regret endorsing Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate primary
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Paxton thanks Trump after Texas Senate primary win
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton thanked his supporters and President Trump calling his endorsement “the most powerful force in politics.” Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary runoff.
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Ken Paxton Wins Texas GOP Primary After Trump Endorsement
Texas state attorney general Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, scored a resounding win in the state Republican senate primary, against senior Rep. John Cornyn, ending his four-decade career. Cornyn is now the second incumbent GOP senator to fall to a Trump-endorsed challenger, setting up a bruising battle between Paxton and Democratic…
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Attorney General Ken Paxton routs veteran congressman Cornyn in Texas Senate primary
The race will help determine whether Democrats can win back control of the US Senate for the last half of the Trump presidency.
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Trump Pick Paxton Beats Cornyn in Texas Primary, DDHQ Projects
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating four-term incumbent John Cornyn and setting up a November showdown with a well-funded Democrat, James Talarico.
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MAGA triumph: Trump ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in bitter Texas GOP primary war
Texas AG Ken Paxton, endorsed by Trump as a "MAGA Warrior," defeats Sen. John Cornyn in the heated Republican Senate primary runoff election.
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Winner of Paxton-Cornyn Texas Senate primary runoff: James Talarico
The results are in from the highly anticipated Texas Senate Republican primary runoff between state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). And the winner is … James Talarico! Talarico, the Democratic nominee, wasted no time after Trump-endorsed Paxton handily defeated incumbent Cornyn. He posted Paxton’s mugshot with a caption slamming…
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Trump-endorsed Paxton DEMOLISHES Cornyn in GOP Senate primary runoff
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's challenge to incumbent Sen. John Cornyn went unresolved in the heated Republican primary race on March 3, as neither candidate proved able to secure 50% of the total vote.Though Cornyn confidently warned Paxton that "Judgment day is coming," Paxton ultimately proved victorious in Tuesday's runoff election, handily…
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Paxton wins Texas Senate runoff, defeating longtime incumbent Cornyn
The attorney general was boosted by President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the final days of the race.
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Trump-backed candidate wins GOP primary runoff for new Texas House seat
Former oil and gas executive Alex Mealer, who was backed by President Trump, is projected to defeat state Rep. Briscoe Cain and win the GOP primary for Texas’s newly drawn 9th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Mealer, who was supported by some House GOP leadership, beat Cain, who was endorsed by Gov. Greg…
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