President Trump had endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary runoff.
The heated Texas Senate GOP contest will come to a head Tuesday as voters head to the polls in the runoff race. Sen. John Cornyn (R) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton have duked it out for months, with the latter securing President Trump’s endorsement just last week. The winner in Tuesday’s election will face…
Paxton’s landslide victory is the latest example of Trump’s unrivaled influence in Republican Party politics.
Four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) lost renomination to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday in a GOP primary that became a referendum on loyalty to President Donald Trump. The Trump-backed Paxton received 62.5% of the votes compared to Cornyn’s 37.5% when the Associated Press called the race. The three-term attorney general will face off…
Following a massive victory in the Texas republican primary race, defeating incumbent Senator John Cornyn, Texas AG Ken Paxton speaks to an enthusiastic audience of supporters in his home state. In the other half of the video, beginning at 10:39, defeated Texas Senator John Cornyn delivers his concession speech. WATCH: . Posted in Big Government, […] The…
President Trump's endorsement of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton will put the president's influence to the test against incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn. NBC News' Steve Kornacki and Houston Chronicle's Jeremy Wallace break down the polls.
Republican primary voters on Tuesday rejected U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, one of the Senate's most senior GOP members, in favor of Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Why it matters: Cornyn's loss marks one of the most significant defeats for a Republican senator in years and underscores how loyalty to President Trump continues to reshape GOP…
The attorney general was boosted by President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the final days of the race.
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.
Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged Sen. John Cornyn's reelection and won President Trump's endorsement in the bitter primary fight that cost Republicans more than $100 million.
