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Ken Paxton swamps John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate runoff

Ken Paxton Wins Texas Senate Runoff, Unseats Longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn

WASHINGTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is projected to win Tuesday’s runoff election to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, knocking out veteran Sen. John Cornyn and marking the end...

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John Cornyn defeated by Ken Paxton in Texas U.S. Senate runoff

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Ken Paxton vs. John Cornyn: See how your neighbor voted in Texas' U.S. Senate Republican runoff election

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Cornyn and Paxton Flood Texas Airwaves in Final Day of GOP Senate Runoff

Voters in Texas saw little of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Monday — provided they stayed away from screens.

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Five ways Paxton's big win in Texas could backfire on Trump

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Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate

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Cornyn Crushed: 7 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas

The contest was the most expensive primary in American history — and Paxton prevailed despite being outspent on advertising by pro-Cornyn forces by roughly $80 million.

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Trump Remakes GOP—Again—as Paxton Wins Texas Runoff

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Live updates: Trump touts GOP primary wins at his 11th public Cabinet meeting

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Paxton Ousts Cornyn, Solidifying Trump’s Grip on G.O.P.

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.

Could Sen. John Cornyn pull off a Harry Truman-style upset?

Since President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton in Texas' Republican Senate runoff, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn has been all but written off. But political history warns against calling races too early.

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Ken Paxton’s Campaign May Have Been Saved by a Staffer’s Joke

A downcast brainstorming session after a bad night yielded an unlikely idea to win Trump’s endorsement.