Republican Ken Paxton won the Texas Senate primary runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn. The victory sets up a November general election matchup against Democrat James Talarico. Democrats view the race as an opportunity in a traditionally Republican state.
Paxton secured a decisive victory in the runoff held this week. Trump provided an endorsement on May 19 that helped push the outcome. Paxton has served as Texas attorney general and focused his campaign on border security and other issues aligned with the president.
