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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Gabby Birenbaum

Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination

Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Tuesday, ending over three decades of Sen. John Cornyn’s electoral dominance in what amounts to a watershed moment for GOP politics in Texas.

The Associated Press called the race for Paxton shortly after 8 p.m., about an hour after most polls closed in Texas.

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