AUSTIN, Texas – Attorney General Ken Paxton led the early vote in Tuesday’s runoff election, showing an upper hand over Republican challenger George P. Bush in a heated contest that put a spotlight on the incumbent’s mounting legal problems.
Paxton led with a wide margin, according to unofficial results, that if it holds, could push to the political sidelines the only member of the Bush dynasty currently holding public office.
A win for Paxton would be a major boost for the two-term incumbent, who faced his most serious political challenge this election cycle. GOP rivals lined up to oust Paxton, arguing that he was unfit for office while facing six-year-old felony fraud charges and a more recent FBI corruption investigation.
