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Cornyn tries to keep his Texas Senate seat in a runoff with Trump-backed Paxton
The race is also another test regarding President Donald Trump's influence. The post Texas GOP Senate Primary Runoff: Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Destroys John Cornyn first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
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What happenedCornyn tries to keep his Texas Senate seat in a runoff with Trump-backed Paxton.
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Left / center-leftTexas GOP Senate runoff: Trump-backed Paxton projected to beat Cornyn
ABC News · Center-left · News report
CenterCornyn tries to keep his Texas Senate seat in a runoff with Trump-backed Paxton
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTexas GOP Senate Primary Runoff: Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Destroys John Cornyn
Legal Insurrection · Right · News report
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Texas GOP Senate Primary Runoff: Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Destroys John Cornyn
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A race to decide which Republican, John Cornyn or Ken Paxton, will face off against the Democrat James Talarico, in November, and both parties are picking candidates for House elections.
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Kornacki Cam: Watch Steve analyze Texas primary runoff results
NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki breaks down real-time vote tallies from the Texas primary runoffs, while giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at election night coverage.
Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence14 sources · 3 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report, Opinion, Think tank/policy paper
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