El fiscal general de Texas se impuso al senador de cuatro términos en una contienda marcada por profundas divisiones dentro del Partido Republicano

Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in the general election.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race

Cornyn led the March primary with 42% of the vote, narrowly ahead of Paxton’s 40.5%, sending both to a runoff.