A primary nomination race involving Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, Chip Roy, and Mayes Middleton, where candidates faced challenges, defeats, and successful nomination.
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Updated May 27
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What happened
A primary nomination race involving Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, Chip Roy, and Mayes Middleton, where candidates faced challenges, defeats, and successful nomination.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Ken Paxton
Attorney General of Texas since 2015
- James Talarico is appealing to disillusioned Republicans as his political career becomes entangled with the Trump machine and Ken Paxton's campaign.
- While running for Senate in Texas, James Talarico is campaigning in Houston, facing political attacks from Ken Paxton and primary opponent Jasmine Crockett.
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John Cornyn
American politician and attorney (born 1952)
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Chip Roy
American politician (born 1972)
Related events
- Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, James Talarico, and Jasmine Crockett contested the Republican and Democratic Senate primaries.
- James Talarico is seeking the nomination to replace incumbent John Cornyn and contesting the Senate seat against him.
- Trump defeated John Cornyn in the Republican runoff election.
- The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee shifted allegiance from John Cornyn to Ken Paxton after the primary runoff.