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Wesley Hunt

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Image for Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff
via: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary. He'll face the winner of a May runoff for the Republican nomination between Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt. No GOP candidate hit the 50% vote threshold needed to win outright. Texas, along with North Carolina and Arkansas, on Tuesday kicked off midterm elections with control of Congress at stake and against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Image for Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff
via: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary. He'll face the winner of a May runoff for the Republican nomination between Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt. No GOP candidate hit the 50% vote threshold needed to win outright. Texas, along with North Carolina and Arkansas, on Tuesday kicked off midterm elections with control of Congress at stake and against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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via: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

GOP headed to runoff while Democrats are too early to call in pivotal Texas US Senate primaries

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will compete in a May runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt. No candidate hit the 50% vote threshold needed to win outright. On the Democratic side, it was too early to call the race between Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico. Cornyn’s campaign and allied super PACs spent heavily on advertising, much of it criticizing Paxton. Senate Republican leaders are backing Cornyn. They argue that it will cost more to defend the seatif Paxton is the nominee. Paxton was acquitted in impeachment proceedings and has faced accusations of marital infidelity.

Image for GOP headed to runoff while Democrats are too early to call in pivotal Texas US Senate primaries
via: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

GOP headed to runoff while Democrats are too early to call in pivotal Texas US Senate primaries

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will compete in a May runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt. No candidate hit the 50% vote threshold needed to win outright. On the Democratic side, it was too early to call the race between Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico. Cornyn’s campaign and allied super PACs spent heavily on advertising, much of it criticizing Paxton. Senate Republican leaders are backing Cornyn. They argue that it will cost more to defend the seatif Paxton is the nominee. Paxton was acquitted in impeachment proceedings and has faced accusations of marital infidelity.