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Ken Paxton Ousts John Cornyn, Solidifying Trump’s Grip on Republican Party Voters

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and a candidate for Senate, at his watch party in March in Dallas. Mr. Paxton went on to defeat Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff election.
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