Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, won the Texas Republican primary runoff against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
With almost 99 percent of the votes counted, Paxton took a whopping 64 percent of the vote to Cornyn’s 36 percent.
The runoff marked a dramatic turnaround for Cornyn, who, as a four-term senator, had led in the first round of the primary on March 3, winning 42 percent of the vote to Paxton’s 41 percent.
Paxton now faces Democratic challenger James Talarico in the November general election.
While Paxton, having emerged from several controversies, enjoys significant support from Republican voters, some Democrats reacted positively to Paxton’s win, viewing him as a candidate they might have more opportunities to challenge….