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  • longtime Texas Sen.
  • widest primary defeat
  • top Republicans stewed
  • Trump's hold on the GOP
  • Trump owns Paxton's win
  • Trump still calls the shots
  • historically low

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Texas Primary Results: Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn

Ken Paxton won the Texas Republican primary against incumbent Senator John Cornyn by 28 points, the largest defeat for a sitting U.S. senator in nearly 50 years. This result emphasizes former President Trump's influence but raises concerns about the Republican Party's ability to retain its Senate majority in the upcoming elections.

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Ken Paxton won the Texas Republican primary against incumbent Senator John Cornyn by 28 points, the largest defeat for a sitting U.S. senator in nearly 50 years. This result emphasizes former President Trump's influence but raises concerns about the Republican Party's ability to retain its Senate majority in the upcoming elections.

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  • ✕ longtime Texas Sen.
  • ✕ widest primary defeat
  • ✕ top Republicans stewed
  • ✕ Trump's hold on the GOP
  • ✕ Trump owns Paxton's win
  • ✕ Trump still calls the shots
  • ✕ historically low

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Texas takeaways: The night Trump tossed Cornyn

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Texas Primary Results: Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn