Politics · United States · 8 hrs ago
Cornyn declines to say if he voted for Paxton
Outgoing Sen.
John Cornyn declined to say whether he voted for Ken Paxton in Texas’s Senate race.
Paxton is the Republican candidate who defeated Cornyn in a primary runoff earlier this year.
Cornyn cited Paxton’s “corruption” as a major reason for the outcome of the race against Democrat James Talarico.
The dispute puts Paxton’s conduct at the center of the campaign, according to Cornyn’s comments.
Cornyn is leaving the Senate, while Paxton is the Republican candidate in the race.
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Outgoing Sen. John Cornyn declined to say whether he voted for Ken Paxton in Texas’s Senate race.
Cornyn cited Paxton’s “corruption” as a major reason he lost to Democrat James Talarico.
Paxton, Texas’s attorney general, defeated Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff earlier this year.
- Who
- John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
- What
- Cornyn declined to say whether he voted for Paxton. He cited Paxton’s “corruption” as a major reason he lost to Talarico.
- When
- Monday. The primary runoff took place earlier this year.
- Where
- Texas.
- Why
- Cornyn cited Paxton’s “corruption” as a major reason he lost to Talarico.
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Paxton defeated Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff.
Cornyn declined to say whether he voted for Paxton and cited Paxton’s “corruption” as a major reason he lost to Talarico.
- Officeholder
- John Cornyn, outgoing U.S. senator from Texas
- Republican candidate
- Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general
- Primary result
- Paxton defeated Cornyn in a runoff earlier this year
- Democratic candidate
- James Talarico
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