Texas Senate runoff tests Trump's influence

Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat long-time Senator John Cornyn in the Republican runoff election. President Trump endorsed Paxton at the last minute, which helped him win. Cornyn had been in the Senate since 2002. This race was the most expensive Senate primary ever, costing over $165 million! Paxton will now face Democrat James Talarico in November. In other Texas races, Christian Menefee beat Al Green, and Johnny Garcia defeated controversial candidate Maureen Galindo.

Source: ABC News URL: abcnews.com/Politics/texas-senate-runoff-tests-trumps-influence/story?id=133079118 (opens in new tab)