Voters in Texas cast ballots today in a pair of hotly contested primary races, choosing their candidates to face off for a US Senate seat in November. They are the most expensive such races in US history, with more than $110M spent in total.
For Republicans, incumbent John Cornyn is seeking his fifth term in the seat and has been locked in a combative three-way race with Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX-38). Paxton, who survived a 2023 impeachment on bribery and corruption charges, enters the day with a four-point lead over Cornyn (40% to 36%). On the Democratic side, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) faces state Rep. James Talarico, with each trying to build a multiracial coalition in a state where Democrats haven’t defended a statewide office since 1994. See polling for each race here.
Be the first to leave a comment on this article.