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Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas primary, marking another win for Trump-backed Republicans

Name: Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas primary, marking another win for Trump-backed Republicans
Uploaded: 2026-05-27T07:07:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 35 s
Description: Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, marking another win for Trump-backed GOP candidates. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.

Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, marking another win for Trump-backed GOP candidates. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.