Ken Paxton Ousts John Cornyn, Solidifying Trump’s Grip on Republican Party Voters

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, at his watch party in March in Plano. Mr. Paxton went on to defeat Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff election.