Cornyn and Paxton will duel again, Talarico beat Crockett late in the night, and Abbott is running for a historic fourth team.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett faced widespread mockery after suggesting Republicans rigged the Texas Senate primary she lost to James Talarico and claiming "cheating" occured.

Four-term Sen. John Cornyn and his allies spent nearly $70 million to survive the first round of the party’s nomination fight on Tuesday. He was slightly ahead of conservative firebrand Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, with more votes still being counted on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Texas’ bitter, big-money Senate primary left Republicans fractured Tuesday night as Democrats fought for an edge, all in a showdown that could help decide control of Congress. Sen. John Cornyn was leading the GOP field with Attorney General Ken Paxton close behind,

Note: If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in a primary race, the top two candidates will advance to a runoff on March 31. Sources: Election results, race calls, and hi

The Texas Democratic Senate primary race between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico is too close to call. GOP candidates Ken Paxton and John Cornyn head for an election midterm runoff.

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