Trump-backed Paxton battles Cornyn in Texas Senate runoff as polls close
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Polls mostly closed in Texas for the Republican U.S. Senate runoff between Ken Paxton, backed by Donald Trump, and incumbent John Cornyn; the winner will face Democrat James Talarico in November. Polls closed by 7 p.m. local time, with some western counties remaining open for another hour due to Texas’s two time zones, as results begin to roll in across the Central and Mountain zones.
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