John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advance to GOP runoff for Texas Senate seat

From Associated Press.

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will compete in a May 26 runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Cornyn, who is seeking a fifth term, and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt. No candidate hit the 50% vote threshold needed to win outright.