Texas Senate Race: Republicans Fail to Secure Victory, Force Runoff

In Texas, a primary runoff is declared if neither candidate captures 50% of the vote. John Cornyn (L) and Ken Paxton (R) will face off in May, with Cornyn leading by less than two percentage points after over two-thirds of ballots were counted. The race was bitter between the four-term Republican US senator and the Texas attorney general, who is a scandal-scarred conservative culture warrior favored by Donald Trump's MAGA movement.