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Texas Senate Runoff Ads Top $109 Million Ahead of Tuesday Vote
Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton face each other in a Republican primary runoff on Tuesday. The contest has drawn more than $109 million in advertising, most of it from Cornyn-aligned groups.
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U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Neither candidate scheduled public campaign events on Monday, the final day before voting. The race has been dominated by television and digital advertising that has reached $109 million. Cornyn’s campaign and supporting super PACs have accounted for the large majority of that spending.
U.S. service academies. His last campaign appearance was Friday in Corpus Christi. Paxton held his final campaign events Thursday in the Austin area and San Antonio. His campaign has relied on advertising and a super PAC to promote President Donald Trump’s May 19 endorsement.
” The statement came after Trump had already endorsed Paxton during early voting. ” Cornyn’s network has continued to air advertisements questioning Paxton’s ethics and personal record. Paxton-aligned groups have shifted to messages focused on Trump’s endorsement and have begun running one ad questioning Democratic nominee state Rep. James Talarico.
