Texas, primary elections
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Total votes cast before Election Day, including mail ballots and early in-person votes *Incumbent Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre,
Texas voters are casting ballots to settle the first U.S. Senate primaries of the midterm election year. Republican U.S. Sen.
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The winner of this Democratic primary will face a tough challenge in November after the 32nd Congressional District was redrawn last year. This district was once reliably blue, but a redistricting effort last year now means a Republican is more likely to take the House seat.
Texas Republicans are set for a heated primary race on March 3. Four-term Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hang on in a Congressional primary for his Senate seat against state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt. Paxton has the polling lead, but Senate GOP leaders are trying to help Cornyn − and President Trump has not yet taken a side