Republican Cornyn Wins Primary in Texas Over Tea Party Foe

U.S. Senator John Cornyn, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican, won nomination for another term yesterday as he garnered more than 50 percent of the Texas primary vote to avoid a runoff with a Tea Party challenger.

Cornyn’s victory provides reassurance for business-oriented Republicans closely watching -- and in many cases investing in - - primary contests that pit party incumbents against candidates espousing the Tea Party’s limited government creed.