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Paxton Beats Bush Challenge to Win Texas GOP’s AG Nomination

  • Paxton gets 68% of the vote, topping opponent by 35 points
  • Former President Donald Trump backed the incumbent in the race
Ken Paxton 

Ken Paxton 

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Ken Paxton beat back a challenge by a member of the Bush political dynasty to win a runoff for the Republican nomination for Texas attorney general, setting him up to seek a third term. 

Paxton was declared the winner over George P. Bush by the Associated Press with 68% of the vote, according to an incomplete, unofficial count. Rochelle Garza, a former ACLU lawyer, won the Democratic runoff. No Democrat has won election to statewide office in Texas since 1994.