Texas Voters Send Cornyn to Runoff as Talarico Defeats Crockett

US Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are heading for a runoff in the Republican primary for the US Senate in Texas, while state Representative James Talarico defeated Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in a Democratic race that was marred by legal challenges.

In the GOP primary, Cornyn was leading with a little more than 42% support, less than two points over Paxton as of early Wednesday. A third candidate, US Representative Wesley Hunt, won enough votes to deny either a majority, sending Cornyn and Paxton to a two-person race to be decided in May.

Senator John Cornyn during a news conference in Austin on March 3.

Photographer: Kaylee Greenlee/Bloomberg

The runoff ...