Democrats optimistic about winning Senate majority despite diminished chances in Texas race

By Naomi Lim

Published September 24, 2020 10:34am ET

Democrats optimistic about winning Senate majority despite diminished chances in Texas race — Democrats had big hopes for Texas, but the party’s Senate candidate lags behind longtime Republican incumbent John Cornyn six weeks before Election Day. MJ Hegar, a U.S. Air Force veteran and teacher, has closed the double-digit gap between her and Cornyn. Yet she continues to trail the senator, first elected in 2002, by an average […]

Democrats had big hopes for Texas, but the party’s Senate candidate lags behind longtime Republican incumbent John Cornyn six weeks before Election Day.

MJ Hegar, a U.S. Air Force veteran and teacher, has closed the double-digit gap between her and Cornyn. Yet she continues to trail the senator, first elected in 2002, by an average of 8.3 percentage points, according to RealClearPolitics.