Winner of Paxton-Cornyn Texas Senate primary runoff: James Talarico

The results are in from the highly anticipated Texas Senate Republican primary runoff between state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). And the winner is … James Talarico!

Talarico, the Democratic nominee, wasted no time after Trump-endorsed Paxton handily defeated incumbent Cornyn. He posted Paxton’s mugshot with a caption slamming the Texas attorney general for having been indicted on three felony counts for investment fraud, reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery, and impeached by his own party for corruption. Democratic donors appear excited at the prospect of a Talarico-Paxton matchup, with the left-wing candidate raking in a record $600,000 haul after it became clear he would be running against Paxton.