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Cornyn Heads Into Fall with Big Cash Advantage over GOP Primary Challengers Paxton, Hunt
Cornyn holds $6 million cash on hand, nearly double Paxton’s $3.1 million, as the Texas Senate primary race tightens with Paxton leading in recent polls.
- Earlier this year, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, reported $3.4 million in third quarter receipts, while Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton raised $1.3 million.
- With a Dec. 8 filing deadline and the March 3 primary, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, seeks a fifth term while trying to blunt Ken Paxton's polling lead in a University of Houston/Texas Southern University poll.
- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, reported nearly $6 million cash on hand, with $1.5 million usable for his Senate run and $910,000 in his campaign account.
- Democrats outpaced Republicans, with Rep. James Talarico raising $6.3 million and holding $5 million cash, former Rep. Colin Allred $4.1 million, and Rep. Wesley Hunt $366,000 recently.
- Paxton told Punchbowl News he would need to raise $6 million to defeat Cornyn, despite both campaigns' third-quarter totals trailing their second-quarter hauls.
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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and GOP challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have both raked in millions amid their Senate primary battle.
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Cornyn, Paxton Raise Millions in Texas Senate Fight
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and GOP challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have both raked in millions amid their Senate primary battle. Cornyn’s political operation took in $3.4 million in the third quarter through his campaign and two joint fundraising committees, Politico reported, citing Federal Election Commission filings. Cornyn’s campaign itself raised $910,000 between July and September. Paxton’s campaign account raised $1.3 million…
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