Ken Paxton crested on a momentous wave of late support to defeat incumbent John Cornyn on May 26 to convincingly unseat the four-term senator, 63.5 percent to 36.5. Ellis County agreed with statewide voters, tabbing Paxton in a 64.19 to 35.81 percent totals (8,937 to 4,985).
Cornyn won the March 3 Republican primary, 42.0-to-40.5, though the margin failed to surpass the required majority vote. The …
