HOUSTON, TEXAS — Longtime Texas Sen. John Cornyn is in the fight of his political life to win a fifth term. He is facing two conservative primary challengers in a race that has become personal and contentious, and is a proxy for the future of the Republican Party in the Lone Star state.
Cornyn is facing an uphill climb to make it to a runoff, fending off challenges from his longtime Texas rival, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Rep. Wesley Hunt, a newcomer who entered the race late, but has a fighting chance.
Cornyn might not even make it to the next step.