Ken Paxton And George P. Bush Advance To May Runoff In GOP Texas Attorney General Primary

Austin TX

02 March, 2022

11:13 AM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth March 2, 2022 It will take a runoff election for Texas Republicans to decide on their nominee for state attorney general after incumbent Ken Paxton fell short of an outright victory in Tuesday's primary, setting up a showdown with Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in May. With more than 93% of the state's precincts reporting, Paxton had about 42.7% of the vote, versus Bush who had 22.8% of the vote. Paxton led the four-candidate field by a comfortable margin, despite feisty and well-funded challenges from Bush, former state Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and Rep. Louie Gohmert. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.