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Kalshi puts Paxton odds in Texas GOP primary at 95 percent
Key takeaways
- John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Lone Star State s Senate GOP runoff, according to the prediction market Kalshi.
- As of Sunday afternoon, Paxton had a 95.6 percent chance of winning the runoff, which will be decided on Tuesday after a bitter campaign between the firebrand attorney general and the four-term incumbent senator Cornyn.
- Cornyn, meanwhile, has just a 4.4 percent chance of winning the nomination and the right to take on Democratic nominee state Rep.
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John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Lone Star State s Senate GOP runoff, according to the prediction market Kalshi.
As of Sunday afternoon, Paxton had a 95.6 percent chance of winning the runoff, which will be decided on Tuesday after a bitter campaign between the firebrand attorney general and the four-term incumbent senator Cornyn.
Cornyn, meanwhile, has just a 4.4 percent chance of winning the nomination and the right to take on Democratic nominee state Rep. James Talarico in the general election.
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