Texas Voters Cast Ballots in Closely Watched Democrat and Republican Attorney General Primary Runoff Elections

Texas voters cast ballots in closely watched Democrat and Republican attorney general primary runoff elections

Congressman Chip Roy and State Sen. Mayes Middleton are squaring off for the Republicans as Democrats State Sen. Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski face each other.

Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton are in a tight runoff with huge money at stake

The Texas attorney general GOP runoff between Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton is tightening in a contest now the most expensive in U.S. history.

Roy, Middleton Square Off for Texas AG Nomination

Republican voters in Texas will decide in a runoff election whether their nominee for attorney general in November will be Rep. Chip Roy or state Sen. Mayes Middleton. Roy, author of the SAVE America Act—legislation requiring voter identification that passed the House three times during the 119th Congress—won 32% of the vote in the March primary. Middleton led the field with 38%, while former candidates Joan Huffman and Aaron Reitz, who did not …