Key Senate races in Alabama, Maine and Texas are set as GOP and Democrats fight for majority
Hegar defeated Democratic state Sen. Royce West in the runoff Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination.
“Together, we are mounting a Texas-sized winning campaign that will take down Senator Cornyn and deliver real results on health care, racial justice, economic opportunity, climate change, immigration, and gun violence,” she said in a statement Tuesday night.
But of the Alabama, Maine and Texas senators, Cornyn appears to have the best chance of keeping his seat — despite an ongoing blue drift in the Lone Star State.
Cornyn has a financial edge over Hegar, after his campaign said it raised $3.5 million in the second quarter and had $14.5 million in the bank. The Democratic challenger raised more than $1.7 million in the second quarter and ended it with about $900,000 on hand, according to filings.
In a statement responding to Hegar’s nomination, Cornyn’s campaign highlighted the senator’s work on issues including hurricane relief and gun background checks. It also criticized Hegar for her support of a Medicare public option, saying it could lead to a single-payer “Medicare for All” system.
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