Republican Legal professional Basic Ken Paxton has gained re-election, NBC Information initiatives, defeating Democratic newcomer Rochelle Garza in a extremely aggressive race.
With 74% of the votes counted, Paxton acquired 54.4% whereas Garza obtained 42.9%, in response to the NBC Information Resolution Desk.
Paxton has served as lawyer common since 2015.
The race was among the many tightest within the state, with Garza standing inside 2 to 7 proportion factors of Paxton, weeks earlier than Election Day, polls confirmed.
Paxton, who was endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump, filed a lawsuit in 2020 in an try and overturn the presidential election leads to some states. He has additionally been going through expenses of securities fraud since 2015. That case has not but gone to courtroom, which was a key difficulty in opposition to him within the GOP main.
He’s additionally being investigated by the FBI for alleged abuse of workplace; Paxton has denied any wrongdoing.
Paxton hit the problems of crime and immigration onerous, whereas Democrats have accused him of corruption and criticized him over the state’s abortion ban.
Garza had already made historical past as the primary Latina nominee for Texas lawyer common.
Suzanne Gamboa, Alexandra Marquez and Ben Kamisar contributed.
