Middleton defeats Roy in Texas AG race

• He will face state Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas), who won the Democratic runoff on Tuesday, per the AP.

Catch up quick: The candidates are running to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night.

• He will face Democrat James Talarico, a state representative from Austin, in November.

Zoom in: The AP called the race for Middleton Tuesday night. Middleton led Roy nearly 56% to 44%, with 62% of votes counted.

Between the lines: Each Republican campaign raised millions of dollars, with Mayes, an oil company president, contributing more than $15 million of his own money to his campaign.

• Middleton, who had dubbed himself "MAGA Mayes," hammered Roy over his condemnation of Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol. Roy had promoted himself as a founder of the "Sharia Free America" caucus.