Longtime Texas senator Jeff Wentworth.

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LONGTIME TEXAS SENATOR JEFF WENTWORTH (R) was defeated in a hard-fought primary race by physician and tea-party favorite Donna Campbell. Among 16 runoffs in the House, two Republican House leaders--Representatives Sid Miller and Chuck Hopson--also lost their primaries. Another tea-party victor was former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who defeated Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. The loss of legislative leaders will be a challenge for House Speaker Joe Straus, but...

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