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Ken Paxton swamps John Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate runoff

Texas U.S. Senate Runoff Live Election Results 2026: Cornyn vs. Paxton

A fiercely contested primary between Senator John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, was upended in mid-May, when President Trump endorsed Mr. Paxton.

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Ken Paxton Wins Texas Senate Runoff, Unseats Longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn

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John Cornyn defeated by Ken Paxton in Texas U.S. Senate runoff

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Five ways Paxton's big win in Texas could backfire on Trump

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively defeated longtime Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday's Republican runoff for U.S. Senate, handing President Donald Trump a high-profile victory and giving Demo...

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Cornyn Crushed: 7 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas

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Live updates: Trump touts GOP primary wins at his 11th public Cabinet meeting

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Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign

First elected state attorney general in 2014, Paxton sought to position himself as a national leader on the far right, launching some of the first criminal investigations in the US over abortion bans ...

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Most polls close in Texas as Trump-backed Ken Paxton looks to win Republican runoff against incumbent US senator John Cornyn – live

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America’s ugliest primary? Texas Republican infighting could hand Senate seat to Democrat

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Paxton Ousts Cornyn, Solidifying Trump’s Grip on G.O.P.

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.

Could Sen. John Cornyn pull off a Harry Truman-style upset?

Since President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton in Texas' Republican Senate runoff, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn has been all but written off. But political history warns against calling races too early.

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Ken Paxton’s Campaign May Have Been Saved by a Staffer’s Joke

A downcast brainstorming session after a bad night yielded an unlikely idea to win Trump’s endorsement.