Cornyn tries to hold on to Texas Senate seat in runoff with Paxton, the latest test of Trump’s power
Trump’s backing gave Paxton a late boost as the runoff tests whether Texas Republicans prefer a more loyal nominee, after Cornyn led in March.
- On Tuesday, May 26, Texas voters held primary runoff elections across 12 counties including Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Dimmit, Frio, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Maverick, Medina, Uvalde, and Zavala to resolve races where no candidate earned 50% plus one vote in March.
- Following the March primary, several contests lacked decisive outcomes, requiring runoffs where top two candidates competed for their party's nomination to advance to November.
- Attorney General Ken Paxton led the Republican U.S. Senate runoff 63% to 37% over incumbent John Cornyn with 70% of votes reported, while State Sen. Mayes Middleton won the Republican Attorney General race with 56% over U.S. Rep. Chip Roy's 44% .
- Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico in November for U.S. Senate, Middleton and Johnson will compete for Texas Attorney General, and Judge Luz Elena Chapa narrowly defeated Jane Davis by fewer than 1,000 votes to face Republican Ashley Foster for Bexar County District Attorney.
- Texas races carry national significance for congressional control, with Democrats seeking to gain ground as Republicans hold a slim majority in both chambers; President Donald Trump's endorsement of Paxton positions him as central to the November general election.
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At long last, Texas Democrats have their statewide slate. On Tuesday, the easy victories of Austin state Representative Vikki Goodwin for the lieutenant governor nomination and Dallas state Senator Nathan Johnson for attorney general completed the team that will attempt to take advantage in November of what seems to be the most promising year for Lone Star liberals in at least four cycles. So, here are some reasons this might be a bad thing. Fi…
Texas Senate GOP runoff: Attorney General Ken Paxton set to win race after last-minute endorsement from Trump
Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is projected to defeat longtime Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP Senate runoff, marking a major shake-up for Republicans. Paxton will now face Democrat James Talarico in the November midterm election
Donald Trump celebrated Wednesday the decisive victory of his favorite candidate in the fierce second round of the Texas Senate primaries, while Ken Paxton’s victory further strengthened the president’s control over the Republican Party. Paxton’s strong defeat this Tuesday of acting Senator John Cornyn highlighted Trump’s continuing power to push or destroy the Republicans’ political careers. Cornyn, a four-term senator and former head of the Re…
JUST IN: Trump Congratulates Paxton on Epic Victory to Unseat RINO John Cornyn, Trashes James Talarico - Promises "Big Beautiful Rallies for Ken"
President Trump on Wednesday congratulated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on his landslide victory over RINO Senator John Cornyn in last night’s Texas Senate primary runoff election. “I will do some nice, big, beautiful rallies for Ken. Texas, this will be FUN!” Trump said. Paxton beat Cornyn by nearly 30 points. The race was called within the first hour of polls closing. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Paxton gave his victory speech after w…
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