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Roy, Middleton head for May runoff in Texas attorney general GOP primary
No candidate secured over 50% in the four-way GOP primary, leading U.S. Rep. Chip Roy with 31% and state Sen. Mayes Middleton with 40% to a May runoff.
- On March 3, 2026, the primary for Texas attorney general is headed to a runoff after no candidate crossed 50%, with U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and State Sen. Mayes Middleton advancing.
- Triggering the GOP primary, four candidates including U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and State Sen. Mayes Middleton emerged after outgoing attorney general Ken Paxton's Senate bid, reshaping the race.
- Middleton led with 40% at 11 p.m., running statewide for the first time and managing his family’s oil and gas business, while Roy held 31% of the vote.
- The Texas attorney general oversees state legal strategy and shapes national policy through multistate lawsuits, and the runoff winner will face the Democratic nominee in November.
- Amid intra-GOP divisions, Democrats say their candidates Joe Jaworski, Nathan Johnson and Tony Box could broaden appeal, but no Democrat has won statewide office in more than 30 years.
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