Paxton Runs Away With the Texas Senate Primary Runoff
Ken Paxton has decisively won the Texas Senate primary runoff against John Cornyn. With early voting results showing a significant lead for Paxton, he secured 63% of the vote compared to Cornyn's 37%. The race was called shortly after polls closed, marking a strong endorsement of Paxton's campaign by former President Trump.
- ▪Ken Paxton won the Texas Senate primary runoff with 63% of the vote.
- ▪John Cornyn received only 37% of the vote, falling short of expectations.
- ▪The race was called by major media outlets immediately after polls closed.
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Paxton Runs Away With the Texas Senate Primary Runoff John Sexton 9:20 PM | May 26, 2026 AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File Ed has all the numbers up here but asked me to watch for the race to be called early, something he expected not long after the polls closed. As usual it looks like Ed is going to be right. The early vote totals coming in show Ken Paxton blowing Cornyn away, including in counties where Cornyn was thought to be strong. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Here's NBC's Steve Kornacki being shocked by how strong Paxton's performance has been so far.🚨 WOW! NBC's Kornacki is VISIBLY STUNNED at the strength of the MAGA endorsement tonight, Ken Paxton is…
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