Texas GOP Senate candidates scarce in public but unavoidable on TV in final day of runoff campaign
Texas Republican Senate candidates are largely absent from public view on the final day of campaigning before the runoff election. Instead, they are focusing on advertising, which has exceeded $109 million, particularly from Sen. John Cornyn's campaign. The candidates' strategies reflect their ongoing rivalry, intensified by endorsements and criticisms from former President Donald Trump.
- ▪Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton have no public events scheduled on the last day of campaigning.
- ▪Cornyn's campaign has significantly outspent Paxton's, though the gap has narrowed as the runoff approaches.
- ▪Trump's endorsement of Paxton has become a central theme in his campaign, contrasting with Cornyn's relationship with the former president.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 32 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre.
- ▪ Live results: Paxton, Cornyn show down in Texas GOP Senate runoff — The Hill
- ▪ Key points on Cornyn-Paxton Texas GOP Senate runoff — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Cornyn and Paxton flood Texas airwaves in final day of GOP Senate runoff - AP News — Google News
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onTexas GOP Senate candidates scarce in public but unavoidable on TV in final day of runoff campaignTexas Republican Senate candidates Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton are going to be scarcely visible in public on the last day of campaigning ahead of Tuesday's runoffByTHOMAS BEAUMONT Associated PressMay 25, 2026, 8:47 AM1:12Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, smiles at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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