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.
19 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 8 lean left, 6 centre, 1 lean right, 3 right.
- ▪ Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas primary, marking another win for Trump-backed Republicans — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Ken Paxton Wins Texas GOP Primary After Trump Endorsement — TODAY.com
- ▪ Trump-endorsed Paxton topples Cornyn in Texas Senate race — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Trump-backed Paxton topples senator Cornyn in Texas primary — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Paxton thanks Trump after Texas Senate primary win — NBC News — Politics
- ▪ Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton topples John Cornyn in Texas Senate race — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Paxton Defeats Sen. Cornyn in Texas Senate GOP Runoff — Real Clear Politics
- ▪ Trump-endorsed Paxton DEMOLISHES Cornyn in GOP Senate primary runoff — The Blaze
- ▪ Trump-backed Paxton wins Texas Senate runoff — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Texas GOP voters oust Cornyn in Paxton upset — Axios
- ▪ Paxton Wins Texas Republican Primary After Trump Endorsement — Hacker News (Newest)
- ▪ Trump-endorsed Paxton wins Texas primary run-off, ousting veteran senator — South China Morning Post
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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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