Cornyn fights to hold Texas Senate seat in runoff with Trump-backed Paxton – US politics live
Vote for Republican nomination is latest test of President’s grip over GOP Ken Paxton , the state attorney general, takes on four-term incumbent John Cornyn on Tuesday in the ugliest primary election of the year. The winner of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas will contest November’s general election against Democrat James Talarico. Paxton and Cornyn have spent months coveting the most valuable endorsement in Republican politics: Donald Trump. Last week, scandal-plagued Paxton got it , with
As Texas heads to the polls for the primaries, Trump reminded his supporters to vote for Attorney General Ken Paxton , amid other posts Tuesday Morning.
“Texas, Vote for Ken Paxton, our Country’s BEST Attorney General!” Trump posted.
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- Cornyn fights to hold Texas Senate seat in runoff with Trump-backed Paxton – US politics liveGuardian - World · Maham Javaid (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · May 26, 2026, 2:00 PM
- Trump urges Texas Republicans to vote for Ken Paxton as four-term senator John Cornyn fights to hold seat – liveGuardian - World · Cecilia Nowell (now); Maham Javaid, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · May 26, 2026, 11:57 PM
- Most polls close in Texas as Trump-backed Ken Paxton looks to win Republican runoff against incumbent US senator John Cornyn – liveGuardian - World · Cecilia Nowell (now); Maham Javaid, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · May 27, 2026, 1:00 AM
- Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Republican runoff for nomination in Texas Senate race – liveGuardian - World · Cecilia Nowell (now); Maham Javaid, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier) · May 27, 2026, 1:27 AM
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