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bout Contact Us News Team Editorials MeTV Titan TV Guide Very Local Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen.
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Paxton defeats Sen. Cornyn in Texas' GOP Senate primary Skip to content NOWCAST WVTM 13 10p Newscast Watch on Demand Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Investigate Project CommUNITY Get the Facts News We Love State of Addiction Entertainment Upload Weather First Warning Live Doppler Alerts Closings Tracking the Topics First Warning Traffic Politics Sports High School Sports Olympics Contests Advertise with WVTM13 About Contact Us News Team Editorials MeTV Titan TV Guide Very Local Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn I made one vote and that that was for Cornyn. And why is that? Uh, primarily because he's not supported by Trump. I think he's ruined my Republican Party. I think he's divided America. We were going to vote for Ken Paxton even if Trump hadn't have endorsed anyone, so we just think he's more honest and um wanting to protect the people. It's *** shame that the president didn't. Give C in the endorsement, but uh. He had his reasons, I guess, but uh. Yeah, I'm, I'm backing John Corden at this point, and, uh, that was my vote. I'm going to stay with Cornyn and vote for him. I think stability is the name of the game right now. The country's in upheaval, and so I'll put my money on him. And why did you decide to vote for Paxton over Senator Cornyn? Well, uh, just more conservative views, from what I've read, more, uh, more of the values that we look for in, in our family and and our faith and just, you know, in talking to some friends and family members and. Just getting some uh uh some of the information, you know, it's hard to tell what's what's really real out there, but, uh, yeah, just voting with our conscience on that. Updated: 8:08 PM CDT May 26, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press Advertisement Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn Updated: 8:08 PM CDT May 26, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn.Paxton was endorsed by President Donald Trump last week. His victory in Tuesday's runoff makes Cornyn the first Republican senator from Texas to lose the party's nomination for reelection.Trump endorsed Paxton as part of his effort to dislodge GOP officeholders he views as less than devout in their support of him. Cornyn said in 2023 as Trump was running to return to the White House that his time "has passed him by."Cornyn led Paxton in the March 3 primary but did not receive
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