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Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination – The Gilmer Mirror Skip to content Breaking News Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination Texas 2026 primary runoff election results Texas Weekly Gas Price Update Texas’ raucous primary runoffs end today. Here’s what to watch. Texas primary runoffs: resource guides for races up and down the ballot Contact Us E-Edition Subscribe Archives Twitter Email Menu Home News Sports Obituaries E-Edition Subscribe Photos Events Crossword Regional News Texas News Gilmer Buckeyes News Gilmer News Church Directory Classifieds Public Notices | logout Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination By Editor | May 27, 2026 | 0 By Gabby Birenbaum, Kayla Guo and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 26

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Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination &#8211; The Gilmer Mirror Skip to content Breaking News Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination Texas 2026 primary runoff election results Texas Weekly Gas Price Update Texas’ raucous primary runoffs end today. Here’s what to watch. Texas primary runoffs: resource guides for races up and down the ballot Contact Us E-Edition Subscribe Archives Twitter Email Menu Home News Sports Obituaries E-Edition Subscribe Photos Events Crossword Regional News Texas News Gilmer Buckeyes News Gilmer News Church Directory Classifieds Public Notices | logout Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination By Editor | May 27, 2026 | 0 By Gabby Birenbaum, Kayla Guo and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 26, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Tuesday, ending over three decades of Sen. John Cornyn ’s electoral dominance in what amounts to a watershed moment for GOP politics in Texas. The Associated Press called the race for Paxton shortly after 8 p.m., about an hour after most polls closed in Texas. Paxton’s win, coming on the heels of an eleventh-hour endorsement from President Donald Trump, will reverberate nationally. The result is a triumph for Paxton and his wing of the GOP, which prioritizes politicians’ zeal for destroying the left over traditional values like statesmanship and dealmaking. And it’s a massive blow to the Republican old guard in Texas and the political establishment in Washington, who were firmly behind Cornyn amid concerns about Paxton’s electability in November. The outcome sets up a general election matchup between Paxton and Austin state Rep. James Talarico . Democrats have made no secret of their preference for Paxton, who they believe can be beaten due to the baggage he carries from a line of political and personal scandals. Paxton has run and won three times statewide, but Talarico will be by far his best-funded and most prominent opponent, and the first he will face running atop the ticket. The attorney general received Trump’s backing a week before election day, providing him with a significant boost after both candidates spent a year lobbying for it. Paxton’s victory further demonstrates Trump’s iron grip on his party and the consequences Republicans can face for even mild criticism of a president who demands loyalty. And it sends a chilling message to the Republican establishment, which has now lost one of its most powerful senators and best fundraisers. In a cycle that has already seen notable incumbents in both parties go down nationally, Cornyn’s loss is a political earthquake. Cornyn has been an elected official for over 40 years, rising from district judge to Texas Supreme Court justice to Texas attorney general to the U.S. Senate. His election as attorney general put the office under GOP control for the first time since Reconstruction, setting the agency on its path to becoming a

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