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Texas Attorney General [Ken Paxton](/news/2026/5/24/will-the-texas-primary-run-off-give-democrats-a-chance-to-flip-the-state), boosted by President Donald Trump’s endorsement, has defeated four-term US Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary run-off, according to US media projections. The result
primary night of the year so far. We’ll bring you a round up of these results shortly. The next major test of Trump’s influence is in Texas, where the state’s controversial attorney
primary. “He's always been about delivering results for Texas rather than chasing headlines,” said Brian Walsh, Cornyn’s former communications director. “He respects the Senate as his institution and believes deeply in doing
primary. Trump recruited Gallrein to run against Massie. Those Republicans, however, had made clear breaks with the president. Cassidy voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges in his 2021 Senate impeachment trial. Massie irked
Senate runoff will leave Collins and Dooley “terminally inseparable” from Trump. Still, Tuesday’s results underscored how Trump’s dominance is increasingly shaping which Republicans can win statewide primaries in key races
Senate at risk and cost the party hundreds of millions of dollars to defend the seat this fall. As Texas’ top lawyer for a decade, Paxton has faced impeachment, a securities fraud investigation, ethics complaints
Senate since 1993.  Sen. John Cornyn speaks during a Get Out The Vote
Texas legislators to add five Republican-leaning districts was answered by California redrawing its own map, and then Virginia answered changes in Missouri and Ohio with a new map that pulled four districts into expected
results of the 2024 presidential election by congressional district in Texas](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/373x373+1078+803/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F2a%2F10026c0e48db8cdd3cd0b16b5a1e%2Fgrove-redistricting-texas-20250811.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) ### [News](https://www.npr.org/sections/news/) ### [Trump prompted a battle over voting maps. Here's how redistricting affects voters](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) Some
Texas, where the Democratic Senate primary was defined by [tensions over race](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/texas-primary-crockett-talarico-senate-race-00805194) and concerns over which candidate could unify enough Democrats, independents and disillusioned Republicans to flip the red state. Voters [chose
Texas state Rep. James Talarico waves to the crowd before speaking Mar. 4 in Austin. Talarico raised $27m in the first quarter of 2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several
results suggest, could turn into voter backlash if Americans grow fed up with the heavy spending. “Democrats’ best approach is to make their spending an issue,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who [has been
Texas state Rep. James Talarico waves to the crowd before speaking Mar. 4 in Austin. Talarico raised $27m in the first quarter of 2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several
Senate race right before Crockett joined, [was a “mediocre Black man.”](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/a-mediocre-comment-has-put-talaricos-texas-senate-campaign-in-the-hot-seat-00761260?utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack) Talarico has said that was a mischaracterization of his comments, and that he was describing Allred’s method of campaigning
results of the 2024 presidential election by congressional district in Texas](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/373x373+1078+803/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F2a%2F10026c0e48db8cdd3cd0b16b5a1e%2Fgrove-redistricting-texas-20250811.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) ### [News](https://www.npr.org/sections/news/) ### [Trump prompted a battle over voting maps. Here's how redistricting affects voters](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california)
Senate. A Democratic majority in either chamber of Congress would serve as a major check to US President Donald Trump in the final two years of his second term. Questions remain about whether
results there that saw Democrat Joe Biden narrowly win the state. Raffensperger refused to go along and now joins a list of Republicans whose political careers were shortened because GOP voters punished them after their
results of a special election on April 21, where 1.6 million Virginians approved redistricting that [Democrats hoped would win](https://www.vpm.org/generalassembly/2026-05-08/scova-redistricting-reactions-miyares-spanberger-kilgore-surovell-scott-trump) them four more House seats. In a 4-3 ruling, the court said
result is.” ##### May 16: Louisiana Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow is struggling to dominate the polls in her primary challenge to unseat Cassidy, who earned MAGA’s ire for voting to convict Trump on impeachment