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Senate nominee](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5835745/paxton-republican-texas-senate-nominee-trump-cornyn-talarico), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, toppled Sen. John Cornyn, and his endorsed candidates proceeded to the general election in other races
race was called, while promising to continue supporting Republican candidates. The defeat makes Cornyn the first Republican senator from Texas
candidates](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/prediction-market-giant-kalshi-suspends-congressional-candidate-from-minnesota-00887675) from the platform for betting on their own races. Minnesota Democrat Matthew Klein, Texas Republican Ezekiel Enriquez and Virginia Senate
race is widely seen as a toss-up. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734515/texas-primary-election-results-james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-john-cornyn-ken-paxton) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Trump teases GOP endorsement in Texas Senate race
candidate is electable played out again most recently in Texas, where the Democratic Senate primary was defined by [tensions over race
candidate James Talarico addresses supporters on election night in Austin, Texas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2550x2550+638+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2F63%2Ffa0af09f4347bd18100132418eab%2Fgettyimages-2264684894.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734515/texas-primary-election-results-james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-john-cornyn-ken-paxton) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Trump teases GOP endorsement in Texas Senate race
candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during an event in San Antonio, Texas, US.](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AP26060834709638-1779489719.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C578&quality=80)](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AP26060834709638-1779489719.jpg) The winner of the Tuesday run-off will face 37-year-old James Talarico [File: Brenda Bazán/AP Photo
race after scandal-plagued campaign Ken Paxton, the Donald Trump-backed Texas attorney general, triumphed over incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff for senator. His victory signals that even a scandal-plagued candidate
Texas Democrat Talarico leads senator Cornyn and AG Paxton in Senate race poll Democrats’ hopes of winning control of the [US Senate](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate) in November’s [midterm elections](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026) have been
candidates overall in seven seats held by Republicans — Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Florida, Iowa and Texas. In the last quarter, Democrats also reported matching or exceeding Republican fundraising totals in several Senate races
Senator John Cornyn in next Tuesday's Republican primary run-off race. By siding with Paxton, Trump is supporting a Texas politician who has long been a close ally of the president – but also
Texas. Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, a former Democratic candidate for Senate who is now a partner at [Ascend Strategy Labs](https://www.ascendstrategylabs.com/)*,* a social justice consulting firm in Austin, said
candidate. Trump vanquished a majority of the Indiana Republicans who bucked him on redistricting. And he [finally backed](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas-senate-00927811?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=ec570b47-7489-4a5a-b7e9-952f5a36ab8a) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the Senate race
candidates made it to Tuesday's runoff election after failing to secure a majority in Texas' primary in March. Republicans spent $100 million for the primary race, making it the [most expensive primary in Senate
Texas’ Senate GOP race in an eleventh-hour decision, siding with a longtime MAGA ally — and potentially imperiling GOP control of the seat. Trump’s endorsement Tuesday gives Paxton a late boost over establishment Republicans
candidate. When the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature [passed a new congressional gerrymander](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/04/supreme-court-texas-house-map-00678075) last year, Allred decided to drop his Senate bid and take another shot at the House, setting up a race
candidate I have ever seen”, said the US president, claiming the Austin state representative and Democratic nominee for Texas senator is weak on crime and an advocate for open borders. Reaching for a favored Republican
Texas in the US Senate in advance of next week’s Republican primary. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Donald Trump said that Paxton has been “extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA
Texas, Illinois and New York for Democratic and Republican candidates. Fairshake, a pro-crypto group primarily funded by Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz and Ripple Labs, is expected to back candidates in both parties and has [already