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general election.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1925+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2F29%2F0bfd43ce43c89c544c985fcc7502%2Fgettyimages-2277759086.jpg) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an election night
election. Matt Shaheen, a Texas state representative, said that “Ken Paxton would be a disaster for Texas conservatives!” in a post on X. ## Trouble with the Senate The Republican nominee will face a tough general
Texas since 1994, but races have become increasingly tight over the last decade. Paxton, who is the likely Republican nominee, is considered less likely to fare well against Talarico in the general election
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
election: Results and key takeaways Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton [won the Republican nomination](/news/2026/5/27/trump-backed-paxton-topples-senator-cornyn-in-texas-primary-run-off
general election. "I've always believed in the politics of addition, not subtraction," Cornyn told NPR from a North Texas
General Ken Paxton at an October 2022 rally in Robstown, Texas.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/09/15/ap22296096327508_sq-31f500df4b3066f9fb9185d7c64fa4df40811a4a.jpg?s=100&c=85&f=jpeg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5736175/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas-senate) ### [Elections
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in next week's runoff election. Unlike Massie, on Epstein
Texas politician who has long been a close ally of the president. As attorney general, he backed Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election
general election in what was the biggest primary night of the year so far. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, the scandal-plagued Texas
elected one of their own to the Senate since 1988. Paxton won’t make it easy. The Texas attorney general
general election despite his popularity with Trump supporters. An internal Republican Senate campaign memo circulated last year warned that a Paxton nomination could give Democrats a rare opportunity to flip Texas
Texas’ newly redrawn 33rd District. Allred’s victory Tuesday means he’s all but certain to win the general election
Texas attorney general, triumphed over incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff for senator. His victory signals that even a scandal-plagued candidate can win over the deep red state with the support
general election.” The race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into November’s midterm elections, where Paxton will now face James Talarico, a Democratic pastor and state legislator whose message of peace
election in what was the biggest 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
election, following Donald Trump’s late bid to influence the race in his latest effort to rid the GOP of less devoted leaders.** The president’s endorsement of state attorney-general Ken Paxton over four
Texas](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas) attorney general, the state’s Muslim community has been a frequent target for campaign ads and legal challenges. Both candidates have tried to portray the other as either too soft
elections](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026) have been boosted by a poll showing James Talarico, the party’s candidate in [Texas](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas), leading in a head-to-head matchup against two potential Republican opponents
electability. On the Republican side, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has Trump's endorsement and enjoyed a seemingly insurmountable advantage over state Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for much