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Texas Senate primary: Republicans John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt face off

Cornyn is seeking a fifth Senate term and will compete in a runoff for the Republican nomination.

Texas Senate primary: Republicans John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt face off
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt were competing in the Texas Republican Senate primary, but no candidate won outright. Cornyn and Paxton will face each other in a May 26 runoff for the Republican nomination.

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Incumbent senator seeking the Republican nomination

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate

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Wesley Hunt
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U.S. representative and Republican Senate candidate

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Texas state representative and possible Democratic Senate nominee

U.S. representative and possible Democratic Senate nominee

Donald Trump
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President of the United States

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Cornyn and Paxton Advance to Texas Senate Runoff

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced from Texas’s Republican Senate primary to a runoff for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination. Left-leaning outlets present the runoff mainly as an election result. Center outlets focus more on the contest’s stakes, candidate strategies and Trump’s pending endorsement. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the race’s combative character, with pjmedia.com arguing Paxton is the stronger Republican choice.

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