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LIVE: Texas runoff election results for U.S. Senate and other North Texas key races

Cornyn lost the Republican Senate runoff to Paxton while seeking a fifth term.

LIVE: Texas runoff election results for U.S. Senate and other North Texas key races
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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Ken Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican U.S. Senate runoff, and Colin Allred won the Democratic nomination for Texas’s 33rd Congressional District. The results set up November contests for both seats.

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Incumbent senator who lost the Republican Senate nomination

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican U.S. Senate candidate who won the runoff nomination

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Republican nominee for Texas's 33rd Congressional District

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Paxton

Julie Johnson
D · TX-32

Representative who lost the Democratic nomination for Texas's 33rd Congressional District

John Sims
R · TX

Republican candidate who lost the nomination for Texas's 33rd Congressional District

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Incumbent U.S. representative who lost the Republican attorney general runoff

Colin Z. Allred
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Democratic nominee for Texas's 33rd Congressional District

ALSO MENTIONED  Greg Abbott, Texas governor who called for Republican unity after the runoff; Joe Jaworski, Candidate who lost the Democratic attorney general primary; Mayes Middleton, Republican nominee for Texas attorney general; Nathan Johnson, Democratic nominee for Texas attorney general

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Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn in Texas Republican Primary Runoff

Outlets agree that Ken Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, winning the GOP nomination. Coverage also notes that Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico in November. Left-leaning outlets cast Trump's endorsement as a potentially costly intervention that could weaken Republican prospects and give Democrats an opening. Center outlets mostly report the result and November matchup, with some attention to Cornyn's response and the race's broader implications. Right-leaning outlets more often treat Paxton's win as evidence of Trump's influence and Trump-aligned voters' strength, with some framing it as a rebuke to the party establishment.

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