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Mayes Middleton wins Texas GOP attorney general runoff over Chip Roy

Roy lost the Republican attorney general nomination to Mayes Middleton and conceded the race.

Mayes Middleton wins Texas GOP attorney general runoff over Chip Roy
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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May 26, 2026
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Mayes Middleton defeated Rep. Chip Roy for the Texas Republican attorney general nomination, and Roy conceded. Middleton will face Democrat Nathan Johnson in the general election to succeed Ken Paxton.

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Chip Roy
R · TX-21

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

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose support was a theme in the runoff

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general whose seat Middleton is seeking

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

U.S. senator and Roy’s former chief of staff

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

U.S. senator running against Paxton for the Republican Senate nomination

ALSO MENTIONED  Mayes Middleton, Texas state senator and Republican attorney general nominee; Joe Jaworski, Former Galveston mayor who lost the Democratic attorney general runoff; Nathan Johnson, Democratic nominee for Texas attorney general

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Mayes Middleton Wins Texas Republican Attorney General Runoff

Outlets agree that Mayes Middleton defeated Chip Roy in the Texas Republican runoff for the attorney general nomination. Left-leaning outlets connect Roy’s loss to his relationship with Trump as a campaign issue. Center outlets frame the contest as a test of Trump’s influence and highlight Middleton’s alignment with him. Right-leaning outlets mostly focus on the result, though some cast it as a win for MAGA- or Trump-aligned politics and one sharply criticizes Roy.

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