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Texas election results: Who won the Senate, governor and attorney general primaries? Ken Paxton vs John Cornyn winner

Cornyn lost the Republican Senate runoff to Paxton, according to NBC News projections.

Texas election results: Who won the Senate, governor and attorney general primaries? Ken Paxton vs John Cornyn winner
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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NBC News projections showed Ken Paxton defeating Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’s Republican Senate runoff, while the article also reported results and leads in other statewide and congressional contests.

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Republican senator and Senate runoff candidate

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate and projected winner of the Texas runoff

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Democratic Senate candidate

Representative and former Democratic Senate primary opponent

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Paxton

Representative and Democratic House runoff candidate in District 18

Julie Johnson
D · TX-32

Representative and Democratic House runoff candidate in District 33

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Representative and Republican attorney-general candidate

Al Green
D · TX-9

Representative and Democratic House runoff candidate in District 18

Democratic House candidate in District 35

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

Democratic House candidate in District 33

ALSO MENTIONED  Dan Patrick, Texas lieutenant governor and Republican nominee; Gina Hinojosa, Texas state representative and Democratic gubernatorial nominee; Greg Abbott, Texas governor and Republican nominee; Joe Jaworski, Former Galveston mayor and Democratic attorney-general candidate; Lujan, Republican House candidate in District 35; Marcos Isaias Velez, Democratic lieutenant-governor candidate; Mayes Middleton, Texas state senator and Republican attorney-general candidate; Nathan Johnson, Texas state senator and Democratic attorney-general candidate; Vikki Goodwin, Texas state representative and Democratic lieutenant-governor candidate

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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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