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

NBC News projections showed Paxton defeating John Cornyn in the Republican Senate runoff.

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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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate and projected winner of the Texas runoff

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Republican senator and Senate runoff candidate

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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 Wins Texas Republican Senate Runoff

Outlets agree Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate runoff to win the party’s Senate nomination; he will face James Talarico in November. Left-leaning outlets link the win to Trump’s influence and emphasize Republican reversals and a possible Democratic opening. Center outlets mostly report the result and November matchup, though some highlight Paxton’s controversies or the race’s national stakes. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s endorsement and Paxton’s win over Cornyn, with some presenting it as a victory for Trump-aligned politics and others weighing the November contest.

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