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State Sen. Mayes Middleton secures GOP nomination in Texas AG race to replace Ken Paxton

Roy lost the Republican attorney general nomination to Mayes Middleton.

State Sen. Mayes Middleton secures GOP nomination in Texas AG race to replace Ken Paxton
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Mayes Middleton won the Republican nomination for Texas attorney general, receiving 56% of the vote to Chip Roy’s 44%. The winner of the November election will face Nathan Johnson.

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Chip Roy
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U.S. representative and Republican candidate for Texas attorney general

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Ken Paxton
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Current Texas attorney general

ALSO MENTIONED  Mayes Middleton, Texas state senator and Republican nominee for attorney general; Nathan Johnson, Democratic candidate 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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