Ken Paxton Holds Sizable Lead On John Cornyn In Texas GOP Primary Ahead of Trump Endorsement
The poll puts Paxton ahead of Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary.

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TAP FOR WHYLatin Times is an established digital news outlet, and this report names its author and attributes its polling figures to a research organization. The short report gives limited information about the poll’s methodology beyond its sample, dates, and margin of error.
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The report supplies specific polling figures, a named pollster, sample size, field dates, and margin of error. It offers little detail on methodology or other evidence against which to evaluate the poll.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The report gives figures for both candidates and describes hypothetical outcomes for either Trump endorsement, but relies primarily on one poll and provides little external context.
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The article reports polling results and hypothetical endorsement scenarios in straightforward language without an evident partisan framing.
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A Texas Public Opinion Research poll gives Ken Paxton an eight-point lead over John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary. The survey also suggests Donald Trump’s endorsement could affect the race, though Paxton leads in the poll’s hypothetical scenarios either way.
The Texas Public Opinion Research survey of 781 likely Republican primary voters, conducted March 7–8, found Ken Paxton at 49% and John Cornyn at 41%, with the rest undecided. The poll’s margin of error was 3.9 percentage points. The article reports that Donald Trump had not yet endorsed a candidate and had said he would do so “pretty soon.”
In the poll’s hypothetical scenarios, Paxton led Cornyn 44% to 43% if Trump endorsed Cornyn, and 58% to 32% if Trump endorsed Paxton. The survey also found that supporters of Rep. Wesley Hunt who voted in the previous week’s primary favored Paxton over Cornyn, 48% to 31%.
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Part of a bigger story
5 OUTLETSA Texas Public Opinion Research poll put Ken Paxton eight points ahead of John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary. It also tested scenarios involving a possible Donald Trump endorsement. Center outlets present differing poll snapshots: one survey gives Paxton a lead over Cornyn, while another focuses on Talarico’s hypothetical matchups with the Republican candidates. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Paxton’s eight-point lead and scenarios involving a Trump endorsement and a Senate-rules dispute.
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- Houston Public Media · As Republicans await Trump's endorsement, Democrats float poll showing Talarico tied with Cornyn and Paxton
- Latin Times · Ken Paxton Would Continue Leading In Texas GOP Primary For Senate Even If Trump Endorses His Rival, Poll Shows
- townhall.com · A New Poll Just Dropped in the GOP Texas Senate Primary. What Does it Show?
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