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Good News: Dan Crenshaw loses Primary - Cornyn and Paxton Advance to Runoff

Cornyn is reported to have advanced to a runoff against Ken Paxton.

Good News: Dan Crenshaw loses Primary - Cornyn and Paxton Advance to Runoff
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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The article celebrates Dan Crenshaw’s reported primary defeat to Steve Toth and says John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will meet in a runoff. It also expresses support for Paxton and briefly reports Jasmine Crockett’s Senate primary loss.

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John Cornyn R · TX · SEN
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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Incumbent senator reported to be advancing to a Republican primary runoff.

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Senate candidate reported to be advancing to a Republican primary runoff.

Paxton's version of this story ↗
Dan Crenshaw
R · TX-2

Representative reported to have lost the Texas 2nd Congressional District Republican primary.

Crenshaw's version of this story ↗

Representative and Senate candidate briefly reported to have lost her Democratic primary.

Wesley Hunt
R · TX-38

Representative and Senate primary candidate reported to have received 13.5% of the vote.

Steve Toth
R · TX

House candidate reported to have defeated Dan Crenshaw in the primary.

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Cornyn and Paxton Advance to Texas Senate Runoff

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced from Texas’s Republican Senate primary to a runoff for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination. Left-leaning outlets present the runoff mainly as an election result. Center outlets focus more on the contest’s stakes, candidate strategies and Trump’s pending endorsement. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the race’s combative character, with pjmedia.com arguing Paxton is the stronger Republican choice.

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