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Trump Favorite Ken Paxton Blows Away GOP U.S. Sen. John Cornyn In Texas, Longtime Democrat U.S. Rep. Al Green Also Toast

Paxton defeated John Cornyn in the Republican Senate runoff and will face James Talarico in the general election.

Trump Favorite Ken Paxton Blows Away GOP U.S. Sen. John Cornyn In Texas, Longtime Democrat U.S. Rep. Al Green Also Toast
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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Ken Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’s Republican Senate runoff, while Rep. Christian Menefee defeated Rep. Al Green in a Democratic House runoff. The article frames both results as wins for President Trump.

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This story reports what happened without casting Paxton in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Paxton’s record.

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate who won the Texas runoff

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Incumbent senator defeated in the Republican Senate runoff

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Al Green
D · TX-9

Representative defeated in the Democratic runoff for Texas’s 18th congressional district

Green's version of this story ↗

Democratic state representative who will face Paxton in the general election

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Paxton and whose influence the article links to the runoff results

Representative who won the Democratic runoff against Al Green

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Ken Paxton Defeats John Cornyn in Texas Republican Senate Runoff

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