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Chip Roy loses GOP nomination for Texas attorney general to succeed Ken Paxton

Roy lost the Republican nomination for Texas attorney general to Mayes Middleton.

Chip Roy loses GOP nomination for Texas attorney general to succeed Ken Paxton
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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Chip Roy lost the Republican runoff for Texas attorney general to state Sen. Mayes Middleton. The Associated Press called the race with Middleton leading 55.7% to Roy’s 44.3%.

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Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Republican candidate defeated in the Texas attorney general runoff

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement neither candidate received

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Outgoing Texas attorney general who is running for the Republican Senate nomination

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator and Republican primary opponent of Ken Paxton

ALSO MENTIONED  Mayes Middleton, Texas state senator who won the Republican nomination for 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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