US_ Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff (Nathan Worcester - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate Runoff

President Donald Trump shook up the race a week before the runoff by endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn.

(Left) Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) speaks during a Get Out The Vote campaign rally at the Schertz Civic Center Conference Hall in Schertz, Texas, on March 2, 2026. (Right) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, addresses supporters during a campaign stop, in Waco, Texas, on March 2, 2026. Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo

Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
5/26/2026|Updated: 5/27/2026

DALLAS—A faceoff that could define the future of the Senate has ended with a defeat for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) at the hands of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who benefited from a late endorsement by President Donald Trump.

The Associated Press called the race for Paxton at 9 p.m. ET in the May 26 election that caps off the most expensive Senate primary in history.

Cornyn’s ouster marks the latest Republican to be defeated by a Trump-backed primary challenger, following Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and several Indiana state senators in recent weeks.

With 83 percent of the vote counted, Paxton led Cornyn by more than 28 points—a blowout against one of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate.

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