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href=\"\/news\/2026\/5\/24\/will-the-texas-primary-run-off-give-democrats-a-chance-to-flip-the-state\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, boosted by President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement, has defeated four-term US Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary run-off, according to US media projections.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"413\">The result, quickly called by Fox News and CNN after polls closed on Tuesday, highlighted Trump\u2019s continuing influence over the Republican Party and dealt a major blow to the party establishment in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/5\/27\/aje-onl-nf_draft-3-dnrexp-260526-hashema-iran_decision_making-260526\">How 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of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"628\">Cornyn, a longtime establishment conservative and former Republican whip, had represented Texas in the Senate since 2002 and entered the race as the favourite, backed by major donors and senior Republican figures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"912\">But the senator struggled to connect with Trump\u2019s political base.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"912\">Cornyn had previously criticised Trump and angered some conservatives by supporting bipartisan gun legislation after the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, while Paxton presented himself as one of Trump\u2019s strongest allies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1340\">Trump\u2019s backing reshaped the race, making Cornyn the latest Republican incumbent to lose after falling out of favour with the president.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1311\">\u201cTonight, we\u2019ve come up short,\u201d Cornyn told reporters after the race was called.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1651\">\u201cI\u2019ve always supported the Republican ticket,\u201d he said, adding that he intended \u201cto do so again\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aj-third-party-embed-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"consent-gate\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1501\">The defeat makes Cornyn the first Republican senator from Texas to lose his party\u2019s nomination for re-election and is likely to end his Senate career next year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1567\">\u201cTonight, we just made history,\u201d Paxton told cheering supporters, praising Trump\u2019s endorsement as \u201cthe most powerful force in politics\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1842\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This month, Trump\u2019s endorsement of Republican primary challengers ousted incumbents including Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy\u00a0and\u00a0Kentucky Representative <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/5\/16\/how-thomas-massie-came-to-represent-republican-dissent-in-age-of-trump\">Thomas Massie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4604003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4604003\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4604003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26063514703870-1779845468.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"This photo combination shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, in Dallas and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in Austin\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4604003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, in Dallas and Senator John Cornyn in Austin, Texas, on March 3, 2026 [Julio Cortez, Jack Myer\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"controversies-and-midterm-race\" data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1173\">Controversies and midterm race<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"230\">Paxton has spent years facing legal, ethical and personal controversies, including a 2023 impeachment by the Republican-led Texas House of Representatives, allegations of bribery and misconduct, and a high-profile divorce.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"378\">The 63-year-old was later acquitted by the Texas Senate and has repeatedly dismissed the allegations against him as politically motivated attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"528\">Paxton will now face Democratic state Representative James Talarico in a closely watched November race that could help decide control of the US Senate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"528\">Talarico, 37, has attracted moderate and independent voters, while some Republicans privately fear Paxton could struggle in a general election despite his popularity with Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"1112\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">An internal Republican Senate campaign memo circulated last year warned that a Paxton nomination could give Democrats a rare opportunity to flip Texas and force Republicans to spend heavily defending a seat long considered safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\" data-testid=\"promo-box\">\u201cWithout a shadow of a doubt, I will be the Democrats\u2019 number one target in November,\u201d Paxton said.<\/p>\n<p>The candidate also predicted that Talarico is \u201cgoing to raise more money than any Democrat in America\u201d, and urged his followers to donate to his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Republicans lose this state, we lose the country,\u201d Paxton warned.<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes of Paxton being declared the winner of the Republican primary run-off for US Senate, the Democrat called him \u201cthe most corrupt politician in America\u201d in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe embodies the broken system we\u2019re running against,\u201d Talarico wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>In another post, he invited Cornyn\u2019s supporters to vote for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a place in our campaign,\u201d Talarico wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aj-third-party-embed-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"consent-gate\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the US Senate, speaks to supporters at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, the US, on May 19, 2026 [LM Otero\/AP] By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and Reuters Published [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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