Trump-Backed Paxton Faces Off Against Cornyn in Texas Senate Runoff
TL;DR Summary
Texas’s GOP Senate race moves to a runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton after a tight first round, with former President Trump endorsing Paxton. The outcome could affect the general election against Democrat James Talarico, as live results and county-by-county tallies roll in and polls close at 8:00 PM ET.
- Texas Senate Primary Runoff Election 2026 Live Results NBC News
- Runoff Polls in Texas Senate Contest Have Favored Ken Paxton The New York Times
- ‘The vitriol is going to be real’: Republicans brace for fallout from brutal Texas Senate runoff Politico
- America’s ugliest primary? Texas Republican infighting could hand Senate seat to Democrat The Guardian
- Texas runoff election live results: Cornyn vs Paxton Senate race USA Today
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
16
Time Saved
2 min
vs 3 min read
Condensed
89%
507 → 54 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on NBC News