Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated four-term incumbent Senator John Cornyn by a 25-point margin in the May 26, 2026 Republican Senate primary runoff, propelled by a late Trump endorsement and grassroots fury over Cornyn's bipartisan votes on guns and Ukraine aid. The result — which saw Cornyn outspent 3-to-1 yet still obliterated — reshapes the 2026 Senate map, with Cook Political Report immediately shifting Texas from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican" ahead of a general election against Democrat James Talarico.