Record #5830
Ken Paxton will win the May 26, 2026 Texas Republican Senate primary runoff against John Cornyn
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5830 David Pakman · A tour de force of corruption as prices spike
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How the call settles
Texas Republican Senate runoff results show Ken Paxton as the nominee
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the May 26, 2026 Texas Republican Senate runoff, taking 63.8% to Cornyn's roughly 35% of more than 1.38 million votes, and became the GOP nominee.. Applied stored rule: Texas Republican Senate runoff results show Ken Paxton as the nominee.
Outcome evidence
Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the May 26, 2026 Texas Republican Senate runoff, taking 63.8% to Cornyn's roughly 35% of more than 1.38 million votes, and became the GOP nominee.
Outcome date: 2026-05-26
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-09
Basis: research
Margin 3.0 points · as of 2026-05-20 · Source