Record #8056
Ken Paxton will win the 2026 Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff.
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #8056 The Ben Shapiro Show · Ep. 2430 - BRAINROT DEFEATED: Massie Loses In Kentucky
Original quoteBottom line is Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, and that's basically all she wrote. That's the end of that Senate primary, which is slated to take place next week.
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How the call settles
YES if Ken Paxton wins the May 26, 2026 Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff; NO if John Cornyn wins.
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because Ken Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the Texas Republican US Senate primary runoff on May 26, 2026, winning 63.8% of the vote after Trump's endorsement.. Applied stored rule: YES if Ken Paxton wins the May 26, 2026 Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff; NO if John Cornyn wins.
Outcome evidence
Ken Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the Texas Republican US Senate primary runoff on May 26, 2026, winning 63.8% of the vote after Trump's endorsement.
Outcome date: 2026-05-26
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-12
Basis: research
Margin 3.0 points · as of 2026-05-20 · Source