Democrat James Talarico may win — and the president weakened his hold over the GOP

Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas Senate runoff, attacks opponent, and pushes voter ID and election security agenda ahead of Tuesday vote.

Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in the general election.

President Donald Trump abandoning Sen. John Cornyn destabilizes the White House's already-rocky relationship with Senate Republicans.

Trump’s decision to back state Attorney General Ken Paxton against GOP Sen. John Cornyn jolted the Republican Senate primary in Texas.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race

NBC News projects that Paxton, who received a late endorsement from Trump, will advance to the general election to face Democrat James Talarico.

Cornyn led the March primary with 42% of the vote, narrowly ahead of Paxton’s 40.5%, sending both to a runoff.

The win means Trump — and Democrats — get their preferred candidate for a general election matchup with James Talarico.

Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James Talarico

Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged Sen. John Cornyn's reelection and won President Trump's endorsement in the bitter primary fight that cost Republicans…

Republicans have feared that the scandal-plagued Paxton could cost them the seat, despite Democrats not winning a Texas Senate race in almost 40 years

President Trump had endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the primary runoff.

Republican Ken Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico in a high-profile race that could help decide control of the US Senate in November.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKen Paxton, the ultra-MAGA attorney general…

President Donald Trump's candidate pick, Ken Paxton, has come out on top, defeating four-term Senator John Cornyn in the Texas GOP primary.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a combative, scandal-dogged disruptor who had the backing of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement, delivered a thrashing to four-term…

Democrat James Talarico casts scandal-plague GOP nominee as the 'most corrupt politician in America' in a fall race that shakes up the 2026 Senate map

Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas race, setting up a November election that could decide control of US Senate.

Trump-backed Paxton beat Cornyn, making him the first Texas Republican senator to lose renomination.

The candidate backed by American President Donald Trump, Attorney General Ken Paxton, has defeated Republican Senator John Cornyn, who has been in office since 2003 for four…