Will the Texas primary run-off give Democrats a chance to flip the state?
Key takeaways
- Paxton, the likely Republican nominee, is considered less likely to fare well against the Democratic nominee for US Senate in November’s midterms.
- Whoever wins the runoff will advance to November’s midterm elections, where they will face the Democratic nominee, James Talarico.
- Democrats have not held a statewide seat in Texas since 1994, but races have become increasingly tight over the last decade.
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Paxton, the likely Republican nominee, is considered less likely to fare well against the Democratic nominee for US Senate in November’s midterms.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the US Senate, will face incumbent John Cornyn in the primary run-off [File: LM Otero/AP Photo]By Andy Hirschfeld Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026Voters in Texas head to the polls on Tuesday for the Republican run-off in the highly contentious US Senate primary between the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and John Cornyn, the incumbent, who has represented Texas in the US Senate since 2002.
Whoever wins the runoff will advance to November’s midterm elections, where they will face the Democratic nominee, James Talarico.