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Updated · The New York Times · May 27
Ken Paxton Ousts 4-Term Senator Cornyn in Texas Runoff as Trump Tightens GOP Grip
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · May 27

Ken Paxton Ousts 4-Term Senator Cornyn in Texas Runoff as Trump Tightens GOP Grip

30 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 27
  • Ken Paxton, 63, defeated Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday’s Texas Republican primary runoff, knocking out the state’s senior senator and handing Democrats a more vulnerable general-election target.
  • Trump’s late endorsement powered Paxton past accusations of personal and professional misconduct and a sizable fundraising disadvantage in one of the country’s costliest, bitterest GOP primaries.
  • Cornyn, 74, had tried to show loyalty to Trump, but Texas’s hard-line Republican base still viewed the four-term incumbent with suspicion and sided with Paxton’s more overt MAGA alignment.
  • The upset underscored Trump’s ability to purge even established Republicans, reinforcing how fully the party now revolves around his backing in major primaries.
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