Paxton crushes Cornyn in Senate primary in a big win for MAGA ^70.9%

The Washington Post - By Matthew Choi - 5/26/2026, 9:00 AM

Framing Effect 69.6% - Negativity Bias 69.6% - Biased Writer Voice 69.6%

Four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who once came close to becoming majority leader in the Senate, lost a primary challenge to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday, ending a bitter race driven by a MAGA insurgency that ballooned into the most expensive Senate primary in history. Supporters at an election-night event in Plano,... more