MAGA triumph: Trump ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in bitter Texas GOP primary war ^53.9%

Fox News - By Paul Steinhauser, Alex Miller, Amanda Macias, Peter Pinedo - 5/27/2026, 1:00 AM

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PLANO, TX – President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are the big winners in the Lone Star State's bitter Republican Senate primary battle, which has spanned for more than a year and became the most expensive Senate primary in history. Paxton, who was endorsed by Trump just one week ago, convincingly defeated longtime... more