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Ken Paxton Wants John Cornyn’s US Senate Seat

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his bid to challenge current Sen. John Cornyn in the state's 2026 Republican primary election.
U.S. News & World Report |
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and ...
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GOP operatives have warned the White House that if Paxton gets on the ballot rather than Cornyn, Democrats would have a better chance of picking up the seat — and even taking the majority, a source f...

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