Cornyn’s Turn to Confront Trump Vendetta Tour: BGOV Election Day

May 26, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC

Eighteen months ago, John Cornyn came within a whisker of becoming Senate Majority Leader.

Today, Texas Republican voters may drum the four-term senator out of his job.

Welcome to primary runoff election day in Texas, where President Donald Trump jolted the Republican Senate campaign last week by snubbing Cornyn with an eleventh-hour endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Cornyn led Paxton 42% to 41% — but fell well short of a majority — in a first-round primary March 3 that eliminated Rep. Wesley Hunt (14%), who followed Trump’s lead in endorsing Paxton.

Cornyn’s vulnerability underscores just how much Trump’s ...

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