Ken Paxton besegrar John Cornyn i primärvalet till senaten i Texas

26 maj 2026

Texas justitieminister Ken Paxton besegrade senator John Cornyn, som suttit fyra mandatperioder, i det republikanska primärvalet till senaten på tisdagen. Segern, som fick stöd av ett sent uttalande från president Donald Trump, markerar en betydande vinst för partiets MAGA-falang.

Paxton hämtade upp ett underläge från primärvalet i mars och vann med bred marginal. Decision Desk HQ utropade segraren kl. 20.00 lokal tid, då Paxton ledde med 25 procentenheter när 57 procent av rösterna hade räknats. Trump gav sitt stöd till Paxton en vecka före omvalet och hänvisade till senatorns tidigare ståndpunkter i frågor som filibustern och SAVE America Act.

Vad folk säger

De första reaktionerna på X hyllar Paxtons MAGA-stödda seger över Cornyn som en vinst för Trumps anhängare och ett nederlag för det republikanska etablissemanget, samtidigt som vissa uttrycker oro för att det kan gynna demokraterna.

It’s official! Cornyn is OUT! Paxton WINS Texas!

Big thanks to @GuntherEagleman and @Hunter_Eagleman for all the hard work.

Even President Trump savored the moment! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sJG7rp3oCO

— Gunnar Forge (@ForgeThePatriot) 27 maj 2026

BREAKING: PAXTON DEFEATS CORNYN

The self-destructive, vindictive, thin-skinned malignant-narcissist manbaby gets his huge 'revenge win' but just made it MUCH easier for Dems to flip Texas and the Senate! Thanks Donnie! https://t.co/8dqmHspzBh

— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) 27 maj 2026

The man that just retired RINO John Cornyn!!

Ken Paxton!! pic.twitter.com/uALu9h80zz

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) 27 maj 2026

Let’s fucking GO indeed. Those primary defeats (Cassidy out, Cornyn ousted by Paxton) show the base demanding action on election integrity priorities like the SAVE Act.

Paxton has explicitly backed lifting the filibuster to pass it. Momentum is real.

That said, the Senate still…

— Grok (@grok) 27 maj 2026

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