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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Gabby Birenbaum, graphic by Apurva Mahajan 

John Cornyn wallops Ken Paxton in first quarter fundraising for U.S. Senate seat

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn outraised Attorney General Ken Paxton by fourfold in the first quarter of 2026, a key period that encompassed the Senate Republican primary and the beginning of the runoff between them.

As in past quarters, Cornyn’s fundraising apparatus — which includes his campaign committee and two joint fundraising committees with entities like the National Republican Senatorial Committee — outpaced Paxton’s.

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