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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Gabby Birenbaum

Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the 2026 Republican primary.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the 2026 Republican primary. (Credit: The Texas Tribune)

A new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP primary shows Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton by 1 percentage point, breaking a spell of public polling that had found the incumbent trailing by wide margins.

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