Editor’s note: This is an updated version of one of our primary surveys featuring candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and attorney general. This Q&A has been edited since it first ran before the March primary to remove Aaron Reitz, a former top official in the U.S. Department of Justice, and state Sen. Joan Huffman, who did not advance to the runoff. See all of our resources for voting in the Texas primary runoffs here.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to run for U.S. Senate set off an expensive, competitive race for Texas attorney general, one of the state’s most powerful posts.
With no Republican candidate earning more than 50% of votes during the March primaries, state Sen. Mayes Middleton from Galveston and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy from Austin will face off again during the May 26 primary runoffs. The winner will take on the Democratic nominee in November and look to continue the GOP’s three-decade winning streak in Texas statewide elections.
