Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton (R) is projected to defeat Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) in a primary runoff for the GOP nod to succeed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), according to Decision Desk HQ. Though loyalty to President Trump was a major factor in the race, the rivals faced off on Tuesday without a much-anticipated endorsement. Neither candidate notched past the 50 percent support needed to win outright in the March 3 primary. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5894328-middleton-texas-attorney-general-gop-runoff/ #ChipRoy #Texas #Congress #MikeJohnson #Trump #MAGA
Texas Republicans delivered major victories for conservatives Tuesday night, as state Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated Rep. Chip Roy in the Republican runoff for attorney general […] Source
The state’s attorney general defeated the incumbent senator following the President’s endorsement last week. The post Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas Primary appeared first on The American Conservative .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated the incumbent Senator John Cornyn Tuesday in a hotly contested primary runoff election. President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton last Tuesday after a long wait. Paxton will go on to face State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) in the general election on November 3. In March, neither Republican candidate reached the needed majority of primary votes, leading to the runoff election. On March 5, Paxton offered to drop out of the runoff election if Cornyn and Senate leadership abolished the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act, an important bill to the president. Trump cited this support in his endorsement of the Attorney General. This primary win marks yet another win for Trump-endorsed…Open
Roy and Middleton advanced to a runoff election in March after neither candidate received the majority of votes. Middleton led Roy in March with 39% of the vote to Roy's 31%.
On the May 25, 2026 edition of Rob Schmitt Tonight, Rob Schmitt breaks down the day’s biggest headlines and the political developments driving discussion across the country. Guests joining the program include Katie Zacharia, Abel Maldonado, Fraser Ross, Victoria Coates, Tony Shaffer, Sage Steele, Jack Brewer, Jessica Vaughan, John Gizzi and Mayes Middleton.
A single donor’s contribution of $2.75 million could help propel Representative Chip Roy in his clash with a self-funded state senator, Mayes Middleton.
A Republican Texas state senator now running for attorney general once authored a bill that would strip local governments of their ability to block religious housing developments, including the creation of Islamic cities. State Sen. Mayes Middleton filed Senate Bill 854 in January of 2025, pitching it as a solution to Texas’ housing shortage. The […]
