John Cornyn
Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate runoff market has surged to about 97% after AP called him the winner over John Cornyn, a major repricing that gives traders a clear post-result read on the GOP nominee race.
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MAY 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleU.S. Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age74 years old (Feb 2, 1952)
GenderMale
LocationTexas
BackgroundAttorney
EducationTrinity University (B.A., Journalism, 1973)
Notable personal detailsJohn Cornyn is a Republican U.S. Senator from Texas, first elected in 2002. He previously served as a Bexar County district judge, a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, and Texas Attorney General. He earned a B.A. in journalism from Trinity University, a J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law, and an LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
John Cornyn supports reducing taxes for individuals and businesses, backed passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and advocates tax relief to stimulate growth and allow Americans to keep more of their earnings. He emphasizes lowering taxation, promoting pro-growth policies for job creation, and extending or making permanent tax cuts enacted under recent Republican legislation.
Supports market- and state-centered reforms to reduce costs, opposes the Affordable Care Act and has backed efforts to repeal or replace it, and emphasizes returning decision-making to states, doctors, and patients rather than expanding federal programs. Advocates measures such as tax credits/HSA-like approaches and targeted regulatory changes rather than single-payer or major federal expansions.
Supports stronger border security and enforcement measures, including ending catch-and-release and increasing transparency on how migrants are processed. Has backed legislation to reimburse Texas for state border costs, tighten placement rules for unaccompanied minors, and require DHS reporting on migrants released into the interior. Says immigration-law changes should follow securing the border and supports removing people present unlawfully.
Supports major federal restrictions on abortion including permanent bans on taxpayer funding for abortion, has voted for legislation restricting abortion access (including limits and protections for infants born after failed abortions), and has pushed to limit access to the abortion pill and to rescind policies expanding abortion availability at federal facilities.
Supports maximizing domestic fossil fuel production and reducing federal regulatory barriers to energy development, opposes the Green New Deal and has backed efforts to block Biden administration emissions-related rules. Promotes market-driven energy policies, innovation such as carbon-capture for natural gas, and energy independence while criticizing aggressive federal climate regulations. Has cosponsored and supported legislation and resolutions that open federal lands and offshore areas to energy development and roll back or block certain emissions rules.
Supports strengthening and better enforcing the federal background-check system and bipartisan, limited gun-safety measures while opposing broad bans on assault-style weapons or expanding background-check disqualifiers. Has worked on legislation to improve NICS reporting and has said law‑abiding gun owners should not be affected by post‑Uvalde legislative compromises.
Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate runoff market has surged to about 97% after AP called him the winner over John Cornyn, a major repricing that gives traders a clear post-result read on the GOP nominee race.
Ken Paxton remains heavily favored in the Texas GOP Senate runoff, with his market price near 94% after Trump’s endorsement and early voting already underway. That keeps the race tightly centered on whether Cornyn can still close the gap before the May 26 runoff.
Ken Paxton’s Texas GOP Senate-nomination market spiked while public reporting said Trump would make an endorsement today, reinforcing the race’s late-stage volatility before the May 26 runoff.
John Cornyn lost the Texas Republican Senate runoff to Ken Paxton, ending his bid for another term and prompting him to say he still believes Paxton is unfit for office. After the defeat, Cornyn said he will support Paxton in the general election but will not campaign for him. He has also signaled he may step back from some Trump-related priorities, including a bill to rename a Texas highway after the former president.
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