Texas Senate Runoff Ads Top $109 Million Ahead of Tuesday Vote
Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton face each other in a Republican primary runoff on Tuesday. The contest has drawn more than $109 million in advertising, most of it from Cornyn-aligned groups.
joemygod.comU.S. Senate on Tuesday in a runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Neither candidate scheduled public campaign events on Monday, the final day before voting. The race has been dominated by television and digital advertising that has reached $109 million. Cornyn’s campaign and supporting super PACs have accounted for the large majority of that spending.
U.S. service academies. His last campaign appearance was Friday in Corpus Christi. Paxton held his final campaign events Thursday in the Austin area and San Antonio. His campaign has relied on advertising and a super PAC to promote President Donald Trump’s May 19 endorsement.
” The statement came after Trump had already endorsed Paxton during early voting. ” Cornyn’s network has continued to air advertisements questioning Paxton’s ethics and personal record. Paxton-aligned groups have shifted to messages focused on Trump’s endorsement and have begun running one ad questioning Democratic nominee state Rep. James Talarico.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
4 events- May 19, 2026
President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton for the Senate nomination.
1 sourceFortune - May 23, 2026
Trump posted that Cornyn was “VERY disloyal to me.”
1 sourceFortune - May 24, 2026
Paxton held his final campaign events in Austin and San Antonio.
1 sourceFortune - May 25, 2026
Early voting ended and the candidates prepared for Tuesday’s runoff.
1 sourceFortune
Potential Impact
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The winner will face Democratic nominee state Rep. James Talarico in November.
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Texas Republican voters will select the party’s Senate nominee for the general election.
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