Trump Says Texas Republican Battle Must End for Senate Win

Ken Paxton, and John Cornyn
Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images, Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg

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By Joe Lovinger and Josh Wingrove

March 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated on

March 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM UTC

Three Texas Republicans fought a bruising primary race to claim a US Senate seat, only to see Tuesday’s election force two of them — Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton — into a costly runoff.

Now President Donald Trump is vowing to put an end to it.