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Trailing GOP Sen Outraises Challenger In Brutal Primary Contest

Jim Taft
Last updated: July 14, 2025 5:38 pm
By Jim Taft 4 Min Read
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Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn is not bowing out without a fight.

The Texas incumbent, who is seeking a fifth term in 2026, outraised his primary challenger, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, by $1 million during the most recent fundraising quarter. The fundraising haul comes as the Cornyn campaign is working to close the polling gap with Paxton — with the Republican incumbent down by double digits, according to recent surveys. (RELATED: Key GOP-Aligned War Chest Overflowing With Cash As Midterms Loom)

Cornyn, a prodigious fundraiser, raised $3.9 million over the past three months and has amassed nearly $9 million in the bank. An outside super PAC supporting Cornyn touted an $11 million haul during the same period.

The brutal primary showdown is shaping up to be one of the most expensive primary contests of the midterms. Though Cornyn is viewed as the stronger general election nominee, current polling suggests that Republican voters may prevent him from advancing out of the state’s primary contest.

Paxton, however, trails a generic Democrat candidate in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to a private survey released by a veteran GOP pollster.

Trump’s endorsement could prove decisive and both candidates are vying for the president’s blessing. The president’s team is waiting to see if Cornyn’s campaign can close the polling gap before making an endorsement, Punchbowl News first reported.

The Cornyn reelection campaign’s growing war chest is likely to be crucial in its quest to erase the incumbent’s polling deficit against Paxton.

The campaign will use its fundraising haul to inform voters of the incumbent’s record and torch Paxton’s reputation. The Cornyn campaign’s negative messaging is likely to include Paxton’s alleged “repeated mismanagement of his office” and “ethical failures,” according to a statement from Cornyn re-election campaign manager Andy Hemming that was sent to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Cornyn campaign is also touting the Texas Republican’s near-100% voting record with the president.

“Senator Cornyn is one of the most effective members of the U.S. Senate and has been a stalwart ally of President Trump, voting more than 99.2% of time with him while President, so it should be no surprise that our re-election campaign would report a strong haul in the 2nd quarter of 2025,” Hemming also said in a statement sent to the DCNF.

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends the executive order signing ceremony to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Though Paxton’s campaign raised less money during the most recent fundraising quarter, the attorney general’s campaign said the number was “historic” for a primary challenger.

“The grassroots movement to fire John Cornyn continues to grow stronger every single day, and this is only just the beginning,” Paxton’s campaign said in a statement Friday.

The Republican primary field is not yet solidified. Republican Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt, a Houston-based congressman, is flirting with a Senate bid.

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