Ken Paxton says he can avoid runoff in crowded Texas Senate GOP race

Name: Ken Paxton says he can avoid runoff in crowded Texas Senate GOP race
Uploaded: 2026-03-02T17:37:00-0600
Duration: 3 min 22 s
Description: "I just looked at some of the early voting totals," Paxton said. "We do analytics on who's voted. They make their best guesses about that. It just looks really good. Obviously, it's a challenge with seven people, eight people in the race, but we've got a shot." But most analysts believe Paxton will end up in a runoff with Sen. John Cornyn.

"I just looked at some of the early voting totals," Paxton said. "We do analytics on who's voted. They make their best guesses about that. It just looks really good. Obviously, it's a challenge with seven people, eight people in the race, but we've got a shot." But most analysts believe Paxton will end up in a runoff with Sen. John Cornyn.