{"id":310500,"date":"2026-05-27T08:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/310500\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:49:42","slug":"texas-runoff-election-results-county-by-county-live-maps-for-key-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/310500\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas runoff election results: County-by-county live maps for key races"},"content":{"rendered":"

The runoffs included the closely watched GOP U.S. Senate race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.<\/p>\n

HOUSTON \u2014 Texans headed to the polls on May 26 for primary election runoffs<\/a> to decide several high-profile races in front of November’s general election.<\/p>\n


\nU.S. Senate runoff results <\/p>\n

Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn faced off against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.<\/p>\n

Cornyn<\/a> was the top vote-getter<\/a> in the March 3 primary, but strong showings by two GOP challengers forced the four-term incumbent to Tuesday\u2019s head-to-head matchup with Paxton, the second-place finisher who received President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement<\/a> on May 19.<\/p>\n


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Paxton won in the runoff and will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico<\/a> in the general election.<\/p>\n

(App users, if you don’t see the map below,\u00a0click here<\/a>)<\/p>\n


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\nTexas lieutenant governor <\/p>\n

In the race for the Democratic nomination for Texas lieutenant governor, State Rep. Vikki Goodwin won against Marcos Velez. Goodwin will face incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in November’s general election.<\/p>\n


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\nTexas attorney general <\/p>\n

Both Republican and Democratic nominees were determined in Tuesday’s runoff:<\/p>\n

Texas Attorney General Democratic Race<\/p>\n


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Texas Attorney General Republican Race<\/p>\n


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\nU.S. House Races <\/p>\n

Several congressional races were headed to runoffs. Use the dropdown below to select different districts:<\/p>\n


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Material from The Associated Press was used in this report.<\/p>\n

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