Paxton Leads Cornyn in Texas Senate Primary

0:00Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton holds an eight-point lead over incumbent Senator John Kornin in the latest poll for the Republican Senate primary. Run off. Texas Public Opinion Research dropped this survey on Friday, April 17th, questioning 1225 likely GOP voters from April 6th to 7. Paxton pulls 48% support to Kornin's 40%, with 11% undecided, and just over a month until the May 26th. Vote. This poll stacks on top of Paxton's age in five other surveys since the March 3rd primary. Even without that big Trump endorsement both guys are chasing, Paxton stays ahead by three points overall. Former backers of eliminated candidate Wesley Hunt are breaking his way too, with 45% going, Paxton compared to 32% for Kornin. As key groups, Paxton's dominating men 50 to 40%, non-college whites 53 to 36, Latinos 52 to 34, and pretty much everyone under 65.

1:05Kornin scrapes narrow wins with senior 65 and up at 45 to 43, and college grads 46 to 42. Voters care big about electability, 80% say so, and they see Paxton edging Kornin five points as the guy to beat Democrat James Tolerico. Some November, dig deeper, and a third of Kornin's crew emits their writing anti-Paxton vibes more than pro-Kornin love. That could spell trouble since 24% of his supporters say they'd flip to Tolerico rather than back Paxton in the general. With the clock ticking to May 26th, Paxton's momentum has Texas Republicans buzzing, setting up a high-stakes showdown that could shake up the Senate race down the line. From your city, powered by AI, this is El Paso News today. I'm Kori with the story.