Paxton +16 Over Cornyn In US Senate Primary Poll

Punchbowl News reports:

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) trails Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by 16 points in a new poll commissioned by the Senate Leadership Fund, the GOP-leadership backed super PAC.

SLF is supporting Cornyn. Their poll has Cornyn trailing Paxton 56-40, according to two people briefed on the survey.

In a three-way contest with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), who is considering a run, Cornyn is down 10. Paxton pulled 44% to Cornyn’s 34%. Hunt got 19% in the three-way race.

Read the full article. In a potential general election matchup, former Democratic Rep. Collin Allred is +1 over Paxton.

NEWS in @PunchbowlNews AM:

SLF, which is supporting @JohnCornyn, polled the Texas Senate primary.

Cornyn is down 16 to @KenPaxtonTX

Same poll has Paxton losing to @ColinAllredTX

A bombshell Punchbowl News debut by @allymutnick. https://t.co/QPDaWVk6GP

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 12, 2025