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Ken Paxton won his election by 30 percentage points.

Posted by The Benny Show, Checked

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The Benny ShowOct 28, 2026
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In context, the claim refers to Paxton's May 2026 Republican runoff win over John Cornyn, not the November general election, which has not yet occurred as of the check date.

What was said

… Very embarrassing. Come back to Moser. He's like, "That's the moment I knew." So I went, I took the stage after him. Yeah. Okay, so maybe a final question: What does this mean about the great, but, like, people got hurt 30 points. I got it. But you endorsed Paxton early and did so at your own political peril. I mean, your career would be over in this state if John Cornyn had won, and maybe, you know, like, the people will always remember, you know, that you came out and endorsed Paxton. Ah, but you were right because you were following the will of the people. 30 point blow up, bro. That's wild. I mean, that that is, like, unheard of. I mean, that kind of stuff rarely happens, but it's you know, you've got a lot of people who've been saying over and over, you know, I don't feel like my voice is being heard, and watched Morning Jolt of …
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What we found

Supports. Courthouse News reports Paxton defeated Cornyn by a 27% margin, leading by about 380,000 votes in the May runoff.[1]

Supports. A NYT-sourced report describes Paxton's May runoff win over Cornyn as 'by nearly 30 percentage points.'[2]

Context. The 30-point figure is slightly above the 27-point and 'nearly 30' reports, so it is close rather than exact. The general election has not yet been held, so 'his election' must be read as the primary runoff the post was discussing.[1][2]

Sources

2 sources: 2 not rated

  1. 1Paxton wins Senate runoff, setting up difficult contest with Talaricocourthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  2. 2George W. Bush left Ken Paxton out of Senate Republican ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context

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