Trump's own party spent $60 million in Texas trying to save RINO gun grabber John Cornyn.
Trump finally endorsed Paxton before the runoff and he won by 25 points.
Sean Hannity just put the complete record on screen – and there is one number on that tracker every Democrat running in 2026 needs to see.
Ken Paxton Beats John Cornyn as Trump's 2026 Primary Record Hits 9 for 9
Ken Paxton had no business winning.
Cornyn had $60 million behind him.
He had four decades of Texas political machinery.
He had the full weight of the Washington establishment lined up to bury Paxton.
Paxton had Trump.
Final margin: 25 points.
Paxton won anyway – outspent nine to one, with every major donor, every GOP insider, and every establishment consultant betting against him.
Trump called in his endorsement seven days before the runoff.
Seven days was enough.
On Fox News Tuesday night, Sean Hannity put the full picture on screen with a graphic that should make every Democrat in America nervous: 8 governors endorsed, 8 wins. 101 House members endorsed, 101 wins. 9 Senate candidates endorsed, 9 wins.
How Trump's Endorsement Turned the Texas Senate Race Upside Down
Paxton's win is a proof of concept.
For decades, political consultants sold one gospel: money wins primaries.
Outspend your opponent. Own the airwaves. Bury the challenger under opposition research.
Cornyn had done exactly that.
The Lone Star Freedom Project – chaired by a former governor – poured $18 million into stopping Paxton alone.
Total outside spending against Paxton stretched toward $60 million.
It bought him 25 points – in the wrong direction.
What Paxton had instead was the single thing money cannot manufacture: Trump told Texas Republicans that Cornyn "was not supportive of me when times were tough."
That was the whole argument.
And it worked, because Republican primary voters in 2026 are not weighing résumés.
They are asking one question: whose side were you on?
RINO John Cornyn voted with Trump over 90% of the time.
It wasn't enough.
Bill Cassidy voted to convict Trump after January 6.
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He's gone too – knocked out of Louisiana's Senate primary ten days ago by Trump-backed Julia Letlow, who opened her victory speech by thanking Trump first.
Endorsing the opponents of RINOs Cassidy and Cornyn are bright spots in Trump’s record.
Then there’s Thomas Massie who opposed Trump’s massive spending, opposing all foreign aid.
Trump’s overseas-aligned allies spent record sums to make sure a true America First patriot lost his Kentucky primary earlier this month.
Trump's 2026 Endorsement Tracker Now Shows a Perfect Record Across Every Level
Political operatives have spent two years telling each other that Trump's primary power was overstated.
That the Republican base would eventually drift back toward institutional candidates.
That voters like you would forget, move on, and fall in line behind whoever the establishment picked.
8-for-8. 101-for-101. 9-for-9.
Every pundit who laughed at your yard sign, every anchor who called your candidate unelectable, every consultant who said the base needed to grow up – they all had the same plan: outlast you.
They ran it in Texas with $60 million.
Cornyn became the first Republican senator in Texas history to lose his own party's nomination.
Here is what that scoreboard actually means: every Democrat currently holding a Senate seat in Trump country is now watching their phone.
They spent two years calculating that his endorsement had limits.
Tuesday night, Paxton called Trump's endorsement "the most powerful force in politics."
He was right.
And so were you.
Sources:
- Sean Hannity, "Trump Endorsement Tracker," Fox News, May 27, 2026.
- Patrick Svitek, "Ken Paxton wins Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate," The Texas Tribune, May 26, 2026.
- Paul Steinhauser, "Sen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana GOP primary to Trump-backed Letlow and Fleming," Fox News, May 17, 2026.
- Washington Examiner, "Trump endorsement tracker: Here's who the president has picked for 2026," May 2026.
