Texas Republicans eye Wesley Hunt for Senate amid fears Paxton-Cornyn battle doomed

Some Republican operatives hope Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is the candidate who could keep a Texas Senate seat red in the 2026 midterm elections, as Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) chances of winning reelection remain shaky.

While Cornyn has held the seat for over two decades, he has faced rising opposition from conservatives in recent years due to accusations that he’s a Republican in name only, or “RINO.” Political operatives in the state have warned that neither Cornyn nor his primary challenger, longtime foe Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, will be able to keep the Senate seat red. Polling shows that while Paxton could best Cornyn in the primary, he could lose to a Democrat in the general election.

Hunt has emerged in recent months as an

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