{"id":2607149,"date":"2026-05-26T22:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roy-loses-gop-nomination-for-texas-attorney-general-to-succeed-ken-paxton\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:29:30","slug":"chip-roy-loses-gop-nomination-for-texas-attorney-general-to-succeed-ken-paxton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roy-loses-gop-nomination-for-texas-attorney-general-to-succeed-ken-paxton\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip Roy loses GOP nomination for Texas attorney general to succeed Ken Paxton"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchip-roy-loses-gop-nomination-for-texas-attorney-general-to-succeed-ken-paxton%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) lost the GOP runoff for Texas attorney general to state Sen. Mayes Middleton, according to the Associated Press. Roy, who has served in the House since 2019, trailed middleton 44.3% to 55.7% when the race was called.<\/p>\n<p>Middleton is expected to succeed retiring incumbent Ken Paxton, and had placed first in the March primary (39.1%) ahead of Roy (31.6%).Roy\u2019s national profile as a outspoken House conservative-often clashing with GOP leadership on issues like spending and border policy-did not translate into victory, while Middleton leaned heavily on personal spending, investing more than $11 million to attack Roy.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >renewed long-running tensions<\/a> between roy and Paxton, including Roy\u2019s earlier calls for Paxton to resign amid the attorney general\u2019s 2020 bribery and abuse-of-office scandal. Neither candidate received President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement, though some Republicans supported Roy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chip-roy\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chip-roy\">Chip Roy<\/a> (R-TX), one of Congress\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-was-served-9-republicans-who-supported-derek-chauvin-guilty-verdict\/\" title=\"\u2018Justice Was Served\u2019: 9 ...ublicans Who Supported Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict\">high-profile conservatives<\/a>, was defeated in the GOP runoff for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\">Texas<\/a> attorney general on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roy, who has served in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\">House<\/a> since 2019, lost the nomination to state Sen. Mayes Middleton. When the <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race, Roy trailed Middleton 44.3% to 55.7%.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582813\/florida-judge-upholds-gop-congressional-map\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida judge strikes down challenge to new GOP congressional map<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582234\/spencer-pratt-files-complaint-against-karen-bass\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt files complaint against Karen Bass<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4581910\/jon-ossoff-keisha-lance-bottoms-team-up\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms team up to campaign as GOP competitors head to runoffs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given that no Democrat has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-ag-calls-for-investigation-into-cuomo-harassment-claims-with-subpoena-power\/\" title=\"New York AG Calls For Investigation Into Cuomo Harassment Claims With Subpoena Power\">elected attorney general<\/a> since 1994, Middleton is widely expected to succeed Ken Paxton, the retiring three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"...ublicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">-term incumbent<\/a>. Paxton opted to challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the GOP primary rather than seek a fourth term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Middleton finished first in the March primary with 39.1% of the vote, while Roy received 31.6%. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roy has built a national profile as one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsins-2026-supreme-court-race-already-has-first-outside-candidate\/\" title=\"Wisconsin\u2019s 2026 Supreme Court race already has first outside candidate\">outspoken conservative members<\/a> of the House. He\u2019s frequently opposed GOP leadership on spending and border policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Middleton leaned heavily on personal wealth throughout the race, spending more than $11 million of his own money attacking Roy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4580087\/what-to-watch-texas-primary-runoffs\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4580087\/what-to-watch-texas-primary-runoffs\/\">WHAT TO WATCH IN THE HIGH-STAKES TEXAS PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race also reopened old tensions between Roy and Paxton. Roy previously called on Paxton to resign during the attorney general\u2019s 2020 bribery and abuse-of-office scandal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither candidate secured President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement ahead of the contest, though several congressional Republicans have rallied behind Roy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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