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Chip Roy loses GOP nomination for Texas attorney general to succeed Ken Paxton
Middleton finished first in the March primary with 39.1% of the vote, while Roy received 31.6%.
Roy has built a national profile as one of the most outspoken conservative members of the House. He’s frequently opposed GOP leadership on spending and border policy.
Middleton leaned heavily on personal wealth throughout the race, spending more than $11 million of his own money attacking Roy.
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The race also reopened old tensions between Roy and Paxton. Roy previously called on Paxton to resign during the attorney general’s 2020 bribery and abuse-of-office scandal.
Neither candidate secured President Donald Trump’s endorsement ahead of the contest, though several congressional Republicans have rallied behind Roy.