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Polybius

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12. A sitting Senator losing his or her primary is quite rare

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 10:27 AM

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The last time it happened was in 2012 when Richard Lugar of Indiana lost his primary. Technically, it happened in 2017 when Luther Strange lost to Roy Moore, but Strange was never elected Senator, he was appointed.

I predict that it will also happen on May 26th, when Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton battle it out.

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