According to unofficial results, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz won reelection Nov. 5, defeating Democratic challenger Colin Allred and securing his third term in the U.S. Senate.
What you need to know
With 244 of Texas' 254 counties and 3,397 of 5,807 polling locations reporting results, Cruz won with 54.29% of the vote, or 5,419,715 votes. Allred collected 43.54% of the vote, or 4,346,435 votes, while Libertarian Ted Brown had 2.15% of the vote, or 215,076 votes.
Cruz campaigned on the promise to uphold conservative values and "keep Texas, Texas," while Allred ran as a moderate Democrat and a champion of abortion rights.
"Millions of Texans joined together to Keep Texas, Texas," Cruz said in a social media post. "I will fight to represent all 30 million Texans in the U.S. Senate and fight for jobs, freedom, and security."
Allred's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Quote of note
Surveys of registered voters showed a tighter race going into Election Day. In a University of Houston poll released Oct. 15, Cruz led Allred by four percentage points.
"I think part of us wanted to make it look a little more dire, like, 'really help Ted Cruz win,'" said Andy Hogue, communications director for the Travis County Republican Party. "The work we do in Travis County—even though we may not win a majority of races with Travis, what we contribute to the overall vote count really makes a difference."
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Updated 9:35 p.m. Nov. 5
With 192 of Texas' 254 counties and 1,205 of 5,810 polling locations reporting results, Republican incumbent Ted Cruz leads the race to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate with 55.51% of the vote.
Democratic challenger Colin Allred has 42.55% of the vote, while Libertarian Ted Brown has 1.93% of the vote.
Posted 7:25 p.m. Nov. 5
According to unofficial early results, Republican incumbent Ted Cruz is leading the race to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate with 78.21% of the vote.
The details
Cruz is seeking a third term as Texas' junior U.S. senator. Each state has two U.S. senators—Cruz currently serves alongside Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
Democrat Colin Allred, a third-term congressman from Dallas and former NFL linebacker, has 20.25% of the vote. If elected, Allred would be Texas’ first Black U.S. senator. No Democrat has won a statewide office in Texas since 1994.
Libertarian Ted Brown, a small-business owner and former chair of the Libertarian Party of Travis County, has 1.53% of the vote.
Cruz and Allred sparred over abortion, immigration and more during an Oct. 15 debate in Dallas.
Stay tuned
This article will be updated as more voting totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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