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In the third quarter of 2018, O'Rourke raised $38.1 million. This was the largest quarterly total raised by a U.S. Senate candidate [201] until Jaime Harrison raised $57 million in the third quarter of 2020 in the South Carolina election. [202] Cruz and O'Rourke combined to raise a record-setting total of $126 million during the 2018 campaign ...
Just as it was when Cruz sliced off a narrow victory against former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, six years ago, Cruz's success was rooted in rural Texas from the Panhandle to the High ...
Cruz retained his seat, beating back Colin Allred and keeping alive Texas’ streak of not electing a Democratic Senator in more than 30 years.
Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke (/ ˈ b ɛ t oʊ / BEH-toh, also / ˈ b ɛ d oʊ / BED-oh; Spanish pronunciation:; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician and perennial candidate [1] who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
Beto O’Rourke, the challenger, had earned 48.3% of the vote while Cruz earned 50.9% of the vote. It marked a significant contrast from Cruz's 2012 election bid, where he won against Democratic ...
This is the electoral history of Beto O'Rourke, who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He previously served in the El Paso City Council from 2005 to 2011.
November marks Cruz’s first time on the general election ballot since his slim victory in 2018 against U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke lost by less than three percentage points.
Cruz was first elected in 2012, defeating Paul Sadler by 15.84 points and was reelected in 2018 by only 2.56 points, narrowly defeating Beto O'Rourke. [9] [10] The close elections in 2018 prompted many electoral analysts to speculate that Texas could become a swing state, but in the 2020 and 2022 elections, Republicans increased their margins ...