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However, O'Rourke gradually closed the gap, [5] and leading up to the election, the race was considered unexpectedly competitive. [6] On Election Day, Cruz defeated O'Rourke [7] by a margin just short of 215,000 votes, or 2.6 percent; the race was the closest U.S. Senate race in Texas since 1978. [8]
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 ...
On January 9, 2017, the day before the 85th Texas Legislature began its session, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick announced he would run for re-election in 2018. [9] He stated his early announcement was in order to dispel rumors of a primary challenge to Governor Greg Abbott or U.S. Senator Ted Cruz .
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.
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 ...
The nailbiter Texas Senate race mirrored similar political tension in 2018, when Cruz narrowly won a second term by beating Democrat Beto O’ Rourke by just 2.6 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 ...
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.