Updated Nov 6, 2024 - Politics & Policy
Texas U.S. Senate election results
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Incumbent Ted Cruz fended off Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in Texas' U.S. Senate race.
Why it matters: Democrats poured millions into long-shot Senate races, including in Texas, in the month leading up to the election in an effort to maintain control of the chamber.
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The intrigue: Democrats have not won a statewide election in Texas since 1994.
Context: Cruz, who was first elected to the Senate in 2012, rose to fame in Congress as a staunch conservative.
- Allred, a Dallas civil rights lawyer and former NFL player, was first elected to Congress in 2018. During the campaign, he sought to appeal to moderates turned off by Cruz's often hardline stances.
