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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke in the race for U.S. Senate. View full 2018 Texas election results or subscribe to The Brief for the latest election news.
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Texas Primaries 2018: Full election results
Texas primary election results for Democrats and Republicans running for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education.
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Texas Elections 2018
As general election begins, Cruz escalates battle against O’Rourke
In the final hours before polls closed Tuesday in the Texas primaries, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz kickstarted the general election with a barrage of criticism of his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso.
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Texas Elections 2018
Here’s what happened in the 2018 Texas primaries
As polls opened in the Texas primaries on Tuesday, The Texas Tribune laid out seven key questions for election night. Now that the smoke is clearing, here are the answers.
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Texas Elections 2018
Here are results from primary races for Texas’ eight open congressional seats
While state Sen. Sylvia Garcia and Veronica Escobar secured the Democratic nominations for their congressional races, state Sen. Van Taylor won the GOP nod for his North Texas race. Other Texas congressional races will head runoffs.
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In Texas House primaries, two of the three incumbents challenged by Gov. Greg Abbott survive
Of the three Republican incumbents targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott in this year’s primaries, two won victories Tuesday night. Several other open-seat races are headed to runoffs May 22.
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Texas Elections 2018
Presiding Judge Sharon Keller narrowly wins Texas Court of Criminal Appeals primary race
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller narrowly won the Republican primary Tuesday night, overcoming a challenger who knocked her for her multiple ethical controversies.
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Texas Elections 2018
GOP state Sen. Craig Estes ousted; Sen. Bob Hall defeats Burkett
State Rep. Pat Fallon beat state Sen. Craig Estes for a seat in the Legislature’s upper chamber, while state Sen. Bob Hall held off state Rep. Cindy Burkett. Meanwhile, Angela Paxton won Texas’ most expensive state Senate primary.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas poised to send its first two Latinas to Congress
Two Democratic Hispanic women – former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar and state Sen. Sylvia Garcia of Houston – just declared victory in open congressional races and are widely expected to win the seats outright in November.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas Rep. Dawnna Dukes and three other Democrats lose their state House seats
State Reps. Dawnna Dukes, Tomas Uresti, Roberto Alonzo and Diana Arévalo all lost their seats Tuesday night.