Two years ago, Beto O’Rourke was a little-known congressman from El Paso and Ted Cruz’s re-election was considered a foregone conclusion. Then everything changed.
2018 Texas U.S. Senate Election
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Where Ted Cruz’s close victory over Beto O’Rourke stands among Texas’ historical election results
It was the closest a Democrat came to toppling a Republican incumbent U.S. senator since 1978. And while O’Rourke beat Cruz in some traditional GOP strongholds, it wasn’t enough to overcome rural Texas counties and some suburbs that remain fiercely loyal to Cruz.
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Texas Elections 2018
Four top takeaways from the 2018 Texas midterm elections
Historic turnout, unusually tight races and a “blue wave” that didn’t quite break.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas Democrats were aiming for historic wins in 2018. What they got instead was hope for 2020.
Republicans won every statewide office in Texas, as they have in every election for the past 20 years. But Democrats are taking heart in their narrow losing margins.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: One last Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke Texas election headline
It was a tighter race than the Republicans or the Democrats initially expected, but in the end, Ted Cruz won another six years in the U.S. Senate over Democrat Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz defeats Beto O’Rourke in difficult re-election fight
The race between Cruz and O’Rourke emerged as one of the hottest in the country, with Democrats hopeful that O’Rourke could break the Texas GOP’s iron grip on statewide offices.
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Watch victory, concession speeches from Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, defeated U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, after an intense campaign battle that drew national attention.
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Texas Elections 2018
Livestream: Watch Texas midterm election results roll in with The Texas Tribune and KXAN
The Texas Tribune and KXAN-TV in Austin are partnering to provide live, on-air results and analysis on the 2018 Texas midterm elections. Tune in Tuesday night.
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Texas Elections 2018
Photos: Beto O’Rourke or Ted Cruz? Texas voters explain their midterm votes
From abortion to immigration, here are some of the issues Texas voters said mattered most to them in the U.S. Senate race.
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Texas Elections 2018
Uncertainty hangs over Texas as voters head to the polls this Election Day
From the intense battle between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke to hard-fought, well-funded races lower on the ballot, what happens on Election Day could reset — or reaffirm — the trajectory of Texas politics.
