2018 United States Senate election in Texas
Senate race between Republican incumbent Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Beto O'rourke
The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas took place on November 6, 2018. Ted Cruz ran for a second term.[1] He ran against Democrat Beto O'Rourke, and Libertarian Neal Dikeman.[2]
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County results Cruz: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% O'Rourke: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Ted Cruz won the election.[3]
Primary election change
Republican change
Republican primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ted Cruz | 1,317,463 | 85.3 | |
Republican | Mary Miller | 94,454 | 6.1 | |
Republican | Bruce Jacobson Jr. | 64,607 | 4.2 | |
Republican | Stefano de Stefano | 44,353 | 2.9 | |
Republican | Geraldine Sam | 22,848 | 1.5 | |
Total | 1,543,725 | 100.0% |
Democratic change
Democratic primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 641,337 | 61.8 | |
Democratic | Sema Hernandez | 246,313 | 23.7 | |
Democratic | Edward Kimbrough | 150,149 | 14.5 | |
Total | 1,037,799 | 100.0% |
General election change
General election results[4] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ted Cruz | 4,244,204 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 4,024,777 | 48.3 | |
Libertarian | Neal M. Dikeman | 65,240 | 0.8 | |
Total | 8,334,221 | 100.0% |
References change
- ↑ Sullivan, Sean (May 11, 2016). "Ted Cruz files to run for reelection to the Senate in 2018". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Cruz Leads O'Rourke in New Senate Poll".
- ↑ "Ted Cruz wins Texas Senate race, fending off challenge from Beto O'Rourke". CBS News. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ↑ "2018 General Election - RESULTS". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2018.[permanent dead link]