2018 United States Senate election in Texas
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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]
Ted Cruz won the election.[3] Beto O'Rourke then ran for president and embarrassed himself further.[4]
Primary election
[change | change source]Republican
[change | change source]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 | change source]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 | change source]General election results[5] | ||||
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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 | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Svitek, By Patrick (2019-03-13). "Beto O'Rourke running for president". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ↑ "2018 General Election - RESULTS". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved 23 November 2018.[permanent dead link]