Republican Ted Cruz declared winner over Democrat Colin Allred in US Senate race

  

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UPDATE AT 1:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY:

Sen. Ted Cruz held onto his U.S. Senate seat against Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred.

According to the Associated Press, Cruz maintained his 10 percentage point lead over Allred.

According to results from all 302 of Bexar County’s voter precincts, Allred held onto his 16 percentage point advantage over Cruz.

Texas’ lone U.S. Senate race in 2024 was expected to be among the closest in the country. The reason: Cruz’s narrow 2018 victory over then-Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.

In 2018, Cruz defeated O’Rourke by 3 percentage points statewide. O’Rourke ran away from Cruz by 20 percentage points among Bexar County voters.

UPDATE AT 12:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY:

With 90% of statewide precincts reporting early voting results, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz owns a double-digit edge to reclaim his U.S. Senate seat against Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Cruz maintains a 10 percentage point lead over Allred, the Associated Press reports.

According to results from 80% of Bexar County’s voter precincts (243 of 302), Allred also holds onto his 16 percentage point advantage over Cruz.

UPDATE AT 11:20 P.M. TUESDAY:

With 86% of statewide precincts reporting early voting results, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz maintains his 10 percentage point lead over Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred.

The Associated Press is projecting a Cruz victory over Allred.

With nearly one-half of Bexar County’s voter precincts reporting (150 of 302), Allred’s 16 percentage point lead over Cruz remains steady.

UPDATE AT 9:55 P.M. TUESDAY:

With 73% of statewide precincts reporting early voting results, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz now owns a 10 percentage point lead over Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, the Associated Press reports.

Cruz claimed victory in a speech Tuesday night at his campaign headquarters in Houston.

With 82 of Bexar County’s 302 voter precincts reporting, Allred’s lead over Cruz now stands at 17 percentage points.

UPDATE AT 9:15 P.M. TUESDAY:

With 67% of statewide precincts reporting early voting results, Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz has opened up a wider lead against Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, according to the Associated Press. Cruz is leading Allred by 8 percentage points.

With 27 of Bexar County’s 302 voter precincts reporting, Allred maintains a 16 percentage point lead over Cruz.

UPDATE AT 7:50 P.M. TUESDAY:

With 52% of statewide precincts reporting early voting results, Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred are nearly in a statistical dead heat in the race for U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press. Cruz is leading Allred by 2 percentage points.

According to early voting results released Tuesday night in Bexar County, Allred leads by 16 percentage points in this county.

Election Day votes are yet to be counted and will determine the outcome of the race in the coming hours.

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BACKGROUND

Republican Ted Cruz is seeking re-election as the junior US senator from Texas, having served in office since 2013.

Cruz won a close race in his first re-election bid in 2018, when he defeated Democrat Beto O’Rourke by less than 3% of the vote.

The incumbent faces another tight re-election race in 2024, this time against Democratic US Rep. Colin Allred, of the Dallas area. A number of polls showed Cruz leading Allred by just 3% or less.

The race has huge ramifications for the US Senate. Democrats currently have a very thin majority, with 51 senators caucusing with or aligned to the party versus 49 for the GOP.

Ted Brown, an independent insurance adjuster, is running as a Libertarian Party candidate.

The winner of this race will serve a six-year term and will be one of two members of the US Senate from Texas. The other member is US Sen. John Cornyn.