Sen. Ted Cruz wins re-election, overcoming challenge from Democrat Colin Allred
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is headed back to Washington after he turned back a challenge from Democratic Rep.
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is headed back to Washington after he turned back a challenge from Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, NBC News projects.
Cruz was expected to win a third term in the deep-red state, but the race tightened in recent weeks, drawing national attention and scrutiny as Allred, a prolific fundraiser, spent millions of dollars on TV and digital ads hammering Cruz for his support of the state’s six-week abortion ban.
But the senator kept his deficit among women to a small margin, according to the NBC News exit poll: 47% of female voters cast their ballots for Cruz this year, versus 51% who voted for Allred.
Cruz was boosted by gains he made among Latino voters in the Lone Star state, according to NBC News exit polls.
Fifty-two percent of Hispanic and Latino voters in the state said they voted for Cruz, compared to the just 35% of Hispanic and Latino voters who voted for the senator in 2018, according to the NBC News exit poll.
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