Colin Allred wins Texas Senate Democratic primary to face Ted Cruz in November
Rep. Colin Allred will take on GOP Sen. Ted Cruz after winning Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, setting up a key matchup in the fight for control of the chamber.
Rep. Colin Allred will take on GOP Sen. Ted Cruz after he won Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, setting up a key matchup in the fight for control of the Senate.
Allred bested a crowded field of nine Democrats to take on Cruz, who is a top target for Democrats this year as they are largely on defense as they fight to hold on to the Senate.
“I’ve always felt like we can’t afford six more years of Ted Cruz representing us in the Senate — six more years of somebody who abandons us when 30 million Texans are freezing in the dark, six more years as somebody who wants to have a nationwide abortion ban, six more years of someone who I think is only interested in themselves, and not all of us as Texans,” Allred said in an interview Tuesday.
In a statement following Tuesday's primary, Cruz did not make mention of his newly minted opponent.
"This is about Texas, about building bridges, fighting for our cadets, expanding highways, creating jobs, and protecting the state that we cherish so deeply," Cruz said in the statement. "Never before has it been more important to unify and fight against the radical left who threaten to change what makes this state great."
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