2018 United States Senate election in Texas

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The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas was a high-profile and unusually competitive race in which Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke narrowly lost to incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz, drawing national attention and record-breaking fundraising.

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2018 United States Senate election in Texas canonical 3

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instanceOf United States Senate election
campaignStrategyOfBetoORourke visited all 254 counties in Texas
candidate Beto O’Rourke
linked to: Beto O'Rourke

Neal Dikeman
Ted Cruz
candidateParty Democratic Party
Libertarian Party
Republican Party
chamber United States Senate
classOfSenateSeat Class 1
country United States
democraticNominee Beto O’Rourke
linked to: Beto O'Rourke
electionCycle 2018 United States midterm elections
electionDate 2018-11-06
electionType general election
fundraisingDescription record-breaking fundraising for a U.S. Senate race
incumbentBeforeElection Ted Cruz
libertarianNominee Neal Dikeman
locatedIn Texas
loser Beto O’Rourke
linked to: Beto O'Rourke
marginOfVictoryInPercentagePoints 2.6
marginOfVictoryInVotes 206087
mediaCharacterization one of the most closely watched races of the 2018 midterms
nextElection 2024 United States Senate election in Texas
notableFor extensive national media attention
high levels of small-dollar donations to Beto O’Rourke
unusually competitive race in traditionally Republican Texas
officeContested United States Senator from Texas
partOf 2018 United States Senate elections
2018 United States elections
partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection Republican Party
percentageForBetoORourke 48.3%
percentageForNealDikeman 0.8%
percentageForTedCruz 50.9%
popularVoteForBetoORourke 4080407
popularVoteForNealDikeman 65193
popularVoteForTedCruz 4286494
popularVoteRunnerUp Beto O’Rourke
linked to: Beto O'Rourke
popularVoteWinner Ted Cruz
previousElection 2012 United States Senate election in Texas
primaryElectionDate 2018-03-06
republicanNominee Ted Cruz
resultingSenator Ted Cruz
resultingSenatorParty Republican Party
runoffPrimaryDate 2018-05-22
termLengthContested 6 years
voterTurnout approximately 53.0%
voterTurnoutDescription highest midterm turnout in Texas in decades
winner Ted Cruz

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Beto O'Rourke election 2018 United States Senate election in Texas
Beto O'Rourke election 2018 United States Senate election in Texas
subject linked to: Beto
Robert Francis O'Rourke electionCampaign 2018 United States Senate election in Texas