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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| campaignStrategyOfBetoORourke | visited all 254 counties in Texas ⓘ |
| candidate |
Beto O’Rourke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neal Dikeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Democratic Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libertarian Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classOfSenateSeat | Class 1 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| democraticNominee | Beto O’Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2018 United States midterm elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2018-11-06 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| fundraisingDescription | record-breaking fundraising for a U.S. Senate race ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Ted Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| libertarianNominee | Neal Dikeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| loser | Beto O’Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageForBetoORourke | 48.3% ⓘ |
| percentageForNealDikeman | 0.8% ⓘ |
| percentageForTedCruz | 50.9% ⓘ |
| popularVoteForBetoORourke | 4080407 ⓘ |
| popularVoteForNealDikeman | 65193 ⓘ |
| popularVoteForTedCruz | 4286494 ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Beto O’Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Ted Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2012 United States Senate election in Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryElectionDate | 2018-03-06 ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Ted Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingSenator | Ted Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingSenatorParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runoffPrimaryDate | 2018-05-22 ⓘ |
| termLengthContested | 6 years ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 53.0% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutDescription | highest midterm turnout in Texas in decades ⓘ |
| winner | Ted Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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