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 | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2018 United States Senate election in Texas Context triple: [Beto O'Rourke, election, 2018 United States Senate election in Texas]
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2018 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Texas voters chose their governor for a new four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
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2018 United States Senate elections
The 2018 United States Senate elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters in various states chose U.S. senators, helping to determine the balance of power in the Senate during Donald Trump’s presidency.
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2022 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won a third term, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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2018 United States Senate election in Florida
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was a closely contested race in which Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, leading to one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate contests of the cycle.
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2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Corey Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2018 United States Senate election in Texas Target entity description: 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 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Texas voters chose their governor for a new four-year term, ultimately resulting in the re-election of Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
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B.
2018 United States Senate elections
The 2018 United States Senate elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters in various states chose U.S. senators, helping to determine the balance of power in the Senate during Donald Trump’s presidency.
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2022 Texas gubernatorial election
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won a third term, defeating Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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2018 United States Senate election in Florida
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was a closely contested race in which Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, leading to one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate contests of the cycle.
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2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine successfully won re-election against Republican challenger Corey Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| 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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Subject: 2018 United States Senate election in Texas Description of subject: 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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