Ted Cruz Wins Reelection, Defeats Democratic Challenger Colin Allred

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is projected to win reelection to his U.S. Senate seat after fending off a challenge from Democrat Colin Allred.

Cruz presented himself as a bipartisan compromiser despite his past as a partisan warrior, instigator of government shutdowns and election objector.

And Cruz campaigned heavily on the idea that Allred supported allowing boys in girls sports, echoing the anti-transgender message emphasized by former President Donald Trump in his bid for a second White House term.

Most polls in the closing weeks of the campaign showed Cruz running behind Trump, however, and leading Allred, a congressman who represents the Dallas area, by only a slim margin. It’s the second time Cruz has had to fend off a strong Democratic opponent since he first came to the Senate in 2013.

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