2018 United States Senate election in Texas facts for kids
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County results
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas took place on November 6, 2018. Ted Cruz ran for a second term. He ran against Democrat Beto O'Rourke, and Libertarian Neal Dikeman.
Ted Cruz won the election.
Primary election
Republican
| Republican primary results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ted Cruz | 1,317,463 | 85.3 | |
| Republican | Mary Miller | 94,454 | 6.1 | |
| Republican | Bruce Jacobson Jr. | 64,607 | 4.2 | |
| Republican | Stefano de Stefano | 44,353 | 2.9 | |
| Republican | Geraldine Sam | 22,848 | 1.5 | |
| Total | 1,543,725 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic
| Democratic primary results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 641,337 | 61.8 | |
| Democratic | Sema Hernandez | 246,313 | 23.7 | |
| Democratic | Edward Kimbrough | 150,149 | 14.5 | |
| Total | 1,037,799 | 100.0% | ||
General election
| General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ted Cruz | 4,244,204 | 50.9 | |
| Democratic | Beto O'Rourke | 4,024,777 | 48.3 | |
| Libertarian | Neal M. Dikeman | 65,240 | 0.8 | |
| Total | 8,334,221 | 100.0% | ||
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