Although the race had seemingly tightened ahead of election day, Cruz pulled off a victory in solidly red Texas.
The two-term GOP senator was expected to win a third, although polling had tightened in the days leading up to the election—suggesting that Allred, a former NFL linebacker, had a chance to flip the seat in the ordinarily red Lone Star State.
As in that race, the Democratic party’s national groups, who have seen Texas as a future battleground, poured millions into Allred’s campaign as he slammed Cruz over his support for Texas’ six-week abortion ban.
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