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The 2020 presidential campaign of Beto O'Rourke, the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019, was announced on March 14, 2019. Beto O'Rourke had previously attracted national attention for his unsuccessful campaign against Ted Cruz in the 2018 Senate election in Texas .
O'Rourke received over four million votes, compared to Hillary Clinton, who received only 3.9 million votes in the 2016 presidential election in Texas, and David Alameel, the Democratic nominee in the 2014 Texas Senate race, who received only 1.6 million votes. [144] O'Rourke set a record for most votes ever cast for a Democrat in Texas history ...
In the third quarter of 2018, O'Rourke raised $38.1 million. This was the largest quarterly total raised by a U.S. Senate candidate [201] until Jaime Harrison raised $57 million in the third quarter of 2020 in the South Carolina election. [202] Cruz and O'Rourke combined to raise a record-setting total of $126 million during the 2018 campaign ...
Beto O’Rourke faces a moment of truth on Friday. The former Democratic congressman is lagging behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in the polls with less than six weeks before Election Day. In the ...
Beto O'Rourke is looking to make inroads with voters in rural pockets of the state, hoping angst over guns, abortion will propel him to victory.
Here's what to know about El Pasoan Beto O'Rourke leading up to the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022.
Mass canvassing, voter registration drives and deep engagement techniques drove turnout high. Despite this, eventual presidential candidates U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas and State Senator Richard Ojeda of West Virginia both lost their respective races. [9] November 11: Former state senator Richard Ojeda of West Virginia announced ...
Beto O’Rourke, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, addresses supporters at his Election Night event Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in El Paso, Texas. ... He blamed “voter suppression” and ...