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In the third quarter of 2018, O'Rourke raised $38.1 million. This amount 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 ...
Beto O'Rourke, who gained national attention in 2018 for his unusually close and competitive campaign against Senator Ted Cruz, was widely viewed as a rising star in the Texas Democratic Party and potential challenger for Abbott, but a failed run for President of the United States in 2020 prompted criticisms of opportunism via Republican ...
But Cruz had also beaten back stiff competition before, narrowly defeating Rep. Beto O’Rourke in a 2018 race in which the Democrat shattered Senate race fundraising records.
Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke and Libertarian candidate Neal Dikeman challenged U.S. Senator Ted Cruz for re-election. Cruz narrowly defeated O'Rourke by 2.6%. Cruz narrowly defeated O'Rourke by 2.6%.
Beto O’Rourke, the challenger, had earned 48.3% of the vote while Cruz earned 50.9% of the vote. It marked a significant contrast from Cruz's 2012 election bid, where he won against Democratic ...
Just as it was when Cruz sliced off a narrow victory against former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, six years ago, Cruz's success was rooted in rural Texas from the Panhandle to the High ...
The election also took place alongside a closer, higher-profile Senate race between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz, which may have played a factor in making the Democratic gubernatorial candidate considerably more competitive than in 2014. Abbott won a majority among white voters (72% to 26%), while Valdez won majorities among African Americans (80 ...
Colin Allred and Ted Cruz will debate Oct. 15 in their race for US Senate. ... Beto O'Rourke of El Paso. O'Rourke proved to be a fundraising juggernaut in his bid for the Senate, pulling in around ...