Ted Cruz was elected Tuesday to a third six-year term in the U.S. Senate. The Republican incumbent faced a well-funded challenge from Democrat Colin Allred, a Dallas congressman. 2. His father, Rafael Cruz, has described fighting as a teenager on the side ...

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred Tuesday night in what was one of the nation's most closely watched and expensive senate races. Cruz, who will now serve his third term in the U.S. Senate, received 53.5 percent of the vote ...

Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz scratched out a victory over Democrat Colin Allred on Tuesday night in one of the most watched and most expensive Senate races in the nation, according to NBC News and Fox News.