Texas Senator Ted Cruz officially won re-election Tuesday evening, beating out Democratic Representative Colin Allred, after a close race between the candidates. The victory for Cruz comes after Allred looked to be the first person in 30 years to win a statewide election in the nation’s second-most populous state,

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 ...

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz declared victory over U.S. Rep. Colin Allred on Tuesday, defying another spirited and well-funded effort to turn Texas blue and preserving his status as a leading conservative voice in American politics.