Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has won re-election in the Lone Star state, defeating challenger Colin Allred.

Cruz beat Allred 53.6 percent to 44.4 percent after a hard-fought campaign.

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Fundraising efforts played a pivotal role in this race, with Allred demonstrating an ability to raise a considerable amount of funding. His campaign raised over $80 million, which surpassed his opponent. Cruz’s campaign had $86 million in his war chest, which included funds accumulated after 2018 before this campaign season began.

Cruz’s campaign focused on energizing his conservative base through a series of “Get Out the Vote” events. The senator emphasized his support for conservative policies, including stricter border control and measures aimed at reducing inflation. He painted his opponent as a far-leftist progressive who is not in line with everyday Texans.

During his debate with Allred, Cruz criticized the Democrats’ support for far-leftist policies. “Congressman Allred and Kamala Harris are both running on the same radical agenda,” he said.

Cruz brought up Allred’s history of supporting trans-identified boys in girls’ sports and bathrooms, along with sex change surgery for minors.

CRUZ: He voted for it. That is his record. Number two, there was a bill, it was a very simple bill, it was narrowly defined. It was protecting women and girl's sports. He voted no. The only issue on that bill was whether biological boys should compete against our daughters. Congressman Allred was an NFL linebacker. It is not fair for a man to compete against women.

The third time, he signed onto something called the Transgender Bill of Rights. The Transgender Bill of Rights explicitly, and he cosponsored it, mandated that boys compete against girls in sports. And just two weeks ago, Congressman Allred joined a hundred radical Democrats in demanding that our military allow drag shows on military bases, pay for soldiers to have sex changes using taxpayer money, and pay for children to be sterilized and have sex changes on military bases. Again, that's extreme. That's not Texas, but that's his voting record.