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==2018 reelection bid==

==2018 reelection bid==

In his bid for a second term in the Senate Cruz faces the Democrat U.S. Representative [[Beto O'Rourke]] in the November 6 general election. In the primary held on March 6, 2018, Cruz defeated four weak opponents. He polled 1,317,450 votes (85.3 percent). In the Democratic primary, O'Rourke received 641,337 votes (61.8 percent). Some 506,000 more Republicans voted in the Texas primary than did Democrats. The liberal O'Rourke, who unlike Cruz is not Hispanic, is believed to be a potentially strong opponent because of favorable media coverage, strong fund-raising, and a perception that he resembles "a Kennedy," referring to the popular [[Massachusetts]] family of politicians.

In his bid for a second term in the Senate Cruz faces the Democrat U.S. Representative [[Beto O'Rourke]] of [[El Paso]] in the November 6 general election. In the primary held on March 6, 2018, Cruz defeated four weak intra-party opponents. He polled 1,317,450 votes (85.3 percent). In the Democratic primary, O'Rourke received 641,337 votes (61.8 percent). Some 506,000 more Republicans voted in the Texas primary than did Democrats. The liberal O'Rourke, who unlike Cruz is not Hispanic, is believed to be a potentially strong opponent because of favorable media coverage, strong fund-raising, and a perception that he resembles "a Kennedy," referring to the popular [[Massachusetts]] family of politicians.

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