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==Elections==
In the Republican primary for House District 2 on March 6, Crenshaw trailed veteran legislator Kevin Roberts by a significant margin. Roberts had said that Crenshaw lacked "real world experience", with his background being military; However however Crenshaw turned the tables in the May 22 runoff contest with a large victory for his party's nomination. Crenshaw received 20,322 votes (69.9 percent) to Roberts' 6,263 (30.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/may22_326_state.htm?x=0&y=63&id=178|title=Election Returns (Republican Runoff)|date=May 22, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref>Crenshaw said that his runoff victory occurred because "if anybody had done any less work, went to bed a little earlier, we wouldn't be here."<ref name=hchronicle/> Crenshaw carried important endorsements too, including [[U.S. Senator]] [[Tom Cotton]] of Arkansas, who also came to [[Washington, D.C.]], from a military background. [[Michael Reagan]], adopted son of [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]], also endorsed Crenshaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CrenshawforCongress/|title=Dan Crenshaw|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref>
Crenshaw attributed his strength in part to the support of younger voters in their twenties and thirties. Conservative [[radio]] host Michael Berry of Houston said that Crenshaw has star power because of his personal story, but he is perceived as a cerebral guy who oozes authenticity. Berry said that the GOP needs an authentic, young conservative voice with real-world experience and not just another suit who was a college student body president. Crenshaw was for a time the youngest member of the Texas House delegation. He also speaks [[Spanish]].<ref name=hchronicle/>.
