United States Senate election in Texas, 2018

United States Senate election in Texas, 2018
November 6, 2018

 
Nominee Ted Cruz Beto O'Rourke
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Senator

Ted Cruz
Republican

The 2018 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 6, 2018, along with other elections to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives in additional states. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is running for re-election to a second term against Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke and Libertarian candidate Neal Dikeman.[1] The primary for all parties was held on March 6, 2018, making it the first primary of the 2018 season.[2] As Cruz and O'Rourke both won majorities in their primaries, they did not participate in the May 22 runoff primary that was held for some nominations in Texas.[3]

No Democrat has held statewide office in Texas since 1994, with election pre-predictions declaring it a safe Republican seat at the beginning of 2018.[4] However, despite Cruz's initially substantial lead according to polls,[5] O'Rourke has gradually closed the gap,[6] and the race is considered to be unusually competitive.[7]

Background

In 2012, after an upset victory in the Republican primary, then-Solicitor General of Texas Ted Cruz defeated former state representative Paul Sadler by a 16 point margin (56%–40%). Texas has not elected a Democratic senate candidate since 1988. As Anglo-Conservatives began turning to the Republican Party in once strongly-Democratic areas, Democratic voters became concentrated in Southern Texas (which hold majority minority counties) and large metropolitan cities, such as Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas, as well as the far western majority minority city of El Paso.

Since the 1990s, Texas has voted for Republican statewide candidates, whether it be presidential, gubernatorial, or senatorial, often by large margins. In 1998, Governor George W. Bush won re-election by 37 points over his Democratic challenger, Garry Mauro. In 2004, President Bush won Texas over Senator John Kerry by 23 points, winning rural areas by landslide margins and capturing urban zones. Democrat Barack Obama was defeated by margins of 12 points in 2008 (against John McCain) and 16 points in 2012 (against Mitt Romney) respectively. However, in 2016, Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton by a 9 point margin. Although the margin was narrow due to Donald Trump performing worse than a typical Republican nominee rather than Hillary Clinton performing better than normal Democratic nominees, this has led Democrats to begin targeting Texas as a potential future swing state. It should also be noted that Ted Cruz defeated Donald Trump in the Texas Republican primary for US President in 2016.

Senator Ted Cruz currently holds a 49%–34% approval rating among Texans in a state Donald Trump won by 9 points against Hillary Clinton in 2016. As of June 2018, President Trump's approval rating statewide is 50%, while his disapproval rating is 45%.[8] Among groups that tend to affiliate themselves more with the Democratic Party, Senator Cruz currently holds a 29% approval rating among Hispanics, 37% among females, and 42% among college-educated voters.[9]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Failed to qualify

  • Thomas Dillingham, businessman[15]

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Bruce Jacobson
Individuals
Stefano de Stefano
Media

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Ted
Cruz		 Stefano
de Stefano		 Bruce
Jacobson		 Mary
Miller		 Geraldine
Sam		 Undecided
Dixie Strategies February 22–23, 2018 – ± 4.7% 73% 1% 2% 2% 1% 21%
University of Texas February 1–12, 2018 612 ± 5.3% 91% 1% 3% 3% 2% –

Results

Republican primary results[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Ted Cruz (incumbent) 1,317,463 85.34% +51.18%
Republican Mary Miller 94,454 6.11%
Republican Bruce Jacobson Jr. 64,607 4.18%
Republican Stefano de Stefano 44,353 2.87%
Republican Geraldine Sam 22,848 1.48%
Total votes 1,543,725 100% +137,077
Turnout 10.12%[29] -0.64%[29]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Sema Hernandez, baseball coach and small business owner[33]
  • Edward Kimbrough[34]

Declined

Endorsements

Beto O'Rourke
Newspapers
Organizations
Sema Hernandez
Individuals

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Sema
Hernandez		 Edward
Kimbrough		 Beto
O'Rourke		 Undecided
Dixie Strategies February 22–23, 2018 – ± 5.7% 6% 4% 38% 53%
University of Texas February 1–12, 2018 453 ± 7.4% 19% 8% 73% –

Results

County results of the Democratic primary for Class 1 United States Senate in Texas, 2018:
Democratic primary results[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Beto O'Rourke 641,337 61.79%
Democratic Sema Hernandez 246,313 23.73%
Democratic Edward Kimbrough 150,149 14.46%
Total votes 1,037,799 100% +540,312
Turnout 6.8%[29] +3%[29]

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Nominated

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Notes

  1. ↑ American Citizen Party does not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent."[52]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The New York Times[55]

Likely R

 October 11, 2018
Fox News[56][lower-alpha 1] Likely R October 10, 2018
The Cook Political Report[57] Tossup October 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[58] Lean R October 5, 2018
Daily Kos[59] Lean R October 5, 2018
CNN[60] Lean R October 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[61] Lean R October 3, 2018
Inside Elections[62] Likely R September 28, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Debates

Endorsements

Ted Cruz (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State officials
Texas State Senators
Texas State Representatives
Local Officeholders
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Beto O'Rourke (D)
U.S. Executive Branch Officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Texas State Senators
  • Wendy Davis, former State Senator (D-10th District) and 2014 Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas[108]
Texas State Representatives
  • Chris Turner, State Representative (D-101st District) and Chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus[109]
Local Officeholders
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2018
Candidate (party) Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand
Ted Cruz (R) $23,467,412 $14,647,463 $9,299,365
Beto O'Rourke (D) $23,647,799 $10,085,140 $13,961,358
Neal Dikeman (L) $13,546 $5,470 $8,075
Source: Federal Election Commission[165]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Ted
Cruz (R)		 Beto
O'Rourke (D)		 Neal
Dikeman (L)		 Other Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College October 8–11, 2018 800 ± 3.6% 51% 43% 1% – 5%
Quinnipiac University October 3–9, 2018 730 ± 4.4% 54% 45% – 0% 2%
YouGov October 2–5, 2018 881 – 50% 44% – 2% 4%
Emerson College October 1–5, 2018 500 ± 4.5% 47% 42% – 3% 8%
Public Policy Polling (D-Protect Our Care) September 19–20, 2018 613 ± 4.0% 48% 45% – – 8%
Public Policy Polling (D-End Citizens United) September 19–20, 2018 603 ± 4.0% 49% 46% – – 5%
Vox Populi Polling September 16–18, 2018 508 ± 4.4% 50% 50% – – –
Quinnipiac University September 11–17, 2018 807 ± 4.1% 54% 45% – 0% 1%
Reform Austin (D) September 11–12, 2018 1,161 ± 3.0% 49% 45% – – 5%
Ipsos September 6–14, 2018 992 ± 4.0% 45% 47% – 3% 5%
Crosswind Media & Public Relations September 6–9, 2018 800 ± 4.0% 47% 44% – – –
Dixie Strategies September 6–7, 2018 519 ± 4.3% 46% 42% 1% – 11%
Emerson College August 22–25, 2018 550 ± 4.4% 38% 37% – 4% 21%
Marist College August 12–16, 2018 759 ± 3.8% 49% 45% – 1% 6%
Public Policy Polling (D-End Citizens United) August 1–2, 2018 797 ± 3.5% 46% 42% – – –
Quinnipiac University July 26–31, 2018 1,118 ± 3.5% 49% 43% – 0% 6%
Texas Lyceum July 9–26, 2018 441 LV ± 4.7% 41% 39% 1% – 19%
806 RV ± 3.5% 36% 34% 3% – 24%
Gravis Marketing July 3–7, 2018 602 ± 4.0% 51% 42% – – 7%
YouGov June 19–22, 2018 821 LV ± 3.6% 50% 40% – 3% 7%
1,025 RV 44% 36% – 3% 13%
University of Texas/YouGov June 8–17, 2018 1,200 ± 2.8% 41% 36% 2% 3% 17%
GQR Research (D-End Citizens United) May 29 – June 5, 2018 1,000 ± 3.1% 49% 43% – – 8%
Quinnipiac University May 23–29, 2018 961 ± 3.8% 50% 39% – 0% 9%
Baselice & Associates (R-TLRPAC) May 21–28, 2018 601 ± 4.1% 48% 36% 3% 1% 11%
Public Policy Polling (D-Giffords) May 21–22, 2018 861 ± 3.3% 48% 42% – – 10%
JMC Analytics (R-Red Metrics Group) May 19–21, 2018 575 ± 4.1% 47% 40% – 6%[166] 7%
Quinnipiac University April 12–17, 2018 1,029 ± 3.6% 47% 44% – 1% 8%
Public Policy Polling (D-End Citizens United) January 17–18, 2018 757 ± 3.6% 45% 37% – – 18%
WPA Intelligence (R-Cruz) December 12–14, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 52% 34% – 1% 13%
Texas Lyceum April 3–9, 2017 1,000 ± 3.1% 30% 30% – 3% 37%

Results

United States Senate election in Texas, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Ted Cruz (incumbent)
Democratic Beto O'Rourke
Libertarian Neal Dikeman
Majority
Turnout

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  108. ↑ @WendyDavis (August 26, 2018). ".⁦@BetoORourke⁩ is as authentic as it gets. Every day he's speaking to what true TX values embody-that every voice matters & that everyone merits opportunity. You've seen that viral video. Now read this excellent article. Bye-bye ⁦@tedcruz⁩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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