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How many votes did Beto lose to Cruz?
With all precincts reporting, Cruz won by about 219,000 votes, or 2.6 percentage points, over O'Rourke.
Nov 6, 2018
Is Beto Republican or Democratic?
Democratic Party
A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, a candidate for the presidential nomination in 2020, and the party's nominee for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election.
When did Beto O'Rourke run against Ted Cruz?
November 6, 2018
Turnout
53.01% (of registered voters) 42.07% (of voting age population)
Nominee Ted Cruz Beto O'Rourke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,260,553 4,045,632 Percentage 50.89% 48.33%
How did Beto get the name Beto?
“I was born Robert Francis O'Rourke after my grandfather, also named Robert, and my mom, beginning on day one, called me 'Beto' to distinguish me from my grandfather,” O'Rourke said during a campaign stop in Wichita Falls. “The name stuck, and I have been called that every day of my life.”
Sep 21, 2018 · U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke held a feisty debate Friday evening at Southern Methodist University in ...
Nov 6, 2018 · The race between Cruz and O'Rourke emerged as one of the hottest in the country, with Democrats hopeful that O'Rourke could break the Texas ...
Oct 17, 2018 · Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke aggressively cast Republican Sen. Ted Cruz as “all talk and no action” during the second – and potentially ...
Oct 16, 2018 · Beto O'Rourke came out swinging in his final debate before early voting starts in Texas' midterm election. But experts doubt it was a ...
Sep 22, 2018 · Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O'Rourke sparred on immigration, health care, gun control and national anthem protests.