Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018

Statewide, Trump outran Cruz's margins in almost every county, especially along Texas' southern border. While Trump carried the state with a 13.83 point margin, Cruz won by 8.63 points.

Cruz retained his seat, beating back Colin Allred and keeping alive Texas’ streak of not electing a Democratic Senator in more than 30 years.

The race that could determine who controls the U.S. Senate. An Allred victory would give Texas its first Black senator and boost the Democrats' chances of maintaining their narrow Senate majority. Cruz winning would mean a third term for the incumbent Republican.

In keeping his seat, he dashed rising hopes among some Democrats that years of demographic changes and urbanization could start to flip the state.

Republican Texas firebrand U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, 53, won re-election to a third term, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, holding off a formidable Democratic challenger who tried to end a three-decade conservative hold on the seat.

Cruz polled at 53.15% to Allred’s 44.46%, following one of the most-expensive congressional contests in Texas history.

Ted Cruz and his family has now got entangled in a major controversy after the Senator's daughter was seen urging her mother not to clap on the statement by Cruz praising Trump onstage, right before the victory in the US Presidential elections 2024.

The Texas senator was reelected by a nine-point margin, compared to the president-elect's 14-point win in the Lone Star State.