By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-cruz-democratic-challenger-orourke-secure-party-nominations-in-texas-primary Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sen. Cruz, Democratic challenger O’Rourke secure party nominations in Texas primary Politics Mar 6, 2018 9:53 PM EDT A closely watched match-up is set in Texas between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Cruz and O’Rourke clinched their parties’ nominations Tuesday. O’Rourke is raising more money than Cruz so far but remains very unlikely to win in November. Gov. Greg Abbott also clinched the Republican nomination for governor and enters the general election as a heavy favorite against whoever emerges from the Democratic primary. READ MORE: What to watch in Tuesday’s Texas primary Polling places in El Paso and far West Texas closed at 8 p.m. CST, an hour later than the rest of the state. No Democrat has won a statewide race in Texas since 1994. By — Associated Press Associated Press
A closely watched match-up is set in Texas between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Cruz and O’Rourke clinched their parties’ nominations Tuesday. O’Rourke is raising more money than Cruz so far but remains very unlikely to win in November. Gov. Greg Abbott also clinched the Republican nomination for governor and enters the general election as a heavy favorite against whoever emerges from the Democratic primary. READ MORE: What to watch in Tuesday’s Texas primary Polling places in El Paso and far West Texas closed at 8 p.m. CST, an hour later than the rest of the state. No Democrat has won a statewide race in Texas since 1994.