U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred Tuesday night in what was one of the nation's most closely watched and expensive senate races. Cruz, who will now serve his third term in the U.S. Senate, received 53.5 percent of the vote ...

Ted Cruz has won another term in the US Senate after defeating his Democratic challenger. Cruz defeated Dallas Congressman Colin Allred by 8 percentage points, a much wider margin than during his reelection bid six years ago.

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won re-election over his opponent, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, CNN and NBC News have reported. The two-term GOP senator was expected to win a third, although polling had tightened in the days leading up to the election—suggesting that Allred,