Ted Cruz (R-TX) won reelection to his Texas Senate seat in a closely watched race against Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a boost for Republicans' quest for control of the upper chamber.  Multiple outlets called the race for Cruz within a couple hours of polls closing in Texas.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker and civil rights lawyer from Dallas, repeatedly broke fundraising records in his campaign, raising more than $80 million by mid-October.

Sen. Ted Cruz has won re-election to the Senate, NBC News projects, defeating his Democratic opponent Colin Allred in a hotly contested election and crushing Democrats’ hope of winning a statewide race in Texas for the first time since 1994.