AUSTIN, Texas — Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz scratched out a victory over Democrat Colin Allred on Tuesday night in one of the most watched and most expensive Senate races in the nation, according to NBC News and Fox News. Cruz, an often ...

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.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks racked up a big lead with Maryland’s large early vote share and kept it close with Republican Larry Hogan among Election Day voters, at the time The Associated Press called the race.

Maryland voters have the opportunity to impact the balance of power within the U.S. Senate on Election Day as candidates Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan compete for an open seat. The Senate race has attracted a lot of attention and money to fill the seat following Sen.

The high-stakes Senate contest between Democrat Angela Alsobrooks and Republican Larry Hogan could shape which party controls the chamber next year.