U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas) are making their final pitches to voters ahead of the election Tuesday.
Early voting across Texas ended Friday. The Texas Secretary of State says 8.9 million of Texas' 18.6 million registered voters have already cast a ballot representing 48% turnout.
Cruz has campaign stops Monday in Cypress, northwest of Houston. There he will campaign with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. Cruz also plans a rally with Senator John Cornyn and Congressman Chip Roy in Selma, northeast of San Antonio.
From 3:30 to 5:30 pm Monday, Cruz plans a rally at Titus Transport in Ponder, west of Denton.
"What we're doing in Texas is working," Cruz told reporters after a rally in Dallas Friday. "This is a fight to keep Texas Texas. My opponent, Colin Allred, has been a far-left liberal Democrat."
Cruz described the race as a "fundamental choice."
"I've spent 12 years fighting every day for 30 million Texas, fighting for jobs, fighting for freedom, fighting for security," he said.
Cruz plans to watch results at a party at a hotel in Houston Tuesday night. Details about his campaign events are available here.
Allred's campaign plans block walks and phone banks over the next two days. He held a rally at Kessler Theater in Dallas this weekend and plans a watch party in Dallas Tuesday night. A list of Allred's events is available here.
"This is about opportunity, where we're going to go from here and who actually has ideas to make sure Texans have a chance to chase their version of the American dream," Allred said when voting early in Dallas.
The organization, Common Ground Committee, has ranked Allred the most bipartisan member of the Texas Congressional delegation.
"This is about who's going to serve us for the next six years," Allred said. "We've had 12 years of a Senator who's only been interested in himself. That's how you can go to Cancun when the lights go out, and 30 million Texans are freezing in the dark."
Cruz won his second term in the U.S. Senate in 2018, beating Democrat Beto O'Rourke 51-48 percent.
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