Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) fended off Democrat challenger Colin Allred to keep his Senate seat in a hotly contested race, a crucial win in the battle to control the Senate.
The Associated Press called the race at 11:39 p.m. ET. With this win, the GOP looks poised to retake control of the Senate. It has won 50 seats and needs just one more to regain the chamber.

“Texas will remain Texas,” Cruz said to a packed room after the race was called in his favor. “Texas can’t be bought.”
Cruz noted a strong Latino turnout for Republicans in Texas, predicting a “generational change.”…