Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas lost his primary race to Republican state Rep. Steve Toth.
In a major victory for conservative voters in Texas, Rep.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) was defeated by state Rep. Steve Toth in the Republican primary for Texas’ 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday — in a high profile contest in which President Donald Trump withheld his endorsement. The Associated Press called the race for Toth with 72% of the vote counted. Toth led the race with…
Crenshaw was the only House Republican in Texas running for re-election that did not receive Trump's endorsement.
State Rep. Steve Toth cast him as insufficiently conservative for the Texas district. President Donald Trump declined to endorse.
Texas State Rep. Steve Toth (R) is projected to pull off a victory in Tuesday’s primary, unseating fourth-term incumbent Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), according to Decision Desk HQ. Toth’s win all but ensures he will represent the deep-red Texas 2nd Congressional District in Congress next year. Crenshaw, who has at times broken with President Trump,…
