In 2024, during Trump's hush money trial in New York, the then-publisher of the Enquirer David Pecker testified that he had an agreement with Trump's campaign to plant false, damaging articles about Cruz. The Enquirer also published a story falsely tying Ted Cruz's father to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Such was the case with the marquee Senate race between Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Allred’s nearly 9-point loss to Cruz was disappointing for Democrats hoping the Dallas congressman would give the party its first statewide win in 30 years.

The Fox News Decision Desk projected that incumbent Texas Sen. Ted Cruz would defeat his Democrat opponent Rep. Colin Allred Tuesday, winning a third term in the U.S. Senate.

The Texas senator was reelected by a nine-point margin, compared to the president-elect's 14-point win in the Lone Star State.

Texas voters react to the results in the U.S. presidential and Senate races, or if the results are taking forever, the lack of results.