The polls have just closed in Texas. Twitter is abuzz with excitement as Tea Party activists wait for results in the GOP Senate run-off election. We’ll keep you updated throughout the night. Keep refreshing this post for the latest!
Follow Texas Senate results here: http://t.co/UccZwSvW @tedcruz #choosecruz
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) August 1, 2012
Polls just closed but here's the early state #s in #TXSen race: Cruz 54%, Dewhurst 46% w/ 1% PCT reporting.
— Jeff Vaughn (@JeffVaughn) August 1, 2012
Chick Fil A has showed up at the @tedcruz election night hq. #TXsen
— Jason M Ryan (@JasonRyanTexas) August 1, 2012
Based on early returns, it’s looking good for upstart Ted Cruz:
@tedcruz sweeps the four big NTX counties that Dewhurst needed to win or run very strong. Denton County goes to @tedcruz 62-38. #wfaavote
— Brad Watson (@bradgwatson) August 1, 2012
Looking bad for @DavidHDewhurst in critical north TX: Collin County goes strong for Cruz, 60-40. #wfaavote
— Brad Watson (@bradgwatson) August 1, 2012
@tedcruz clobbers Dewhurst in Harris County EV 60-39. #wfaavote
— Brad Watson (@bradgwatson) August 1, 2012
Be still and observe the peaceful and orderly transition of power. In this American republic we are truly blessed. #txsen #txrunoff
— Aaron Peña (@AaronPena) August 1, 2012
In Hidalgo County, in the #txsen race, early vote numbers show Ted Cruz at 65% to David Dewhurst 35% http://t.co/ePMYv4lo #txrunoff
— Aaron Peña (@AaronPena) August 1, 2012
Early vote in Collin County #txsen Cruz: 60.4% and Dewhurst 39.6%
Go @TedCruz— dachsiemoron ?? (@dachsiemoron) August 1, 2012
@tedcruz up on Dewhurst in Wilson county 60-40. #txsen #txrunoff
— Andrew Messamore (@afmessamore) August 1, 2012
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Kerr County goes for Cruz in early voting: 53-47 #txsen #txrunoff
— Andrew Messamore (@afmessamore) August 1, 2012
ELECTION: @tedcruz has 52% of the vote, @davidhdewhurst has 47%. 168 of 7,957 precincts reporting. #wfaavote
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) August 1, 2012
AP early poll reporting shows Cruz up with 63 percent in Montgomery County #txrunoff
— ChrisTomlinson (@cltomlinson) August 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/Dalton1781/status/230462126932783106
Hey NBC, you see how twitter works better for live events. #txrunoff
— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) August 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/MikeCGannon/status/230463684495937536
…It looks like Ted Cruz has the momentum according to the rapid reply twitter poll. #TXsen #Cruz
— BLACK CONSERVATIVE (@blackrepublican) August 1, 2012
ELECTION: @tedcruz has 52% of the vote, @davidhdewhurst has 47%. 360 of 7,957 precincts reporting. #wfaavote
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) August 1, 2012
I'm thinking this @tedcruz race may be about to turn into a curbstomping.
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) August 1, 2012
As of right now, we're seeing Ted Cruz give Dewhurst a shellacking. Just a sneak preview of what November will bring Obama nationwide
— Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) August 1, 2012
One hour into the vote count, Cruz maintains a nearly 20,000-vote lead.
Ted #Cruz is maintaining a 20k vote lead over David #Dewhurst. #KTREelection
— KTRE News (@KTREnews) August 1, 2012
Wow. Ted Cruz really *is* trending on Twitter. #TXSEN
— Dos Mas Cervezas (@DosMasCervezas) August 1, 2012
After November the racist tea party will have elected two Hispanic senators. There goes that narrative #tedcruz
— CJ Good (@Aidansheart) August 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/230472256365658113
Media outlets are beginning to call the race for Cruz just before 9:30 p.m. Eastern.
BREAKING: Tea party-backed Cruz beats Texas Lt. Gov. Dewhurst in runoff, wins GOP Senate nomination: http://t.co/UxvjWQmO -CJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 1, 2012
Cruz wins the Texas Republican Senate Runoff with 53.6%. 20.3% precincts in. http://t.co/N9AbV14g #TXRunoff #TXsen Congrats @tedcruz!
— tedfrank ? (@tedfrank) August 1, 2012
We're calling #txsen race for @tedcruz over @DavidHDewhurst. #gop #txrunoff
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) August 1, 2012
AP Calls it — Tea party-backed Ted Cruz has defeated Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
— Chris Walker (@WalkerATX) August 1, 2012
The Associated Press is calling the Senate race for Ted Cruz. He leads 53.5-46.5% over David Dewhurst with about 15% reporting.
— Waco Tribune-Herald (@wacotrib) August 1, 2012
Freedom is alive in Texas! @tedcruz called as winner in #TXSen. Job well done Texas, congrats @tedcruz! #FreedomWorks
— FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) August 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/230476183781904384
PIC 1: @tedcruz watching returns come in showing him leading @davidhdewhurst in the Republican run-off. pic.twitter.com/aRDiPjw7
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) August 1, 2012
Congrats to Occupy Wall Street for your many victories in peaceful democratic primaries. Oh wait, I spelled Tea Party wrong. #Cruz
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) August 1, 2012
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/statuses/230479000433225728
Per @daveweigel talking about success having 1000 fathers — in Texas EVERYONE worked on the @tedcruz victory. Victory of/by the people.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) August 1, 2012
I'm not sure what's giving me the bigger smile, that Cruz won or that Obama knows he can't and has called in Clinton.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 1, 2012
Congratulations to Ted Cruz! This is a victory both for Ted and for the grassroots Tea Party movement. This… http://t.co/dzqJ2hIE
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) August 1, 2012
Just congratulated @tedcruz. Loved his humility & sense of being called to duty even in this exciting time. He is going to be a good one.
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) August 1, 2012
And the #sorosmonkeys are off & running to attack @tedcruz ==> http://t.co/rinR9CWM
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 1, 2012
Love liberals freaking out about Ted Cruz's nomination as if they'd be any more likely to support Dewhurst.
— Brandon Kiser (@Kiser) August 1, 2012
Give it another minute RT “@anthropocon: Has MSNBC reported on howthe @tedcruz victory is a sign of people's love for Obama yet?” #tcot
— Passive Ingenuity (@ShaneWright22) August 1, 2012
With 50 percent of precincts reporting, Cruz’ lead has widened to 55–45.
Cornyn: I will do everything I can to help elect Ted Cruz in November and look forward to working with him next year.
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) August 1, 2012
Cruz takes the stage at campaign headquarters at 10:45 p.m. Eastern.
.@TedCruz: "When we started, they said this was impossible. They said I couldn't do it." .. "I couldn't do it, but you could." #txsen
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) August 1, 2012
"We should take it as a providential sign that today is the 100th birthday of Milton Friedman." — @tedcruz there ya go @RameshPonnuru
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) August 1, 2012
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Previous Twitchy coverage of the Ted Cruz/David Dewhurst showdown here.