Exit poll: More native Texans voted for O’Rourke than Cruz
By Owen Daugherty - 11/09/18 11:35 AM EST
More native born Texans voted for Democrat Rep. Beto O’Rourke than incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R) in their Texas Senate race, according to an exit poll from CNN.
While Cruz won reelection by roughly two and a half percentage points, O’Rourke beat Cruz by three percentage points among those born in Texas.
Fifty-one percent of respondents in the exit poll who said they were from Texas originally voted for O’Rourke, while 48 percent of native Texans said they went for Cruz.
In contrast, 57 percent of respondents who said they moved to the state voted for Cruz, compared to 42 percent who voted for O’Rourke.
O’Rourke himself is a native of El Paso and representing the district in Congress. Cruz is originally form Canada but grew up in Texas.
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