Republicans hold the Senate

Ted Cruz celebrates victory in Texas as Republicans retain Senate control.

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Tue., Nov. 6, 2018

Fox News announces U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as the winner over challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, during the Dallas County Republican Party election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at The Statler Hotel in Dallas.

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Mitt Romney, Republican U.S. Senator-elect from Utah along with his wife Ann and other family members on stage, speak to an election night party after his victory Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Orem, Utah.

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Members of the Trumpettes celebrate as incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is announced as the winner over Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke in a tightly contested race at the Dallas County Republican Party election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at The Statler Hotel in Dallas.

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Susan Hutchison, right, the Republican challenging Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., for her U.S. Senate seat, speaks Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at a Republican election-night gathering in Issaquah, Wash.

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Shirley Gilman from Springfield, Mo., cheers after hearing election returns during an election watch party for Missouri Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 in Springfield, Mo.

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Willie O'Brien, a volunteer in the Ted Cruz campaign, celebrates during the Dallas County Republican Party election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at The Statler Hotel in Dallas.

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