He did acknowledge the excited Democratic base. Smith believed that the GOP would hold their own in the House, a prediction that did not come true, and remain in power in the Senate. Smith, director of the Former Texas Rangers Foundation who said he was working to re-elect state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. On every screen, a different news outlet that covered the election streamed. “I was extremely proud of the taking of the House by the Democrats, and the amount of women and women of color that were elected for Congress,” said Romero.Īt the Cover 3 restaurant and bar, the Travis County Republican Party hosted a watch party that encompassed over half of the restaurant. Although she was disappointed in his loss, she was still proud of the results. The Beto-Cruz race energized Texans, especially Democrats who made no secret at watch parties last week of their hopes for the future.įreshman Dani Romero went into this election feeling confident about O’Rourke’s campaign because of the amount of people she saw supporting him.

Last week’s midterms flipped this precedent with turnout of 8.3 million. Historically, Texas has had abysmal voter turnout - 9 million in 2016 and 4.6 million in 2014, according to the Texas Tribune. “Beto 2020,” said freshman Emily Teaver at a bipartisan watch party hosted in Space Twenty-Four Twenty. It’s the future that is now on voters minds. Ted Cruz, the Republican who will now serve a second term. El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke, Texas Democrats’ great hope, lost to incumbent U.S. After almost two years of campaigning, millions of dollars and a historical voter turnout, the 2018 midterms came to a rousing conclusion.

Historical midterm election results