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Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett's Senate decision looms

Allred ended his Senate campaign and said he will seek a House seat in a newly drawn Texas district.

Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett's Senate decision looms
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Colin Allred ended his Texas Senate campaign and said he will instead seek a House seat in a newly drawn district. His move could affect whether Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters the Democratic Senate primary.

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Colin Z. Allred
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Former representative and House candidate switching from the Texas Senate race

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Representative weighing a run for the Texas Senate seat

Crockett's version of this story ↗

State representative who has launched a Senate campaign

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose push to redraw House boundaries is cited as context

Marc A. Veasey
D · TX-33

Representative currently representing most of the new district

Wesley Hunt
R · TX-38

Representative and expected Republican Senate candidate

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and expected Republican Senate candidate

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who defeated Allred in the prior general election

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator whose seat is up for election

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Colin Allred Leaves Texas Senate Race to Run for House

Outlets agree that Colin Allred ended his Texas Senate campaign and announced a run for a newly drawn House district. Left-leaning outlets describe the switch as reshaping Democratic contests, with one highlighting the potential loss of LGBTQ+ representation in the House race. Center outlets mostly emphasize Allred’s stated wish to avoid a divisive primary and the resulting changes to both races. Right-leaning outlets more often frame the move as Democratic disarray or an opening for Crockett, with some stressing Allred’s electoral setbacks.

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