Skip to main content
2 min read
● InformationalElections / Campaigns

MAGA takes victory lap after Dan Crenshaw loses primary in Texas

Crenshaw lost his primary to Steve Toth after a campaign shaped by disputes over his conservatism and relationship with Trump.

MAGA takes victory lap after Dan Crenshaw loses primary in Texas
Image · Washington Examiner

SOURCE CHECK

TAP FOR WHY
Outlet credibilityWashington Examiner70/100 HIGH
This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
tl;dr

Steve Toth defeated incumbent Dan Crenshaw in the Republican primary for Texas’s 2nd Congressional District, winning 55.8% of the vote with 95% counted. Conservative and MAGA figures celebrated the result, which followed a campaign in which Toth argued Crenshaw was not conservative enough.

Community verdict

VOTING CLOSED
How does this story look for
Dan Crenshaw R · TX-2
NOT RATEDCLOSED

No good or bad look here

This story reports what happened without casting Crenshaw in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Crenshaw’s record.

● INFORMATIONAL

People in this story

SWIPE →
Dan Crenshaw
R · TX-2

Incumbent representative defeated in the Republican primary for Texas’s 2nd Congressional District

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Steve Toth
R · TX

House candidate who defeated Dan Crenshaw in the Republican primary

Toth's version of this story ↗
Liz Cheney
Former U.S. Representative (R-WY)

Republican figure cited by Bruesewitz as an ally of Crenshaw

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

Political figure whose endorsement Crenshaw did not receive

Adam Kinzinger
Former U.S. Representative (R-IL)

Republican figure cited by Bruesewitz as an ally of Crenshaw

ALSO MENTIONED  Alex Bruesewitz, Trump adviser who celebrated Crenshaw's defeat in a post on X; Robby Starbuck, Conservative activist who celebrated Crenshaw's defeat in a post on X

Part of a bigger story

26 OUTLETS
Steve Toth Defeats Dan Crenshaw in Texas Republican Primary

Outlets agree that state Rep. Steve Toth defeated incumbent Dan Crenshaw in the Texas 2nd District Republican primary. Center outlets describe the upset and include perspectives from both camps, while right-leaning outlets frame the loss more explicitly as a message from the MAGA wing.

Discussion · 0

What's your take?

Loading comments…