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Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary

Crenshaw lost his Republican primary to Steve Toth after serving in Congress since 2018.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary
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Steve Toth defeated incumbent Dan Crenshaw in the Republican primary for Texas’s 2nd Congressional District. The result ends Crenshaw’s congressional career and sends Toth to the general election.

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Dan Crenshaw
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Incumbent representative defeated in the Republican primary

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Steve Toth
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Republican primary winner and general-election candidate

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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.

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