Texas Rep. Steve Toth will defeat GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw in primary upset

[Polybius]

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Source: CNN

State Rep. Steve Toth will defeat US Rep. Dan Crenshaw in the Republican primary for Texas’ 2nd District, a stunning upset in a race that tested whether the incumbent was deemed sufficiently loyal to the president.

Crenshaw, a four-term congressman and former Navy SEAL, has had a complicated relationship with the conservative wing of his party. Though he has been an ally of President Donald Trump, he has also clashed with the president and the MAGA movement over his support for Ukraine and resettling Afghan allies, as well as his vote to certify Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.

The incumbent has also been critical of members of his party, who he’s called “grifters” and “performance artists” who tell conservatives what they want to hear.

Those policy and stylistic differences have drawn the ire of members of his party, including US Sen. Ted Cruz, who endorsed Toth and appeared in a super PAC ad backing the challenger. (Cruz’s team took a victory lap after Toth declared victory.)

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/politics/steve-toth-dan-crenshaw-texas-gop-primary-upset

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Good riddance.

[Ray Bruns]

1. Toth is no better.

“Toth, a former megachurch pastor and local business owner, has been one of the most conservative members of the Texas legislature”

[Polybius]

2. While I'm still happy to see him go, that sucks

Any chance for a November defeat?

[JBTaurus83]

3. I hate to say it

But, at least those few stances Crenshaw took were decent. This Talibornagain loon will undoubtedly be worse, and it doesn’t sound likely we can flip the seat.

[JudyM]

4. Need to lock this

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