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**FILE** Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst speaks May 28, 2013, during the signing of a water fund bill in Austin. (Associated Press)
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Tea party favorite Ted Cruz easily defeated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in July’s runoff primary election for U.S. Senate. “He’s one of us,” said Julie McCarty, a convention delegate. (Associated Press)
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Ted Cruz thanks his wife, Heidi, in front of a cheering crowd after he defeated Republican rival, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in a runoff election Tuesday for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison. (Houston Chronicle/Johnny Hanson via Associated Press)
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Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, once considered a long-shot underdog for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, defeated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the party’s Tuesday primary runoff, and the reason appears to be his strong support from state tea-party conservatives. It’s a sign of the movement’s growing national clout. (Associated Press)
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst makes a campaign stop, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in Amarillo, Texas. U.S. Senate hopefuls Dewhurst and Ted Cruz are crisscrossing the state three days before a runoff election for the Republican nomination. (Associated Press)
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Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a Republican candidate for the Senate, visits a restaurant in Houston on Tuesday, the day of the primary. Mr. Dewhurst touts his experience in the Air Force, the CIA and in business. (Associated Press)
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Tea party candidate Ted Cruz (left) responds in January to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst during a Republican primary debate in Austin. The former Texas solicitor general has repeatedly challenged Mr. Dewhurst's conservative credentials in the primary race for the U.S. Senate seat left open with the retirement of Kay Bailey Hutchison. (Associated Press)
