Trump defeats Harris to win presidency, Cruz and Crockett win reelection, and Proposition R passes

Donald Trump greeted supporters onstage at a watch party in West Palm Beach, ahead of a speech where he declared victory over Kamala Harris. The former president won Texas with 56 percent of the vote to Harris’ 42 percent and crossed the 270 Electoral vote threshold this morning; In other news, Texas voters sent Republican Ted Cruz back for a third term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, turning back Democratic challenger Colin Allred, a congressman from Dallas; Next up, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett won her race for the U.S. House in District 30 with 85% of the votes; And about 67% of Dallas voters supported decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, according to preliminary unofficial election results, though its recreational use is still illegal in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices