{"id":2519013,"date":"2025-12-09T03:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-allreds-dropped-texas-senate-campaign-ramifications\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T03:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:43:09","slug":"colin-allreds-dropped-texas-senate-campaign-ramifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-allreds-dropped-texas-senate-campaign-ramifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Allred&#8217;s dropped Texas Senate campaign ramifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolin-allreds-dropped-texas-senate-campaign-ramifications%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>colin Allred, a former Democratic representative from Texas, has withdrawn from the Texas Senate race to avoid a three-way primary runoff after Rep. Jasmine Crockett entered the race.Allred originally aimed to challenge republican Sen. Ted Cruz last year but lost. He cited concerns that a bruising primary and runoff would weaken the Democratic party&#8217;s chances against republican candidates. After suspending his Senate campaign, Allred filed to run for Texas&#8217;s 33rd Congressional District, despite opposition from incumbent Rep. Julie Johnson, who is also running ther following recent redistricting. Meanwhile, the Republican primary is shaping up for a likely runoff among Attorney General Ken Paxton, Rep. Wesley Hunt, and Sen. John Cornyn. The race&#8217;s dynamics highlight ongoing strategic shifts and challenges for both parties ahead of the general election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colin Allred&rsquo;s Senate decision sends shockwaves through marquee Texas race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2427017\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colin-allred\/\">Colin Allred<\/a> dropped out of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> Senate race on Monday, leaving many ramifications in an effort to avoid a runoff in a three-way primary after Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) jumped in the race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Texas primary has been a heated one for both parties, as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\">GOP<\/a> has three major candidates and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> narrowly missed having three possible contenders. Allred suspended his second campaign for the upper chamber to launch a bid to return to the House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3911407\/indiana-redistricting-bill-senate-committee-vote\/\">Indiana redistricting bill clears committee in victory for Trump, heading to full Senate vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3910362\/jasmine-crockett-running-texas-senate-colin-allred-drop-out\/\">Jasmine Crockett jumps into Texas Senate race hours after Colin Allred dropped out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3910660\/colton-moore-trump-ally-bid-marjorie-taylor-greene-seat\/\">Georgia state senator pitches himself as Trump ally in bid for MTG&#8217;s seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Allred was a captain of the Baylor University football team, where he first gained recognition in Texas. He played in the National Football League before becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >civil rights lawyer<\/a> and eventually serving in the House. Allred mounted a bid against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) last year but lost by nearly 10 points in the red wave.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-crockett-enters-race\">Crockett enters race<\/h2>\n<p>Allred alluded to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3910362\/jasmine-crockett-running-texas-senate-colin-allred-drop-out\/\">Crockett&rsquo;s announcement<\/a> in his statement suspending his campaign, as a three-way primary would have likely headed for a runoff at a later date, giving the eventual nominee a shorter time frame to fundraise and campaign for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tracking-the-lies-of-the-left-at-the-dnc\/\" title=\"Tracking The Lies Of The Left At The DNC\">general election &#038;mdash<\/a>;&nbsp;an already uphill battle for a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the past few days, I&rsquo;ve come to believe that a bruising Democratic Senate primary and run off would prevent the Democratic party from going into this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/allred-quits-senate-primary-to-run-for-house\/\" title=\"... quits ... ... to run for House\">critical election unified<\/a> against the danger posed to our communities and our Constitution by Donald Trump and one of his Republican bootlickers Paxton, Cornyn, or Hunt,&rdquo; Allred wrote in a statement. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;ve made the difficult decision to end my campaign for U.S. Senate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Allred told CNN that Crockett called him before he made any campaign decisions in what was a &ldquo;professional, friendly conversation.&rdquo; The<em> Texas Tribune<\/em> reported that Crockett also called Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who launched his bid earlier this year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-allred-eyes-his-way-back-into-lower-camber\">Allred eyes his way back into lower camber<\/h2>\n<p>Just after suspending his campaign, Allred filed to run for Texas&rsquo;s 33rd Congressional District, the same district that freshman Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) is running in after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-revert-ohio-to-swing-state-status\/\" title=\"Democrats seek to revert Ohio to swing state status\">state led<\/a> the redistricting effort, which has since spread like wildfire across the country as part of an effort to draw five Democrats out of their current seats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, I&rsquo;m announcing my campaign for Congress to represent the newly drawn Congressional District 33. The 33rd district was racially gerrymandered by Trump in an effort to further rig our democracy but it&rsquo;s also the community where I grew up attending public schools and watching my mom struggle to pay for our groceries,&rdquo; Allred <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ColinAllredTX\/status\/1998076016338600116\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the community where I was raised, and where Aly and I are now raising our two boys.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson won&rsquo;t back down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This new district deserves representation that has been present in the tough moments, including throughout the redistricting fight, instead of parachuting back when another campaign doesn&rsquo;t work out,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/juliejohnsonTX\/status\/1998086527012712589\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;Families here are dealing with rising costs, housing pressures, and real economic strain. They deserve someone with a strong record in Democratic collaboration and support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-republican-could-be-next\">A Republican could be next<\/h2>\n<p>The GOP primary is also seemingly headed for a runoff after Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) jumped in the race to challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3910362\/jasmine-crockett-running-texas-senate-colin-allred-drop-out\/\"><strong>JASMINE CROCKET JUMPS INTO TEXAS SENATE RACE HOURS AFTER COLIN ALLRED DROPPED OUT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The three campaigns continue to tout different polling that leans in their favor. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">A Hunt super PAC&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/federal\/poll-shows-cornyn-slipping-to-third-in-gop-senate-primary\/\">released a poll<\/a>&nbsp;late last<\/span> month showing Cornyn slipping into third place in a runoff between the candidates, trailing just 1% behind Hunt, with Paxton in the lead. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IAPolls2022\/status\/1995502018241474617?s=20\">A pro-Cornyn group<\/a> released polling on Monday showing the incumbent having a two-point lead over Paxton.<\/p>\n<p>Any runoff in this election could be a crucial time, as it would take away time and money from the general election. However, as of Monday, no Republican seems to be poised to follow suit with Allred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Allred exits Texas Senate race, shaking up primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2519014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2427017_sd_6937037032cc6_1765213040.jpg?w=640","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,42502,44928],"class_list":["post-2519013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-colin-allred","tag-texas-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2427017_sd_6937037032cc6_1765213040.jpg?w=640","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519017,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519013\/revisions\/2519017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}