GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw primaried by Texas state Rep. Steve Toth, CBS News projects
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas lost his primary race to Republican state Rep. Steve Toth.
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Politics GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw loses primary race in Texas to state Rep. Steve Toth, CBS News projects By Kathryn Watson Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson Updated on: March 4, 2026 / 1:12 AM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw has lost the GOP primary race in Texas' 2nd Congressional District to Texas state Rep. Steve Toth, CBS News projects. Crenshaw, who has served in the House since 2019, is the only sitting House Republican in Texas who did not receive President Trump's endorsement. Toth, 65, is a small business owner with a background in construction and business consulting. He's an avid supporter of the president, and on the campaign trail, argued that Crenshaw wasn't loyal or conservative enough for the "Make America Great Again" coalition. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas endorsed Toth last week, after Crenshaw voted against a bipartisan aviation safety bill that Cruz championed. Mr. Trump endorsed Toth in the past in his bids for the state house. Texas' second congressional district, in the suburbs of Houston, is heavily Republican, so the winner of a GOP primary is all but guaranteed victory in November. Texas has open primaries. A deadly shooting in Austin over the weekend cast a shadow over Tuesday's primary races in Texas. A gunman wearing a hoodie that said "Property of Allah" killed two people and wounded 14 before police took him down. In: Texas
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