Former Rep. Colin Allred is ending his U.S. Senate campaign in Texas and instead will attempt a House comeback bid, potentially paving the way for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to become the early favorite for Democrats' nomination in a state they have long hoped to make more competitive.

Crockett will decide Monday, the final day of qualifying in Texas, whether to run for the Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn.

Allred said in a statement Monday that he will run instead in a newly-drawn district in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which he previously represented in Congress before he won the Democrats' Senate nomination in 2024 and lost the general election to Sen. Ted Cruz.

The former congressman said he wanted to avoid “a bruising Senate primary and runoff” that could threaten Democr

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