Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, sought to fend off an underdog challenge Tuesday from Democratic Rep. Colin Allred in one of the year's most expensive races, which is testing shifts in America's biggest red state and could factor into the fight for U.

Thirty-four seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election on Tuesday, putting the balance of power between Democrats and Republicans in question. Nineteen of the seats up for election are held by Democrats,