Politics News Alert: Tea party candidate Ted Cruz earns chance at runoff in Texas Senate race

	Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:59:02 PM POLITICS NEWS ALERT Dewhurst and Cruz headed for runoff in Texas Senate race Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former solicitor general Ted Cruz are headed for a two-man runoff in the Texas Republican primary race to replace Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Dewhurst fell just shy of 50 percent of the vote Tuesday and seven other candidates split it enough to push the two into a runoff. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/dewhurst-and-cruz-headed-for-runoff-in-texas-senate-race/2012/05/29/gJQAjhQM0U_blog.html Or visit washingtonpost.com/politics. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy