作者：亚历克·舍梅尔 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月4日 美国东部时间凌晨1:15
得克萨斯州共和党众议员丹·克伦肖（四届任期）在周二的共和党初选中输给了州众议员兼商人史蒂夫·托特，这标志着克伦肖与质疑其对特朗普忠诚度的共和党MAGA派系之间多年动荡的延续。
周二结束的第二国会选区初选中，托特击败克伦肖，这场选举在共和党内部划出了一条清晰的界限。克伦肖未得到总统唐纳德·特朗普或得克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特的正式背书。
据报道，在参议员泰德·克鲁兹与克伦肖在机场就克鲁兹是否在破坏克伦肖连任竞选产生争执后，克鲁兹支持了托特。
周二初选前，托特将自己定位为更忠诚的保守派，将克伦肖比作“莉兹·切尼式人物”——切尼在国会期间因频繁与特朗普产生分歧而最终退出公职。
(左侧)得克萨斯州第15选区州众议员史蒂夫·托特，(右侧)得克萨斯州共和党众议员丹·克伦肖（盖蒂图片社）
自2019年起担任得克萨斯州众议员、同时拥有住宅和商业泳池管理公司的托特，获得了众议院自由党团、转折点美国（Turning Point USA）、克鲁兹参议员、得克萨斯州生命权组织、得克萨斯州议会21名共和党同僚以及一些知名地方保守派的支持。
与此同时，克伦肖获得了俄亥俄州众议员、众议院司法委员会主席吉姆·乔丹、佛罗里达州众议员安娜·保利娜·卢娜、全国边境巡逻员工会以及全国步枪协会等的支持。众议院多数党领袖史蒂夫·斯卡利斯也在初选前告诉媒体，他“支持”克伦肖，并希望他能胜出。
作为前海军海豹突击队员（在战斗中失去一只眼睛）、现任众议院情报委员会要职的克伦肖，在初选前回击了自己不够忠诚于MAGA共和党人的指责。
“我与特朗普的关系很好，”克伦肖在周二初选前接受《休斯顿纪事报》采访时表示，该报也支持这位现任国会议员。“我与他的政府合作非常密切。我和彼得·赫格塞斯、约翰·拉特克利夫以及卡什·帕特尔关系密切，因为这在我的职责范围内（众议院情报委员会）。我们与白宫合作非常紧密。如果有人无视这些事实，还会认为我‘不够特朗普’，那他们一定没在关注这些动态。”
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(左侧)得克萨斯州共和党众议员丹·克伦肖，(右侧)得克萨斯州共和党众议员韦斯利·亨特于2026年2月3日星期二在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦投票后离开（盖蒂图片社）
据Ballotpedia数据，克伦肖在2020年以无对手身份参选，2022年初选中赢得约三分之二选票。但到2024年，其支持率大幅下滑至初选时仅约60%。
周二初选前几天，有报道称克伦肖与克鲁兹在机场发生紧张争执，克伦肖据称指责克鲁兹在众议院初选中针对自己。报道称，克鲁兹回应称：“如果我在针对你，你会知道的。”
几天后，克鲁兹撤销了对托特的支持，并投放付费广告进行澄清。
“你需要一个坚定不移的斗士，一个言行一致的共和党人，”克鲁兹在广告中说道（广告中未提及克伦肖）。
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克伦肖在筹款方面拥有明显优势，但也面临选区重划带来的挑战——部分托特的家乡选区被划入了他的竞选范围。
托特将在11月的大选中对阵民主党候选人、投资银行家肖恩·芬尼（芬尼在初选中无对手），以争夺得克萨斯州第二国会选区（涵盖大休斯顿及周边地区）的下任代表席位。
Dan Crenshaw defeated by Cruz-backed state lawmaker in Texas GOP primary, boosting MAGA clout
By Alec Schemmel | Fox News
Published March 4, 2026 1:15am EST
Four-term Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, lost his Republican primary battle on Tuesday to Steve Toth, a state representative and businessman, following years of turmoil between Crenshaw and the MAGA faction of the Republican Party that questioned Crenshaw’s loyalty to Trump.
The 2nd Congressional District primary that ended Tuesday with Toth beating out Crenshaw drew a sharp line within the Republican Party. Crenshaw was not formally endorsed by President Donald Trump or Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, endorsed Toth after he reportedly got into a tiff with Crenshaw at the airport over whether the senator was working against the representative’s reelection.
Ahead of the Tuesday primary, Toth positioned himself as the more loyal conservative, comparing Crenshaw to a “version of Liz Cheney,” who, when in Congress, found herself frequently at odds with Trump before exiting public office.
Texas State Rep. Steve Toth, District 15, (left) and Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas (right)(Getty Images)
Toth, a Texas State Representative since 2019 who also owns a residential and commercial pool management company, received endorsements from the House Freedom Caucus, Turning Point USA, Sen. Cruz, Texas Right to Life, 21 Republican colleagues from the Texas state legislature and some high-profile local conservatives.
Meanwhile, Crenshaw received endorsements from Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leader of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., the National Border Patrol Council, and the National Rifle Association, among others. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise also told media ahead of the primary that he “supported” Crenshaw, and that “hopefully he pulls it out.”
Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost his eye in combat and currently sits on the powerful House intelligence committee, fought back against the label that he was an insufficiently loyal MAGA Republican ahead of the primary.
“My relationship with Trump is good,” Crenshaw told the Houston Chronicle, which also endorsed the incumbent congressman, in advance of Tuesday’s primary. “I work very closely with his administration. I’m close with Pete Hegseth and John Ratcliffe and Kash Patel, because this is all within my scope too on the [House] Intelligence Committee. We work very closely together with the White House. You’d have to not pay attention to any of that to think I’m not ‘Trump’ enough.”
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican from Texas (left) and Rep. Wesley Hunt, (right) a Republican from Texas, depart during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(Getty Images)
In 2020, Crenshaw ran unopposed, then won about two-thirds of the vote in the following 2022 primary, according to Ballotpedia. But, in 2024, according to the database, Crenshaw’s popularity dipped significantly to around just 60% in the primary.
Just days ahead of Tuesday’s primary, reports surfaced of Crenshaw and Cruz getting into a tense exchange at the airport, during which Crenshaw allegedly accused Cruz of working against him in the House primary. According to reporting, Cruz responded: “If I’m working against you, you’re gonna know it.”
Days later, he dropped his Toth endorsement, followed by a paid ad to get the word out.
State Rep. Steve Toth, a Conroe Republican, from the rightmost faction of the Texas Legislature, announced a primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw.(Ricardo B. Brazziell/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
“You deserve an unwavering fighter, a Republican who walks the walk,” Cruz says in the ad, which does not refer to Crenshaw.
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Crenshaw had a substantial fundraising advantage over his opponents, but also faced redistricting changes in his district that drew parts of Toth’s home district into the race.
Toth will take on Democratic nominee and investment banker Shaun Finnie, who ran unopposed in the primary, during November’s general election to be the next Representative of Texas’s 2nd Congressional District covering parts of the greater Houston and surrounding areas.