Is Beto O'Rourke's political career over?

Beto O'Rourke
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Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke lost his third election on Tuesday night, failing to unseat incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbot (R). O'Rourke previously lost the Texas Senate election to Ted Cruz (R) in 2018, and the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden in 2020. "He has been campaigning for 1,175 of the past 2,048 days," The Washington Post calculates, when it's all said and done.

So does this most recent failure mark the end of his political career?

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Devika Rao, The Week US

 Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science, the environment, climate and business. She previously worked as a policy associate for a nonprofit organization advocating for environmental action from a business perspective.