On Tuesday night, the Texas Senate race that captivated the nation came to an end. Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke lost to GOP incumbent Ted Cruz.
O'Rourke mounted an impressive challenge to Cruz, who had a clear advantage in the state, but O'Rourke's efforts weren't enough.
The race captured a ton of national attention, with O'Rourke gathering many fans from outside of Texas.
So when the result became clear, many of those people were VERY upset.
beto..... we love you
They expressed their frustration the only way they knew how — they memed about it.
We don’t deserve Beto 🥺
The memes flowed from both Texans and non-Texans alike.
I DON’T EVEN LIVE IN TEXAS BUT BETO SHOULD HAVE WON
Some were angry.
“Ted Cruz is to be the projected winner” #Beto
I did not procrastinate my homework to watch the election results for y’all to let T*d Cr*z beat Beto
Some were sad.
me looking @ the polls seeing that beto lost
beto is still THAT man idc
BETO DESERVES THE WORLD AND YALL COULDNT EVEN GIVE HIM TEXAS
Some took their frustrations out on Texas.
I TRUSTED Texas to vote for Beto but at the end of the day:
"Texas didn’t deserve this woke king."
beto deserves all the love and happiness in the world. texas didn’t deserve this woke king
BETO WAS REALLY BOUTA TURN TEXAS AROUND AND YALL PLAY HIM DIRTY LIKE THAT IM-
Of course, their feelings could be expressed through a Spongebob meme.
This has never been more relevant than right now #Beto
Even Beyoncé couldn't help him.
Texas really voted for the keebler elf when BEYONCE said to vote for Beto??? #ElectionNight
Some were ready to give up on it all!!!
yall really let Beto lose
But some were more hopeful.
Beto is Senator TO ME!
They had bigger hopes and dreams for Beto.
Nothing but respect for Beto aka my future president #BetoForPresident2020
"See y'all in two years."
Beto lost. Goodnight everyone and see y’all in two years. #BetoForPresident
BETO O’ROURKE WILL BE OUR PRESIDENT IN 2020. ITS BEEN DECIDED. WE WILL HIDE OUR REPUBLICAN RELATIVES’ IDS SO THEY CANT VOTE. HIT THEM WITH THAT VOTER SUPPRESSION. THEY WILL TAKE THE L ONCE AND FOR ALL. THE BLUE WAVE WILL RISE https://t.co/KJzWPInehp
Beto/Someone Equally Hot 2020
If one thing is clear, people won't forget Beto anytime soon.
🔥🔥🔥15 MORE MINUTES TO GET IN LINE CALIFORNIA!! AVENGE BETO!!
"i'm gonna ace this bio exam tmrw. this one's for you beto."
i'm gonna ace this bio exam tmrw. this one's for you beto