Ex-Navy SEAL after election victory: Being mocked on ‘SNL’ didn’t matter

By Katelyn Caralle

Published November 7, 2018 1:24pm ET

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Ex-Navy SEAL after election victory: Being mocked on ‘SNL’ didn’t matter — Republican congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw reacts to the crowd with his wife, Tara, as he comes on stage to deliver a victory speech during an election night party at the Cadillac Bar, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in Houston. Crenshaw was in a run-off with Kevin Roberts for Texas congressional district 2. | (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Former Navy SEAL and congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw said he doesn’t believe being mocked on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend hurt or helped his chances in the 2018 midterm election.

In projections early Wednesday morning, Crenshaw earned 53 percent of the vote against his Democratic challenger Todd Litton in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, which includes the northern and western part of Houston.

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