That is recount territory as I'm hearing it was just around a 400 vote difference but with Abbot supporting the incumbent and Trump not being involved at all, doubt it'll change.
The good news to take from this is NOT to get blackpilled as has been shouted by the media cronies, a 'far right gun YouTuber' with little political experience and has video like this managed to SERIOUSLY challenge an establishment crony.
I can't speak to the truth of things, but a lot of discussion goes on about the role of money in winning an election.
I also imagine things get harder as the map or population grows larger, or the position more important.
Yes, the bigger the election, the more difficult of a time it will be. A lot of local elections have low turnout and could be swiped, but what do you do if you win?