Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday night after Republican front-runner Donald Trump took more than 50 percent of the vote in the Indiana primary, thus sealing the Texas senator's fate.
Here's a look back at 13 of the most memorable moments of the Cruz campaign, including his big win in Iowa, past debate performances, and the Carly Fiorina running mate announcement.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz arrives to speak during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2016 at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, outside Washington, March 4, 2016. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz enters his campaign event at the Clay County Regional Event Center Ballroom in Spencer, Iowa January 6, 2016. (Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters)
Ted Cruz speaks at the Webster City Municipal Airport in Webster City, Iowa January 7, 2016. (Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters)
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, gets off his bus for a campaign event at Generals Sports Bar and Grill, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Weare, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Republican presidential candidates (L-R) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and John Kasich take the stage for the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidates Sen. Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich stand together during the singing of the National Anthem before the start of the Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN, Salem Media Group, and the Washington Times at the University of Miami, Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Coral Gables, Florida. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Ted Cruz speaks at a pro-life rally and campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa January 27, 2016. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, waves as he is introduced at a campaign rally for Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Draper, Utah. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz celebrates holding his daughter Catherine with his wife Heidi and daughter Caroline during a Super Tuesday watch party at the Redneck Country Club March 1, 2016 in Stafford, Texas. Cruz won the Texas and Florida primaries. (Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz stands with Carly Fiorina after he announced Fiorina as his running mate at a campaign rally in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States April 27, 2016. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)
Ted Cruz walks on stage with his family at a campaign event at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., May 2, 2016. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)
With his wife and daughter by his side and his running mate Carly Fiorina behind him, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during his election night watch party at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Union Station where he announced he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on May 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz drops out of the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination as his wife Heidi (R) looks on during his Indiana primary night rally in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., May 3, 2016. (Chris Bergin/Reuters)
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