Washington (CNN) Sen. Ted Cruz condemned the Nazi running for Illinois' 3rd Congressional District in a tweet on Friday.

Arthur Jones ran uncontested to be the Republican candidate in the Chicago-area district. His campaign website -- which included a section titled "Holocaust?" -- has been involved with anti-Semitic and racist groups since the 1970s, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

"This is horrific. An avowed Nazi running for Congress. To the good people of Illinois, you have two reasonable choices: write in another candidate, or vote for the Democrat. This bigoted fool should receive ZERO votes," Cruz, a Texas Republican, wrote on Twitter.

This is horrific. An avowed Nazi running for Congress. To the good people of Illinois, you have two reasonable choices: write in another candidate, or vote for the Democrat. This bigoted fool should receive ZERO votes. https://t.co/9WYlvCMKaF — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 29, 2018

Politico reported on Friday that the Illinois Republican Party could no longer run a third party candidate because the deadline passed this week.

"They didn't put up a third-party candidate?" Jones asked a Politico reporter during a phone call. "That's great! That's fantastic!"

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