Texans are heading to the polls Tuesday to make their final selections for which Democrats and Republicans will run for various seats in the November election.T
by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Matthew Choi, The Texas TribuneU.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales , R-San Antonio, is fending off a right-wing primary challenge from YouTuber and gun influencer Brandon Herrera . Gonzales ’ reelection campaign is his first since being censured by the Texas Republican Party last year.
Many of Texas’ districts are uncompetitive because they’ve been drawn to be safely Republican or Democratic. That means primary winners, in many cases, are likely to sail safely into office this November.U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, is fending off a right-wing primary challenge from YouTuber and gun influencer Brandon Herrera. Gonzales’ reelection campaign is his first since being censured by the Texas Republican Party last year.
The district was historically a swing district but became much more comfortably Republican after redistricting in 2021.Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, is fighting for reelection in the District 21 runoff against former Orange County Republican Party Chair David Covey, who received the most votes in the first round of balloting in the Southeast Texas district.
Because of its importance in determining the future of the House, the race has become staggeringly expensive. Through May 20, the two campaigns had collectively spent $5.4 million on an election that will likely draw less than 30,000 voters. That figure excludes money spent by outside groups on each candidate’s behalf.In the March primaries, Abbott helped orchestrate the defeat of six House GOP incumbents who thwarted his push for school vouchers.
Despite the chamber’s historical resistance, Abbott adopted vouchers as his signature issue two years ago, declaring it a top legislative priority and playing hardball with members to try to pass it. He ultimately failed to break through, vexed by a bloc of 21 Republican holdouts — some of whom Abbott and his allies have already ousted or, in the case of retiring members, replaced with pro-voucher successors.
Holland is up against Katrina Pierson, the former tea party leader and Trump spokesperson. He received 39% in March, finishing a few hundred votes behind Pierson. Another House race to watch is in District 80, where Rosie Cuellar faces Cecilia Castellano, a former Laredo municipal judge, in the Democratic primary runoff.
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