Republican Mayra Flores comfortably won a Democrat-held U.S. House seat in South Texas tonight, according to AP
Flores, a respiratory care practitioner, was up over Democrat Dan Sanchez, an attorney, by 8 points with 95% of precincts reporting.
notable swing towardsWith 51% of the vote, Flores succeeded in avoiding a runoff election, which occurs in Texas if no candidate wins a majority.Flores' tenure may not last longer than seven months, given that she's set to face Rep. Vincente Gonzalez in a newly drawn district that's far more favorable to Democrats.they rate the district as leans Democratic in November given that it's a Biden+15 district.
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