Recount shows Rep. Henry Cuellar beat Jessica Cisneros by 289 votes
Pictured are Rep. Henry Cuellar and his challenger Jessica Cisneros for the Democratic nomination for Texas' 28th Congressional District.in a fiercely contested South Texas Democratic primary runoff, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has survived his third bout with progressive immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros, winning by 289 votes.
Cisneros conceded on Tuesday, blaming her loss on “a corrupt political machine” supporting Cuellar that included “Republican-funded Super PACs, the Koch brothers, private prisons, Big Oil, the Chamber of Commerce, dark money groups, Big Pharma, and nearly the entire Democratic Party establishment in Washington.”
“He has shown an uncanny ability to survive,” said Jon Taylor, a political science professor at the University of Texas San Antonio.The final count in the rematch with Cisneros marked the end of a marquee Democratic brawl. Cuellar now faces Cassy Garcia, a former staffer for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is one of three Latina Republicans the GOP hopes will flip a trio of South Texas districts that have long been held by Democrats.
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