In the 34th District, Democratic representative Vicente Gonzalez is competing against Republican Mayra Flores in a rematch of the 2022 elections, which Gonzalez won by 9 percentage points. In the 28th Congressional District of the state, Democratic representative Henry Cuellar is seeking reelection after being indicted for bribery and money laundering this year, but he also lost.
In Texas, an unexpected victory for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris could make it practically impossible for former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump to return to the White House. With 38 seats in the federal House of Representatives, Texas has only three districts considered competitive, all located in the southern part of the state.
No Democrat has won the presidential election in Texas since Jimmy Carter in 1976, although Bill Clinton came close in the 1992 and 1996 races. Texas spans two time zones, and most of the state will begin reporting results before others in western regions that will be voting until 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
In the past, Democrats like Beto O'Rourke and M.J. Hegar have invested efforts and fundraising records aimed at changing the state electoral landscape, but they have not achieved victory. This time, with the federal Senate at stake, Republican Senator Ted Cruz is facing Representative Colin Allred, generating a tight race in Texas, one of the few states with fierce competition at the senatorial level.
The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when there is no scenario in which one of the trailing candidates can close the gap. The hope of Texas Democrats lies in voting, after three decades of losses to Republicans in the state. Elections in Texas are crucial, as the outcome could influence the political balance at the national level and the future of the state electoral landscape.
