![]() ![]() Republicans have been eager to flip the seat as part of their new offensive in South Texas after Biden’s underperformance throughout the predominantly Hispanic region in the 2020 election. But redistricting made the district more friendly to Democrats in November, when the Democratic nominee is U.S. The special election was unique in that it was held under the previous lines of the 34th District, which President Joe Biden won by only 4 percentage points. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, who resigned in March to work for the lobbying firm Akin Gump. The special election was called to finish the term of former U.S. “Too many factors were against us, including little to no support from the National Democratic Party and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.” “Based on the results, we came up short tonight despite being outspent by millions of dollars from out of state interests and the entire Republican machine,” he said. They had argued the race was not worth the investment. Sanchez conceded in a statement that pointed the finger at national Democrats for not doing enough to defend the seat. “I will show you what real representation looks like. “For over 100 years, we have been taken for granted,” she said at her election night party in San Benito. Speaking a little after 9:30 p.m., Flores declared victory and said her campaign “took no one for granted.” Sanchez is a Harlingen lawyer and former Cameron County commissioner, while Flores, a respiratory therapist, is the Republican nominee for the seat in November. ![]() There were two other, lesser-known candidates - Democrat Rene Coronado and Republican Juana “Janie” Cantu-Cabrera - in the race. With all precincts reporting Tuesday night, Flores had 50.98% of the vote and Sanchez had 43.33%. ![]()
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