The final vote count gave U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar 48.4% of the vote, just a few votes below the majority needed to win outright.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar will face attorney Jessica Cisneros in a May 24 runoff election for the Democratic nomination in the 28th Congressional District.’s political purgatory will extend into the spring., one of Texas’ most powerful Democrats in Congress was unable to secure his party’s nomination Tuesday and will face progressive attorney Jessica Cisneros in what is expected to be a bitter May 24 runoff.
Incumbents forced into primary runoffs rarely fare well. But a prolonged campaign could bring Cuellar mixed fortunes as he attempts to win a 10th term representing the 28th Congressional District that stretches from the San Antonio area to the Rio Grande. Prior to the FBI developments, this primary was an intraparty battle that has defined American politics over the last decade. Through Cisneros, national progressives have targeted Cuellar for two cycles. After a narrow, 4-percentage point primary win in 2020, he assembled a much stronger campaign this cycle, only to face national scrutiny after the raids.
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