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The Guardian reports:
A south Texas congressional district will be represented by a Republican for the first time following a special election Tuesday. The election of Mayra Flores, who bested her Democrat competitor in a 51%-43% vote, comes as Republicans continue to make inroads among Latino voters in south Texas.
Flores, reportedly the first Latina Republican to serve Texas in Congress, is expected to face a more challenging race in November, however. Her victory was to replace Democrat Filemon Vela, who retired before his term ended – meaning she was elected to serve out the remainder.
During November’s general election, voters will determine who will serve as the district’s permanent congressional representative starting in 2022. Flores, who is running for this seat in the general election, will face off against Democratic nominee Vicente Gonzalez.
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Health aide Mayra Flores wins special election to turn Texas House seat Republican, becoming the first Mexican-born congresswoman & first Latina Republican from TX in Congress:
“We have to state the facts: That under President Trump, we did not have this mess in this country.” pic.twitter.com/xnv1NMnAyr
— The Recount (@therecount) June 15, 2022
Elon Musk votes for Mayra Flores in Texas special election, suggests he likes DeSantis for president https://t.co/qjaSWrijaR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 15, 2022
UPDATE: Congressional candidate Mayra Flores has won the special election in Texas’ 34th Congressional District. She is the 3rd person who has previously promoted/expressed support for QAnon to be elected to Congress. https://t.co/vjEl7q4Xzf https://t.co/rf9VZ4e8f9 pic.twitter.com/XJk7HWDkLb
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) June 15, 2022